John Howard
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 ).
Known For
Pacific Blue
Blue Heelers
The Flying Doctors
All Saints
All Saints
Water Rats
Mad Max: Fury Road
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
All Movies (31)
- Wolfram2026
- Riley2025 · as Sports Broadcaster
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024 · as The People Eater
- A Matter Of Principle2019
- The Merger2018 · as Bull Barlow
- Frontier2018
- unINDIAN2015 · as Mr Sanders
- Last Cab to Darwin2015 · as Simmo
- Mad Max: Fury Road2015 · as The People Eater
- Grace Under Water2014 · as Ken
- Jindabyne2006 · as Carl
- A Man's Gotta Do2004 · as Eddy
- Japanese Story2003 · as Richards
- Take Away2003 · as Burgies CEO
- The Road from Coorain2002 · as Angus
- The Man Who Sued God2001 · as Edward Piggott
- In a Savage Land1999 · as Rev Macgregor
- Never Tell Me Never1998 · as Uncle Darryl
- Blackrock1997 · as Len Kirby
- Dating the Enemy1996 · as Davis
- Joh's Jury1993 · as Hedley
- Young Einstein1988 · as Preston Preston
- Evil Angels1988 · as Lyle Morris
- Around the World in Eighty Ways1988 · as Dr. Proctor
- Strikebound1984 · as Bashed Scab
- Razorback1984 · as Danny
- Bush Christmas1983 · as Sly
- Gary's Story1983 · as Gary
- The Highest Honour1982 · as Captain R. C. Page
- The Club1980 · as Geoff Hayward
- Capone1975 · as Warden J. Johnston
All TV Shows (20)
- Colin from Accounts2022 · as Brian Crapp
- Bump2021 · as Hippy Baby Boomer
- Get Krack!n2017 · as Bill Langham
- The Warriors2017 · as Bill Shepherd
- Soul Mates2014
- Janet King2014 · as Steven Blakely
- Jessica2004
- Always Greener2001 · as John Taylor
- The Job2001
- The Games1998 · as John Howard
- SeaChange1998 · as Bob Jelly
- All Saints1998 · as Frank Campion
- All Saints1998 · as Jonathan Healy
- Pacific Blue1996 · as Dwayne Farrell
- Water Rats1996 · as D/S Sven Larsen
- Blue Heelers1993 · as Michael Fielding
- The Girl from Tomorrow1992 · as Silverthorn
- The Flying Doctors1986 · as Mike Stone
- A Town Like Alice1981 · as Donald Paget
- Water Under the Bridge1980 · as Archie