Russell Crowe has shown off his technical skills by directing and starring in Australian singer Marcia Hines' new promo for her track Remedy.

In the black and white video, Crowe plays a surgeon and Hines is his assistant, and they are shown having a lovers' quarrel while treating a patient at the operating table.

Crowe's face is obscured for the majority of the promo, firstly by a surgical mask and then by large sunglasses when he plays guitar during Hines' performance scenes.

Crowe has also put his directing skills to the test with his movie debut The Water Diviner, which is due for release next year (15).