John Brumpton

Last updated

John Brumpton
Born (1958-07-28) 28 July 1958 (age 66)
Australia
Nationality Australian
Alma mater University of Melbourne
OccupationActor
Years active1992—present

John Brumpton (born 28 July 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in a large number of local productions.

Contents


Early life

Brumpton grew up in Sydney. He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1982 with a Bachelor of Surveying degree and then worked throughout the Northern Territory, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory as a surveyor. In 1985, Brumpton was the Australian (full contact) Kung Fu Champion as well as representing Australia in Amateur Boxing at the prestigious Kings Cup tournament in Thailand. In 1986, Brumpton was accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts to train as an actor; he graduated in December 1988.

Career

Writing career

In 1995, Brumpton co-wrote the feature film Life (1996), based on his play, Containment. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Adapted Screenplay, at the 1996 Australian Film Institute Awards. Life won the International Critics Prize at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival and was invited to screen at the Berlin Film Festival. Brumpton’s short filmscript, William (2007) received production co-funding from the Australian Film Commission and Film Victoria's 2005 Short Film Fund. William was the only Australian short film selected to screen at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. His second feature filmscript, Kid Snowball is being produced by Circe Films and directed by Matthew Saville (Noise).

Theatre

Brumpton has worked for The Melbourne Theatre Company, Playbox Theatre and Jigsaw Theatre Company.

Film

Brumpton has performed in over 60 short films including the 2006 Tropfest finalist - Silencer.

Last Ride and The Loved Ones screened in competition at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, where The Loved Ones won the Midnight Madness Audience Award. Brumpton portrays Eric Stone ("Daddy") in the Australian horror film The Loved Ones. [1]

Brumpton's second film in a leading role, Dance Me to My Song (1998) was screened in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

His third film in a leading role, Redball (1999) won the Grand Jury Prize, at the 1999 Chicago Independent Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1992 Garbo Troy
1992 Romper Stomper Magoo
1992WednesdayHelmutShort
1993 Flynn Jarvis
1994 Only the Brave Paul
1996 Life Des
1998ThumpMickShort
1998 Dance Me to My Song Eddie
1999 Redball Det. Robbie Walsh
1999DogwatchHeckle
2002 Trojan Warrior Saunders
2003 Gettin' Square Lenny Morrison
2004All the Kings HorsesJarrodShort
2006SilencerSlimShort
2006Welcome StrangerStan
2007 Storm Warning Poppy
2009 The Combination Mr. Roberts
2009Last RideMax
2009 The Loved Ones Daddy Stone
2010 Red Hill Rex
2010TetheredForemanShort
2011The FatherWalterShort
2011 The Hunter Publican
2012 Crawlspace Elvis
2012V for VendettaDesmond StewartShort
2013We Keep on DancingDannyShort
2013 Felony Garbo
2013 Charlie's Country Policeman Brum
2014The Boy Who Had No ThumbsThe FatherShort
2014 Fell Bob
2015Rigor MortisJohnShort
2015 Pawno Les Underwood [2]
2016 Scare Campaign George
2017Akoni
2017Lost Gully RoadBrian
2022The Debt CollectorVaughanFilm [3]
2024Kid SnowJack [4]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1989 The Flying Doctors Nipper"Word & Deed"
1992 Phoenix Gonzo"Shaking the Tree"
1992 A Country Practice Michael Perry"Heaven's Gate: Parts 1 & 2"
1994 Law of the Land Roger Halliday"Win, Lose and Draw"
1994 Blue Heelers Greg Duncan"Wives"
1995 Correlli Officer GilbertMain role
1997-98 Wildside Tony PellucciRecurring role
1998 State Coroner Clint the Hirer"Three's a Crowd"
1998 Stingers Ronnie Gallagher"Ratcatcher"
1998 All Saints Steve Casey"The Hard Yards"
1999-2000 Home and Away Mick Dwyer 10 episodes
2000 Stingers Steve Devlin"In Too Deep"
2000 Grass Roots Mr. Bain"Late July, Friday 4pm to 10.30pm", "The Whole Year"
2000 Water Rats Joe Slaven"Tribes"
2000 Farscape B'Sogg"Home on the Remains"
2001 Blue Heelers Harvey McManus"An Inspector Calls"
2003 Blue Heelers Shane Kelly"Every Man and His Ute"
2003 Farscape Katoya"Mental as Anything"
2003 All Saints Charlie Ellis"Wrong Call"
2003 BlackJack: Murder Archive Andy MargateTV film
2003 White Collar Blue Slater"1.22"
2005 BlackJack: Ace Point Game AndyTV film
2005 Blue Heelers Tim Merrett"Everything a Girl Count Want"
2005-06 Headland Ben WildeRecurring role
2006 RAN Remote Area Nurse GeorgeTV miniseries
2007-08 East West 101 John Hunt"Hunt for the Killer", "Haunted by the Past", "The Hand of Friendship"
2008 Underbelly Vince Love"Cocksure", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", "Luv U 4 Eva"
2008 All Saints Ross Fraser"Beginnings"
2008 Rush Charlie Thomas"1.3"
2008 City Homicide Scott Hurley"Spoils of War"
2009Rogue NationWilliam Charles Wentworth"Rights of Passage"
2009 Tangle Bryan DoughertyRecurring role
2010 Sea Patrol Malachi"Crocodile Tears"
2010 Rake Leon"R vs Tanner"
2011 Killing Time Peter DupasMain role
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Finlay Ellis"Dead Man's Chest"
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Reuben Fox"A Chip and a Chair", "Drawing Dead"
2014 Wentworth Malcom Spitz"The Danger Within", "Twist the Knife", "The Pink Dragon"
2015 Gallipoli Serg. MajorTV miniseries
2015 Catching Milat Artie BigmanTV miniseries
2016 Deep Water Eddie MACTV miniseries [5]
2018 Romper Stomper MagooReprising role from the 1992 film
2020 Mystery Road Hegarty2 episodes [6]
2023 Last King of the Cross Ashtray8 episodes

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
1996 AACTA Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Life Nominated
Best Actor Nominated
2012Fright Meter AwardBest Supporting Actor The Loved Ones Nominated
2016AACTA AwardBest Actor Pawno Nominated
2017 AFCA Award Best ActorNominated

Notes

  1. At Long Last: Trailer Debut for 'The Loved Ones'!!!
  2. Windsor, Harry (28 April 2016). "Making a feature on a dime with Pawno's Paul Ireland and Damian Hill". IF Magazine. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. "Bounty Films Releases Action-Packed Thriller 'The Debt Collector'". FilmInk. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. Nash, Cara (10 September 2024). "Paul Goldman Gets In The Ring With Kid Snow". FilmInk. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. Knox, David (18 March 2016). "SBS cast revealed for Deep Water | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. Knox, David (25 July 2019). "Cameras roll on Mystery Road season two | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 20 May 2025.