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 ).

Filmography 18

All Movies 14TV Series 4

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Mad Max: Fury Road 2015Movie +5 as The People Eater

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024Movie +2 as The People Eater

Ensiapuosasto 1998TV show as Frank Campion

SeaChange 1998TV show as Bob Jelly

The Girl from Tomorrow 1992TV show as Silverthorn

Uusiin maisemiin 2001TV show as John Taylor

Huuto Pimeydestä 1988Movie as Lyle Morris

Young Einstein 1988Movie as Preston Preston

Razorback 1984Movie as Danny

Riley 2025Movie as Sports Broadcaster

Jindabyne 2006Movie as Carl

The Merger 2018Movie as Bull Barlow

Dating the Enemy 1996Movie as Davis

The Highest Honour 1982Movie as Captain R. C. Page

Last Cab to Darwin 2015Movie as Simmo

Japanese Story 2003Movie as Richards

Frontier 2018Movie

Bush Christmas 1983Movie as Sly