John Howard

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 ).

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TV Series

The Job

The Job

6.61
The Girl from Tomorrow

The Girl from Tomorrow

7.1
Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers

6.6
Get Krack!n

Get Krack!n

6.1
Bump

Bump

7.6
Always Greener

Always Greener

0
Jessica

Jessica

5.6
Janet King

Janet King

6.8
All Saints

All Saints

6.2
The Games

The Games

7
The Warriors

The Warriors

2.8
The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

6.1
Soul Mates

Soul Mates

7.2
SeaChange

SeaChange

7.8
A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

7.6
Water Under the Bridge

Water Under the Bridge

0
Colin from Accounts

Colin from Accounts

7.5
Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

5.3
Water Rats

Water Rats

6.6
All Saints

All Saints

6.2

Movies

Young Einstein

Young Einstein

5.2
Jindabyne

Jindabyne

5.5
Gary's Story

Gary's Story

0
Dating the Enemy

Dating the Enemy

6.3
The Club

The Club

6
Around the World in Eighty Ways

Around the World in Eighty Ways

1
Bush Christmas

Bush Christmas

5.7
Take Away

Take Away

3.9
In a Savage Land

In a Savage Land

5.2
The Man Who Sued God

The Man Who Sued God

6.413
Never Tell Me Never

Never Tell Me Never

5
Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

7.623
A Man's Gotta Do

A Man's Gotta Do

4.2
Japanese Story

Japanese Story

6.4
Evil Angels

Evil Angels

6.729
Blackrock

Blackrock

5.542
Strikebound

Strikebound

5.3
Razorback

Razorback

5.931
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

7.476
Last Cab to Darwin

Last Cab to Darwin

6.9
The Road from Coorain

The Road from Coorain

7.3
Joh's Jury

Joh's Jury

7
The Merger

The Merger

5.8
The Highest Honour

The Highest Honour

5.7
Grace Under Water

Grace Under Water

0
Frontier

Frontier

5
A Matter Of Principle

A Matter Of Principle

5.5
Capone

Capone

5.932
Riley

Riley

5.2