Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 22, 1952
Place of Birth:
Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
Social Media
John Howard
Biography
Has a sister, Jan. Grew up in Warrawee, NSW Australia and went to Knox Grammar School. Dropped out of medicine and law at university. Graduated in 1978 from NIDA with Penny Cook, Robert Grubb. Played leading roles from 1981 to 2012 in various plays. Won a Critics Circle award in 1992 for "The Crucible" and "Mongrels". Twice won Variety Entertainer of the Year (1992,2006). Nominated for an AFI award for "Joh's Jury" and nine times since.Silver logie winner for "Seachange" (2001) . Associate Director of the Sydney Theatre Company from 1992 to 1995. Launched the Australian People's Theatre (associated with the Sydney Theatre Company). Has a daughter born in 1996 and a son from a previous marriage. He is most famous for SeaChange (1998) and All Saints (2008). Ambassador for Variety (The Children's Charity) and Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation ( AMDF ).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | The People Eater |
| 2023 | Riley | Sports Broadcaster |
| 2019 | A Matter Of Principle | |
| 2018 | The Merger | Bull Barlow |
| 2018 | Frontier | |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | The People Eater |
| 2015 | Last Cab to Darwin | Simmo |
| 2014 | Grace Under Water | Ken |
| 2006 | Jindabyne | Carl |
| 2004 | A Man's Gotta Do | Eddy |
| 2003 | Take Away | Burgies CEO |
| 2003 | Japanese Story | Richards |
| 2002 | The Road from Coorain | Angus |
| 2001 | The Man Who Sued God | Edward Piggott |
| 1999 | In a Savage Land | Rev Macgregor |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Uncle Darryl |
| 1997 | Blackrock | Len Kirby |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemy | Davis |
| 1993 | Joh's Jury | Hedley |
| 1988 | Young Einstein | Preston Preston |
| 1988 | Around the World in Eighty Ways | Dr. Proctor |
| 1988 | Evil Angels | Lyle Morris |
| 1984 | Strikebound | Bashed Scab |
| 1984 | Razorback | Danny |
| 1983 | Gary's Story | Gary |
| 1983 | Bush Christmas | Sly |
| 1982 | The Highest Honour | Captain R. C. Page |
| 1980 | The Club | Geoff Hayward |
| 1975 | Capone | Warden J. Johnston |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Colin from Accounts | Brian Crapp |
| 2021 | Bump | Hippy Baby Boomer |
| 2017 | Get Krack!n | Bill Langham |
| 2017 | The Warriors | Bill Shepherd |
| 2014 | Janet King | Steven Blakely |
| 2014 | Soul Mates | |
| 2004 | Jessica | |
| 2001 | The Job | |
| 2001 | Always Greener | John Taylor |
| 1998 | All Saints | Frank Campion |
| 1998 | The Games | John Howard |
| 1998 | SeaChange | Bob Jelly |
| 1998 | All Saints | Jonathan Healy |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Dwayne Farrell |
| 1996 | Water Rats | D/S Sven Larsen |
| 1993 | Blue Heelers | Michael Fielding |
| 1992 | The Girl from Tomorrow | Silverthorn |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Mike Stone |
| 1981 | A Town Like Alice | Donald Paget |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Archie |