John Howard | |
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| Born | 22 October 1952 Corowa, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978−present |
John Howard (born 22 October 1952[ citation needed ]) is an Australian stage and screen actor. Howard is best known for his appearances in the television series Blue Heelers , SeaChange , Always Greener , All Saints and Packed to the Rafters .
Howard was born in Corowa, New South Wales. He graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). His first role was The Club. He appeared in the 1988 film Young Einstein , the 2001 film The Man Who Sued God , [1] the 2006 film Jindabyne and had a minor supporting role in the 2012 Australian comedy Any Questions for Ben? , along with the 2015 released Australian road film Last Cab to Darwin . [2] In 2015, he also starred in George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road as The People Eater, a role he reprised in 2024 in the film's prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Howard is also a television actor and has appeared in a number of Australian programs. He began his career as Bob Scott in Young Ramsay (1979-80) starred in the children's program The Girl from Tomorrow as the evil Silverthorn, and he has played Frank Reilly in Wildside (1997–98), Bob Jelly in SeaChange (1998–2000) and John Taylor in Always Greener (2001–2003). He also played Dr. Frank Campion in the Australian medical TV drama All Saints (2004-09). He had a role in Packed to the Rafters for a season (2010-11) and the first series of the ABC drama Janet King .
Howard served as the associate director of Sydney Theatre Company between 1992 and 1996. He also acted numerous roles in plays including Shrine, Rising Water, Mongrels, The Crucible , The Life of Galileo , Dead White Males , and Measure for Measure . [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Bump | Hippy | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998-2019 | SeaChange | Bob Jelly | TV series, 47 episodes |
| 2019 | Get Krack'n | Bill Langham | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Warriors | Bill Shepard | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Soul Mates | Sarge | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Janet King | Steven Blakely | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2010-12 | Packed to the Rafters | Tom Jennings | TV series., 17 episodes |
| 2011 | City Homicide | Alan Sullivan | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 2001-09 | All Saints | Jonathan Healy / Frank Campion | TV series, 232 episodes |
| 2008 | The Real Seachange | Narrator | TV series |
| 2004 | Jessica | Georgie Thomas | TV miniseries |
| 2001-03 | Always Greener | John Taylor | TV series, 50 episodes |
| 2001 | Changi | Ken | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2001 | Stingers | Robert Lake | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | The Games | John Howard | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Water Rats | Sven Larsen | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Heartbreak High | Tony Moss | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Flipper | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Dwayne Farrell | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | State Coroner | Steve Coombs | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Children's Hospital | Len Larkin | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997-98 | Wildside | Franky Reilly | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1995 | G.P. | John Schueler | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Blue Heelers | Michael Fielding | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991-92 | The Girl from Tomorrow | Silverthorne | TV series, 23 episodes |
| 1991 | The Flying Doctors | Mike Stone | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982-89 | A Country Practice | Hamish Dalton / Julian Cockburn / Sandy Macintosh | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1988 | Richmond Hill | Bob Russell | TV series |
| 1986 | Studio 86 | Author | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | Heart of the High Country | Ginger | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Len Cartwright | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Silent Reach | Peter Mountford | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1982 | The Highest Honor | Captain R.C. Page | TV movie |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Priest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Cop Shop | Edward Whitlaw | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1981 | A Town like Alice | Donald Paget | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Archie | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 1980 | Young Ramsay | Bob Scott | TV series, 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | The People Eater | Feature film |
| 2022 | Talk Back | Short film | |
| 2018 | Extra Time | Bill Langham | |
| 2018 | The Merger | Bull Barlow | Feature film |
| 2015 | UnIndian | Mr Saunders | Feature film |
| 2015 | 1919 | The Doctor | Feature film |
| 2015 | Last Cab to Darwin | Simmo | Feature film |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road | The People Eater | Feature film |
| 2014 | Grace Under Water | Ken | |
| 2014 | Twisted Minds | Greg Tinley | |
| 2012 | Any Questions for Ben? | Priest | Feature film |
| 2010 | In Silence | Fred | |
| 2006 | Jindabyne | Carl | Feature film |
| 2004 | A Man's Gotta Do | Eddy | Feature film |
| 2003 | Take Away | Burgies CEO | Feature film |
| 2003 | Japanese Story | Richards | Feature film |
| 2002 | Tanya and Floyd | Teddy | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Road from Coorain | Angus | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Man Who Sued God | Edward Piggott | Feature film |
| 1999 | In a Savage Land | Reverend Macgregor | Feature film |
| 1997 | Blackrock | Kirby | Feature film |
| 1996 | Tease | Graham | |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemy | Davis | Feature film |
| 1995 | The Road to Mandalay | Conrad Wolf | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Gap | Waiter | Short film |
| 1992 | The Girl from Tomorrow | Silverthorne | |
| 1988 | Young Einstein | Preston Preston | Feature film |
| 1988 | Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark) | Lyle Morris | Feature film |
| 1988 | Around the World in 80 Ways | Dr Proctor | Feature film |
| 1987 | With Time to Kill | Adam Sayer | Feature film |
| 1986 | My Country | David Silvermen | Feature film |
| 1985 | The Club | Geoff | Video (voice) |
| 1985 | Best Enemies | Read | |
| 1985 | Wrong World | Extra | Feature film |
| 1984 | Razorback | Danny | Feature film |
| 1984 | Stirkebound | Bashed | Feature film |
| 1993 | Joh's Jury | Hedley | TV movie |
| 1983 | September 51 | Paul | |
| 1983 | Gary's Story | Gary | Short film |
| 1983 | Bush Christmas | Sly | Feature film |
| 1982 | The Highest Honor | Captain R.C. Page | TV movie |
| 1981 | Experiment in Romax | Short film | |
| 1980 | The Club | Geoff Hayward | Feature film |
| 1979 | My Boys are Good Boys | Grocery Store Owner | |
| 19?? | The Austronauts | Buck Harrington |
He was the recipient of Sydney Critics Circle Best Stage Actor Award in 1991 and the Variety Club of Australia Stage Actor Heart Award in 1992. Howard has also won the Most Outstanding Actor award at the 2001 Logie Awards for his role in SeaChange, [4] the 2009 Sydney Critics Circle Awards for Best Stage Actor, and the Centenary Medal for Service to the Arts and the Community. [5]
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1989 | Australia Day / Child of Australia (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, & Joan Carden | Best Classical Album | Nominated | [6] |
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