Hicks was born in Uganda and lived in Kenya, just outside Nairobi, until the age of ten. His family then moved, first to England and, when he was 14, on to Adelaide, Australia. Hicks graduated from Flinders University of South Australia . Also an accomplished photographer, Hicks has had three exhibitions of his work.
Though Hicks continues to work in Hollywood, after earning 7 Oscar nominations for Shine , Adelaide, South Australia remains Hicks home. "I love being here (Los Angeles) for a purpose and while Adelaide is about as far away from the business as you can get, I can still make calls", he says.
Father of Jethro Heysen-Hicks and Scott Heysen.
Hicks latest film, The Boys Are Back , starring Clive Owen , is the first film directed in South Australia by Hicks since his Academy Award winning feature Shine .
When Scott Hicks Shine debuted at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, it spawned an all-out bidding war.
Has directed two actors in Oscar nominated performances: Geoffrey Rush and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Rush won for Shine .
