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John Brumpton | |
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| Born | 28 July 1958 Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992—present |
John Brumpton (born 28 July 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in a large number of local productions.
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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.
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).
Brumpton has worked for The Melbourne Theatre Company, Playbox Theatre and Jigsaw Theatre Company.
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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Garbo | Troy | |
| 1992 | Romper Stomper | Magoo | |
| 1992 | Wednesday | Helmut | Short |
| 1993 | Flynn | Jarvis | |
| 1994 | Only the Brave | Paul | |
| 1996 | Life | Des | |
| 1998 | Thump | Mick | Short |
| 1998 | Dance Me to My Song | Eddie | |
| 1999 | Redball | Det. Robbie Walsh | |
| 1999 | Dogwatch | Heckle | |
| 2002 | Trojan Warrior | Saunders | |
| 2003 | Gettin' Square | Lenny Morrison | |
| 2004 | All the Kings Horses | Jarrod | Short |
| 2006 | Silencer | Slim | Short |
| 2006 | Welcome Stranger | Stan | |
| 2007 | Storm Warning | Poppy | |
| 2009 | The Combination | Mr. Roberts | |
| 2009 | Last Ride | Max | |
| 2009 | The Loved Ones | Daddy Stone | |
| 2010 | Red Hill | Rex | |
| 2010 | Tethered | Foreman | Short |
| 2011 | The Father | Walter | Short |
| 2011 | The Hunter | Publican | |
| 2012 | Crawlspace | Elvis | |
| 2012 | V for Vendetta | Desmond Stewart | Short |
| 2013 | We Keep on Dancing | Danny | Short |
| 2013 | Felony | Garbo | |
| 2013 | Charlie's Country | Policeman Brum | |
| 2014 | The Boy Who Had No Thumbs | The Father | Short |
| 2014 | Fell | Bob | |
| 2015 | Rigor Mortis | John | Short |
| 2015 | Pawno | Les Underwood | |
| 2016 | Scare Campaign | George | |
| 2017 | Akoni | Pre-production | |
| 2017 | Lost Gully Road | Brian | Post-production |
| TBA | The Debt Collector | Vaughan | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Gilbert | Main role |
| 1997-98 | Wildside | Tony Pellucci | Recurring 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 Margate | TV film |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Slater | "1.22" |
| 2005 | BlackJack: Ace Point Game | Andy | TV film |
| 2005 | Blue Heelers | Tim Merrett | "Everything a Girl Count Want" |
| 2005-06 | Headland | Ben Wilde | Recurring role |
| 2006 | RAN Remote Area Nurse | George | TV 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" |
| 2009 | Rogue Nation | William Charles Wentworth | "Rights of Passage" |
| 2009 | Tangle | Bryan Dougherty | Recurring role |
| 2010 | Sea Patrol | Malachi | "Crocodile Tears" |
| 2010 | Rake | Leon | "R vs Tanner" |
| 2011 | Killing Time | Peter Dupas | Main 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. Major | TV miniseries |
| 2015 | Catching Milat | Artie Bigman | TV miniseries |
| 2016 | Deep Water | Eddie MAC | TV miniseries |
| 2018 | Romper Stomper | Magoo | Reprising role from the 1992 film |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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| 1996 | AACTA Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Life | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Fright Meter Award | Best Supporting Actor | The Loved Ones | Nominated |
| 2016 | AACTA Award | Best Actor | Pawno | Nominated |
| 2017 | AFCA Award | Best Actor | Nominated | |
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