Andrew Anastasios

Writer

Andrew Anastasios is a highly sought-after screenwriter, script producer and producer with a strong interest in historical narratives.

Andrew co-wrote (with Andrew Knight) The Water Diviner (dir. Russell Crowe/ Fear of God Films, 2014), for which he was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and won two AWGIE Awards including Best Writing in an Original Feature Film.

Andrew’s television writing credits include seasons five & six of Wentworth (2016/17) for Fremantle Media, Jack Irish (2016-2020) for Easy Tiger, which Andrew also co-created, and two seasons of Darby and Joan for CJZ and Network 10 (2022-24). In 2022, he wrote four episodes of Irreverent (Matchbox Pictures/ Peacock/ Netflix, 2022). Other recent credits include three episodes across both seasons one and two of NCIS: Sydney (Endemol Shine/ Paramount+/ CBS, 2023-) and two episodes for Troppo season two (Beyond/ Amazon/ ABC), in addition to script producing the series.

Andrew has served as a script producer on the Seven Studios series Secret Bridesmaids Business (2018-2019), Aquarius Films and the ABC’s Savage River (2022), and Matchbox/ Netflix’s Irreverent (2022). He also acted as script editor on all episodes of the Stan series Prosper (Lingo Pictures/ Lionsgate Films, 2024).

Andrew has several feature and television projects in development including, Thick as Thieves for Jam TV and The Coves for Thematic, and he continues to be extremely sought after for rooms.

Most recently, Andrew script produced ABC’s widely successful The Family Next Door (Beyond Entertainment, 2025), and wrote episode 5.

For enquiries regarding Andrew please contact us via email or on (02) 9319 7199