
John Howard
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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 ).
Known for
Credits

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
as The People Eater

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
as The People Eater

Evil Angels (1988)
as Lyle Morris

Razorback (1984)
as Danny

Capone (1975)
as Warden J. Johnston

Wolfram (2026)
Actor

Japanese Story (2003)
as Richards

Riley (2025)
as Sports Broadcaster

Blackrock (1997)
as Len Kirby

Take Away (2003)
as Burgies CEO

Young Einstein (1988)
as Preston Preston

Last Cab to Darwin (2015)
as Simmo

Jindabyne (2006)
as Carl

The Man Who Sued God (2001)
as Edward Piggott

In a Savage Land (1999)
as Rev Macgregor

Dating the Enemy (1996)
as Davis

The Club (1980)
as Geoff Hayward

Strikebound (1984)
as Bashed Scab

The Merger (2018)
as Bull Barlow

unINDIAN (2015)
as Mr Sanders

The Highest Honour (1982)
as Captain R. C. Page

Never Tell Me Never (1998)
as Uncle Darryl

Bush Christmas (1983)
as Sly

Joh's Jury (1993)
as Hedley

Frontier (2018)
Actor

The Road from Coorain (2002)
as Angus

Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988)
as Dr. Proctor

A Man's Gotta Do (2004)
as Eddy
Grace Under Water (2014)
as Ken

Gary's Story (1983)
as Gary

A Matter Of Principle (2019)
Actor





