John Howard (Australian actor)

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John Howard
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Born (1952-10-22) 22 October 1952 (age 72)
Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1978−present
Known forFilm - Mad Max: Fury Road , Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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John Howard (born 22 October 1952[ citation needed ]) is an Australian stage and screen actor.

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Howard is best known for his appearances in the Mad Max film franchise as The People Eater, as well, as his regular roles in television series and soap opera's All Saints , Blue Heelers , SeaChange , Always Greener , and Packed to the Rafters

Early years

Howard was born in Corowa, New South Wales. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Career

Film

His first film role was in 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.

Televison serials and soaps

Howard is also a television actor and has appeared in a number of Australian programs. He began his career as in Young Ramsay as Bob Scott (1979–1980) starred in the children's program The Girl from Tomorrow as the evil Silverthorn, and he played Frank Reilly in Wildside (1997–1998),

Regular roles include 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 (2004–2009). He had a role in Packed to the Rafters for a season (2010–2011) and the first series of the ABC drama Janet King .

Theatre

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 , Life of Galileo , Dead White Males , and Measure for Measure . [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979My Boys are Good BoysGrocery Store Owner (uncredited)
1980 The Club Geoff Hayward
1981Experiment in RomanceShort film
1983September '51PaulShort film
Gary's StoryGaryShort film
Bush Christmas Sly
1984 Razorback Danny
Strikebound Bashed Scab
1985The ClubGeoffVideo (voice)
Best EnemiesRead
Wrong World Extra
1986 My Country David Silvermen
1987 With Time to Kill Adam Sayer
1988 Young Einstein Preston Preston
Evil Angels Lyle Morris(aka A Cry in the Dark)
Around the World in 80 Ways Dr. Proctor
1994The GapWaiterShort film
1996TeaseGrahamShort film
Dating the Enemy Davis
1997 Blackrock Kirby
1999 In a Savage Land Reverend Macgregor
2001 The Man Who Sued God Edward Piggott
2003 Take Away Burgies CEO
Japanese Story Richards
2004 A Man's Gotta Do Eddy
2006 Jindabyne Carl
2010In SilenceFredShort film
2012 Any Questions for Ben? Priest
2014Grace Under WaterKenShort film
Twisted MindsGreg Tinley
2015 UnIndian Mr. Saunders
1919 The DoctorShort film
Last Cab to Darwin Simmo
Mad Max: Fury Road The People Eater
2018Extra TimeBill Langham
The Merger Bull Barlow
2022Talk BackShort film
2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga The People Eater

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
19??The AustronautsCommander Buck HarringtonTV film
1980 Water Under the Bridge Archie6 episodes
Young Ramsay Bob Scott2 episodes
1981 Bellamy PriestEpisode: "Fizz"
Cop Shop Edward Whitelaw2 episodes
A Town like Alice Donald PagetEpisode #1.1
1982 The Highest Honor Captain R.C. PageTV film
1982–1989 A Country Practice Hamish Dalton / Julian Cockburn /
Sandy McIntosh		6 episodes
1983 Carson's Law Len Cartwright2 episodes
Silent Reach Peter Mountford2 episodes
1985Heart of the High CountryGinger6 episodes
1986 Studio 86 AuthorEpisode: "Restoration Place"
1988 Richmond Hill Bob RussellTV series
1991 The Flying Doctors Mike StoneEpisode: "Father & Son"
1991–1992 The Girl from Tomorrow Silverthorn23 episodes
1993 Joh's Jury HedleyTV film
1995 G.P. John SchuelerEpisode: "Still Life"
Blue Heelers Michael FieldingEpisode: "Out of Harm's Way"
The Road to MandalayConrad WolfTV film
1997–1998 Wildside Franky Reilly5 episodes
1998 Pacific Blue Dwayne FarrellEpisode: "Cruz Control"
State Coroner Steve CoombsEpisode: "On Thin Ice"
Children's Hospital Len LarkinEpisode: "Home Truths"
Never Tell Me Never Uncle DarrylTV film
1998–2019 SeaChange Bob Jelly47 episodes
1999 Water Rats Sven Larsen2 episodes
Heartbreak High Tony MossEpisode #7.16
Flipper Jack CawleyEpisode: "Lost and Found"
2000 The Games John HowardEpisode: "Land Claim"
2001 Changi KenEpisode: "Gordon's Will"
Stingers Robert LakeEpisode: "Family Values"
2001–2003 Always Greener John Taylor50 episodes
2001–2009 All Saints Jonathan Healy / Dr. Frank Campion232 episodes
2002Tanya and FloydTeddyTV film
The Road from Coorain AngusTV film
2004 Jessica Georgie ThomasMiniseries
2008 The Real Seachange NarratorTV series
2010–2012 Packed to the Rafters Tom Jennings17 episodes
2011 City Homicide Alan Sullivan5 episodes
2014 Janet King Steven Blakely2 episodes
2016 Soul Mates Sarge4 episodes
2017 The Warriors Bill Shepard8 episodes
2019 Get Krack!n Bill Langham2 episodes
2021 Bump HippyEpisode: "Driftwood"
2024 Colin from Accounts Brian Crapp1 episode

Awards

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1989 ARIA Music Awards Best Classical Album Australia Day / Child of Australia(with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, & Joan Carden)Nominated [4]
1991Sydney Critics Circle AwardsBest Stage ActorWon [5]
1992Variety Club of AustraliaStage Actor Heart AwardN/AWon [5]
2001 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Actor in a Series SeaChange Won [6]
2009Sydney Critics Circle AwardsBest Stage ActorWon [5]

Howard was also the recipient of the Centenary Medal, for Service to the Arts and the Community. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Television: All Saints: Profiles: John Howard".
  2. ↑ "Last Cab to Darwin". IMDb. 10 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Shrine program" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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