Hardy has over 350 hours of credits directing television drama in his native Australia.
[citation needed] Hardy directed the 1979 horror feature film Thirst starring Chantal Contouri,[2] which won Best Picture in its category at the 1980 Asia Pacific Film Festival.
[citation needed] Having worked as a producer and director on the TV series, E Street from 1989 to 1991.
His first project as director was Lies and Lullabies a story of drug addicts, starring Susan Dey and Piper Laurie.
He directed Buffalo Girls (1995), which received two Golden Globe, one Screen Actors Guild and 11 Emmy award nominations.