John Howard
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 ).
Acted in
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
as The People Eater
Riley
2023
as Sports Broadcaster
Colin from Accounts
2022
as Brian Crapp
Bump
2021
as Hippy Baby Boomer
A Matter Of Principle
2019
The Merger
2018
as Bull Barlow
Frontier
2018
Get Krack!n
2017
as Bill Langham
The Warriors
2017
as Bill Shepherd
Last Cab to Darwin
2015
as Simmo
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
as The People Eater
Grace Under Water
2014
as Ken
Soul Mates
2014
Janet King
2014
as Steven Blakely
Jindabyne
2006
as Carl
Jessica
2004
A Man's Gotta Do
2004
as Eddy
Japanese Story
2003
as Richards
Take Away
2003
as Burgies CEO
The Road from Coorain
2002
as Angus
The Man Who Sued God
2001
as Edward Piggott
Always Greener
2001
as John Taylor
The Job
2001
In a Savage Land
1999
as Rev Macgregor
The Games
1998
as John Howard
SeaChange
1998
as Bob Jelly
Never Tell Me Never
1998
as Uncle Darryl
All Saints
1998
as Frank Campion
All Saints
1998
as Jonathan Healy
Blackrock
1997
as Len Kirby
Dating the Enemy
1996
as Davis
Pacific Blue
1996
as Dwayne Farrell
Water Rats
1996
as D/S Sven Larsen
Blue Heelers
1993
as Michael Fielding
Joh's Jury
1993
as Hedley
The Girl from Tomorrow
1992
as Silverthorn
Young Einstein
1988
as Preston Preston
Evil Angels
1988
as Lyle Morris
Around the World in Eighty Ways
1988
as Dr. Proctor
The Flying Doctors
1986
as Mike Stone
Strikebound
1984
as Bashed Scab
Razorback
1984
as Danny
Bush Christmas
1983
as Sly
Gary's Story
1983
as Gary
The Highest Honour
1982
as Captain R. C. Page
A Town Like Alice
1981
as Donald Paget
Water Under the Bridge
1980
as Archie
The Club
1980
as Geoff Hayward
Capone
1975
as Warden J. Johnston