John Howard

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John Howard

Acting 73 October 22, 1952

Corowa, New South Wales, Australia

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,…

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Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

7.6 2015 Movie
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

7.4 2024 Movie
Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

6.7 1993 TV Show
Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

5.3 1996 TV Show
Evil Angels

Evil Angels

6.8 1988 Movie
Colin from Accounts

Colin from Accounts

7.5 2022 TV Show
Razorback

Razorback

5.9 1984 Movie
Water Rats

Water Rats

6.2 1996 TV Show
The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

6.6 1986 TV Show
All Saints

All Saints

6.2 1998 TV Show
Young Einstein

Young Einstein

5.2 1988 Movie
The Job

The Job

6.7 2001 TV Show

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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 ).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Wolfram

    Movie

  2. 2025
    Riley

    Movie Sports Broadcaster

  3. 2024
    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    Movie The People Eater

  4. 2022
    Colin from Accounts

    TV show Brian Crapp

  5. 2021
    Bump

    TV show Hippy Baby Boomer

  6. 2019
    A Matter Of Principle

    Movie

  7. 2018
    The Merger

    Movie Bull Barlow

  8. 2018
    Frontier

    Movie

  9. 2017
    Get Krack!n

    TV show Bill Langham

  10. 2017
    The Warriors

    TV show Bill Shepherd

  11. 2015
    unINDIAN

    Movie Mr Sanders

  12. 2015
    Last Cab to Darwin

    Movie Simmo

  13. 2015
    Mad Max: Fury Road

    Movie The People Eater

  14. 2014
    Grace Under Water

    Movie Ken

  15. 2014
    Soul Mates

    TV show

  16. 2014
    Janet King

    TV show Steven Blakely

More credits
  1. 2006
    Jindabyne

    Movie Carl

  2. 2004
    Jessica

    TV show

  3. 2004
    A Man's Gotta Do

    Movie Eddy

  4. 2003
    Japanese Story

    Movie Richards

  5. 2003
    Take Away

    Movie Burgies CEO

  6. 2002
    The Road from Coorain

    Movie Angus

  7. 2001
    The Man Who Sued God

    Movie Edward Piggott

  8. 2001
    Always Greener

    TV show John Taylor

  9. 2001
    The Job

    TV show

  10. 1999
    In a Savage Land

    Movie Rev Macgregor

  11. 1998
    The Games

    TV show John Howard

  12. 1998
    SeaChange

    TV show Bob Jelly

  13. 1998
    Never Tell Me Never

    Movie Uncle Darryl

  14. 1998
    All Saints

    TV show Frank Campion

  15. 1997
    Blackrock

    Movie Len Kirby

  16. 1996
    Dating the Enemy

    Movie Davis

  17. 1996
    Pacific Blue

    TV show Dwayne Farrell

  18. 1996
    Water Rats

    TV show D/S Sven Larsen

  19. 1993
    Blue Heelers

    TV show Michael Fielding

  20. 1993
    Joh's Jury

    Movie Hedley

  21. 1992
    The Girl from Tomorrow

    TV show Silverthorn

  22. 1988
    Young Einstein

    Movie Preston Preston

  23. 1988
    Evil Angels

    Movie Lyle Morris

  24. 1988
    Around the World in Eighty Ways

    Movie Dr. Proctor