John Howard
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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
Credits
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
as The People Eater
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
as The People Eater
Evil Angels (1988)
as Lyle Morris
Capone (1975)
as Warden J. Johnston
The Man Who Sued God (2001)
as Edward Piggott
Jindabyne (2006)
as Carl
Razorback (1984)
as Danny
Last Cab to Darwin (2015)
as Simmo
Dating the Enemy (1996)
as Davis
Young Einstein (1988)
as Preston Preston
Frontier (2018)
Actor
Japanese Story (2003)
as Richards
Riley (2025)
as Sports Broadcaster
The Road from Coorain (2002)
as Angus
Never Tell Me Never (1998)
as Uncle Darryl
Wolfram (2026)
Actor
The Highest Honour (1982)
as Captain R. C. Page
In a Savage Land (1999)
as Rev Macgregor
Strikebound (1984)
as Bashed Scab
Joh's Jury (1993)
as Hedley
The Merger (2018)
as Bull Barlow
unINDIAN (2015)
as Mr Sanders
Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988)
as Dr. Proctor
Bush Christmas (1983)
as Sly
The Club (1980)
as Geoff Hayward
Blackrock (1997)
as Len Kirby
Take Away (2003)
as Burgies CEO
A Man's Gotta Do (2004)
as Eddy
Gary's Story (1983)
as Gary
Grace Under Water (2014)
as Ken
A Matter Of Principle (2019)
Actor