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Gerard Johnstone

Overview

Gerard Johnstone is a New Zealand screenwriter and director. He is known for the comedy sitcom series The Jaquie Brown Diaries and the horror films Housebound and M3GAN.

Johnstone was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, where he attended Verdon College. In the early 2000s, Johnstone and Jaquie Brown worked together at C4. A few years later, they created a production company, Young, Gifted & Brown, to make the New Zealand sitcom The Jaquie Brown Diaries, based on a satirical fictionalised version of Brown. It began airing in 2008 with Johnstone serving as writer and director.

Known for

Directing
2025 M3GAN 2.0 Directing Director N/A
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2022 M3GAN Directing Director 69
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2014 Housebound Directing Director 63
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2003 Special Crimes Unit Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 M3GAN 2.0 Writing Writer N/A
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2014 Housebound Writing Writer 63
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2003 Special Crimes Unit Writing Writer N/A
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Justice League Dark Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2025 M3GAN 2.0 Production Executive Producer N/A
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2003 Special Crimes Unit Production Producer N/A
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Editing
2014 Housebound Editing Editor 63
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