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 ).
Filmography
Wolfram
2026
Riley
2025
as Sports Broadcaster
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
as The People Eater
A Matter Of Principle
2019
The Merger
2018
as Bull Barlow
Frontier
2018
unINDIAN
2015
as Mr Sanders
Last Cab to Darwin
2015
as Simmo
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
as The People Eater
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Grace Under Water
2014
as Ken
Jindabyne
2006
as Carl
A Man's Gotta Do
2004
as Eddy
Japanese Story
2003
as Richards
Take Away
2003
as Burgies CEO
The Road from Coorain
2002
as Angus
The Man Who Sued God
2001
as Edward Piggott
In a Savage Land
1999
as Rev Macgregor
Never Tell Me Never
1998
as Uncle Darryl
Blackrock
1997
as Len Kirby
Dating the Enemy
1996
as Davis
Joh's Jury
1993
as Hedley
Young Einstein
1988
as Preston Preston
Evil Angels
1988
as Lyle Morris
Around the World in Eighty Ways
1988
as Dr. Proctor