Acting
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
Wolfram
Film · 2026
Riley
Film · 2025
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Film · 2024
Colin from Accounts
Series · 2022
Bump
Series · 2021
A Matter Of Principle
Film · 2019
The Merger
Film · 2018
Frontier
Film · 2018
Get Krack!n
Series · 2017
The Warriors
Series · 2017
Mad Max: Fury Road
Film · 2015
Last Cab to Darwin
Film · 2015
unINDIAN
Film · 2015
Grace Under Water
Film · 2014
Janet King
Series · 2014
Soul Mates
Series · 2014
Jindabyne
Film · 2006
A Man's Gotta Do
Film · 2004
Jessica
Series · 2004
Take Away
Film · 2003
Japanese Story
Film · 2003
The Road from Coorain
Film · 2002
The Man Who Sued God
Film · 2001
The Job
Series · 2001
Always Greener
Series · 2001
In a Savage Land
Film · 1999
Never Tell Me Never
Film · 1998
All Saints
Series · 1998
The Games
Series · 1998
SeaChange
Series · 1998
All Saints
Series · 1998
Blackrock
Film · 1997
Dating the Enemy
Film · 1996
Pacific Blue
Series · 1996
Water Rats
Series · 1996
Joh's Jury
Film · 1993
Blue Heelers
Series · 1993
The Girl from Tomorrow
Series · 1992
Young Einstein
Film · 1988
Around the World in Eighty Ways
Film · 1988
Evil Angels
Film · 1988
The Flying Doctors
Series · 1986
Strikebound
Film · 1984
Razorback
Film · 1984
Gary's Story
Film · 1983
Bush Christmas
Film · 1983
The Highest Honour
Film · 1982
A Town Like Alice
Series · 1981
The Club
Film · 1980
Water Under the Bridge
Series · 1980
Capone
Film · 1975