John Howard
Known For
Acting
Born
1952-10-22 in Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
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 ).
Most Known For
Mad Max: Fury Road
as The People Eater
Blue Heelers
as Michael Fielding
Pacific Blue
as Dwayne Farrell
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
as The People Eater
The Flying Doctors
as Mike Stone
Water Rats
as D/S Sven Larsen
All Saints
as Frank Campion
All Saints
as Jonathan Healy
Jindabyne
as Carl
Bump
as Hippy Baby Boomer
Colin from Accounts
as Brian Crapp
The Girl from Tomorrow
as Silverthorn
The Job
Always Greener
as John Taylor
Japanese Story
as Richards
A Town Like Alice
as Donald Paget
SeaChange
as Bob Jelly
The Games
as John Howard
The Warriors
as Bill Shepherd
Riley
as Sports Broadcaster