JH
John Howard
Actor
Born October 22, 1952 (71 years)
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
Filmography
| 2024 | Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga · as The People Eater |
| 2022 | Colin from Accounts (TV Series) · as Brian Crapp |
| 2021 | Bump (2021) (TV Series) · as Hippy Baby Boomer |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | The Merger · as Bull Barlow |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Get Krack!n (TV Series) · as Bill Langham |
| 2017 | The Warriors (2017) (TV Series) · as Bill Shepherd |
| 2015 | UNindian · as Mr. Saunders |
| 2015 | Last Cab to Darwin · as Simmo |
| 2015 | Mad Max: Fury Road · as The People Eater |
| 2014 | Grace Under Water · as Ken |
| 2014 | Soul Mates (TV Series) |
| 2014 | Twisted Minds · as Greg Tilney |
| 2014 | Janet King (TV Series) · as Steven Blakely |
| 2012 | Any Questions for Ben? · as Priest |
| 2008 | Packed to the Rafters (TV Series) · as Tom Jennings |
| 2006 | City Homicide (TV Series) · as Alan Sullivan |
| 2006 | Jindabyne · as Carl |
| 2004 | A Man's Gotta Do · as Eddy |
| 2004 | Jessica · as George Thomas |
| 2003 | Jessica (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Japanese Story · as Richards |
| 2003 | Take Away · as Burgies Ceo |
| 2002 | The Road from Coorain · as Angus |
| 2001 | The Man Who Sued God · as Edward Piggott |
| 2001 | Changi (TV Series) · as Ken |
| 2001 | Always Greener (TV Series) · as John Taylor |
| 2001 | The Job (TV Series) |
| 1999 | In a Savage Land · as Rev Macgregor |
| 1998 | Stingers (TV Series) · as Robert 'chicken' Lake |
| 1998 | Seachange (TV Series) · as Bob Jelly |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never · as Uncle Darryl |
| 1998 | All Saints (TV Series) · as Frank Campion |
| 1997 | Wildside (AU) (TV Series) · as Frank Reilly |
| 1997 | State Coroner (TV Series) · as Sgt. Steve Coombs |
| 1997 | Blackrock · as Len Kirby |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemy · as Davis |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as Dwayne Farrell |
| 1996 | Water Rats (TV Series) · as Ds Sven Larsen |
| 1995 | Flipper (1995) (TV Series) · as Jack Cawley |
| 1995 | Asian Connection: Road to Mandalay · as Conrad Wolf |
| 1994 | Heartbreak High (TV Series) · as Tony Moss |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers (TV Series) · as Michael Fielding |
| 1993 | Joh's Jury · as Hedley |
| 1992 | The Girl from Tomorrow · as Silverthorne |
| 1991 | The Girl from Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Silverthorn |
| 1989 | G.P. (TV Series) · as John Schuller |
| 1988 | Young Einstein · as Preston Preston |
| 1988 | A Cry in the Dark · as Lyle Morris |
| 1988 | Richmond Hill (TV Series) · as Bob Russell |
| 1987 | Around the World in Eighty Ways · as Dr. Proctor |
| 1987 | With Time to Kill · as Adam Sayer |
| 1985 | Wrong World · as Extra |
| 1985 | The Flying Doctors (TV Series) · as Mike Stone |
| 1985 | The Club: Complete ABC Radio Adaptation · as Geoff |
| 1984 | Strikebound · as Bashed Scab |
| 1984 | Razorback · as Danny |
| 1983 | Bush Christmas · as Sly |
| 1983 | Silent Reach (TV Series) · as Peter Mountford |
| 1983 | Carson's Law (TV Series) · as Len Cartwright |
| 1982 | The Highest Honor · as Captain R. C. Page |
| 1981 | A Country Practice (TV Series) · as Hamish Dalton |
| 1981 | A Town Like Alice (TV Series) · as Donald Paget |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridge (TV Series) · as Archie |
| 1980 | The Club · as Geoff Hayward |
| 1979 | My Boys Are Good Boys · as Grocery Store Owner |
| 1977 | Cop Shop (TV Series) · as Edward Whitelaw |
| 1977 | Young Ramsay (TV Series) · as Bob Scott |
| 1975 | Capone · as Warden J. Johnston |