John Howard
ActingHas 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
Filmography — Acting
Mad Max: Fury Road
The People Eater
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
The People Eater
Evil Angels
Lyle Morris
Capone
Warden J. Johnston
Riley
Sports Broadcaster
Razorback
Danny
Jindabyne
Carl
Blackrock
Len Kirby
Dating the Enemy
Davis
The Club
Geoff Hayward
Last Cab to Darwin
Simmo
Japanese Story
Richards
The Highest Honour
Captain R. C. Page
The Man Who Sued God
Edward Piggott
Young Einstein
Preston Preston
In a Savage Land
Rev Macgregor
The Merger
Bull Barlow
Never Tell Me Never
Uncle Darryl
Take Away
Burgies CEO
Bush Christmas
Sly
A Man's Gotta Do
Eddy
The Road from Coorain
Angus
Strikebound
Bashed Scab
Joh's Jury
Hedley
Around the World in Eighty Ways
Dr. Proctor
Gary's Story
Gary
Frontier
A Matter Of Principle
Grace Under Water
Ken