John Banas
Writer, Actor, Director, Producer
John Banas is a New Zealander writer, director, actor and teacher who has, for over forty years, worked extensively in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. He began as an actor, writer and director in Kiwi theatre during the 1970s, Banas increasingly focused on dramatic writing for television from the 80s on. After relocating to Australia, he established himself as a prolific TV screenwriter with a string of iconic shows, including Blue Heelers and City Homicide. His many New Zealand scripts include Bombshell and award-winning telemovies Siege and How to Murder Your Wife.
Known For
Filmography
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| 2016 | Bombshell · as Screenplay |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | True Crime: Venus and Mars · as Screenplay |
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| 2005 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1996 |
| 2006 | City Homicide · as Rex Trevallion |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers · as Joel Turner |
| 1989 | E Street · as Zoran |
| 1988 | Home and Away · as Interviewer |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules · as Ken Bascomb |
| 1983 | Nearly No Christmas · as Patch |
| 1982 | Warlords of the 21st Century · as ReubenOn Plex |
| 1981 | Bad Blood · as Macko Hager |
| 1989 | E Street · as Co-Producer |
| 2024 | A Remarkable Place to Die · as Created By |
| 2021 | A Love Yarn · as Story Editor |
| 2006 | City Homicide · as Creator |
| 2002 | Young Lions · as Written By |
| 2000 | Above the Law · as Written By |
| 1998 | Stingers · as Written By |
| 1997 | Murder Call · as Supervising Producer |
| 1997 | Murder Call · as Story By |
| 1996 | Water Rats · as Script Producer |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers · as Written By |
| 1989 | E Street · as Story |
| 1983 | Nearly No Christmas · as Written By |