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 ).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Young Einstein
as Preston Preston
1988
Jindabyne
as Carl
2006
Gary's Story
as Gary
1983
Dating the Enemy
as Davis
1996
The Club
as Geoff Hayward
1980
Around the World in Eighty Ways
as Dr. Proctor
1988
Bush Christmas
as Sly
1983
Take Away
as Burgies CEO
2003
In a Savage Land
as Rev Macgregor
1999
The Man Who Sued God
as Edward Piggott
2001
Never Tell Me Never
as Uncle Darryl
1998
Mad Max: Fury Road
as The People Eater
2015
A Man's Gotta Do
as Eddy
2004
Japanese Story
as Richards
2003
Evil Angels
as Lyle Morris
1988
Blackrock
as Len Kirby
1997
Strikebound
as Bashed Scab
1984
Razorback
as Danny
1984
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
as The People Eater
2024
Last Cab to Darwin
as Simmo
2015
TV Appearances
The Job
2001
The Girl from Tomorrow
as Silverthorn
1992
Blue Heelers
as Michael Fielding
1993
Get Krack!n
as Bill Langham
2017
Bump
as Hippy Baby Boomer
2021
Always Greener
as John Taylor
2001
Jessica
2004
Janet King
as Steven Blakely
2014
All Saints
as Frank Campion
1998
The Games
as John Howard
1998
The Warriors
as Bill Shepherd
2017
The Flying Doctors
as Mike Stone
1986