John Howard
Actor
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 ).
Filmography
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
as The People Eater 2024
Evil Angels
as Lyle Morris 1988
Razorback
as Danny 1984
Young Einstein
as Preston Preston 1988
Capone
as Warden J. Johnston 1975
Jindabyne
as Carl 2006
Japanese Story
as Richards 2003
Last Cab to Darwin
as Simmo 2015
The Man Who Sued God
as Edward Piggott 2001
Dating the Enemy
as Davis 1996
The Club
as Geoff Hayward 1980
The Merger
as Bull Barlow 2018
Blackrock
as Len Kirby 1997
In a Savage Land
as Rev Macgregor 1999
Bush Christmas
as Sly 1983
A Man's Gotta Do
as Eddy 2004