John Howard
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1952-10-22 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- Τζον Χάουαρντ
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 ).
Known For
TV Shows (19)
Blue Heelers
1993
as Michael Fielding
The Flying Doctors
1986
as Mike Stone
Pacific Blue
1996
as Dwayne Farrell
All Saints
1998
as Frank Campion / Jonathan Healy
Water Rats
1996
as D/S Sven Larsen
Colin from Accounts
2022
as Brian Crapp
Bump
2021
as Hippy Baby Boomer
Always Greener
2001
as John Taylor
Janet King
2014
as Steven Blakely
SeaChange
1998
as Bob Jelly
The Job
2001
The Games
1998
as John Howard
The Girl from Tomorrow
1992
as Silverthorn
Water Under the Bridge
1980
as Archie
A Town Like Alice
1981
as Donald Paget
The Warriors
2017
as Bill Shepherd
Jessica
2004
Get Krack!n
2017
as Bill Langham
Soul Mates
2014
Movies (31)
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
as The People Eater
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
as The People Eater
Wolfram
2026
Evil Angels
1988
as Lyle Morris
Jindabyne
2006
as Carl
Riley
2025
as Sports Broadcaster
Capone
1975
as Warden J. Johnston
Dating the Enemy
1996
as Davis
Joh's Jury
1993
as Hedley
unINDIAN
2015
as Mr Sanders
Strikebound
1984
as Bashed Scab
Last Cab to Darwin
2015
as Simmo
Japanese Story
2003
as Richards
Young Einstein
1988
as Preston Preston
Razorback
1984
as Danny
Blackrock
1997
as Len Kirby
Frontier
2018
Gary's Story
1983
as Gary
In a Savage Land
1999
as Rev Macgregor
The Man Who Sued God
2001
as Edward Piggott
Bush Christmas
1983
as Sly
The Merger
2018
as Bull Barlow
The Road from Coorain
2002
as Angus
The Highest Honour
1982
as Captain R. C. Page
Never Tell Me Never
1998
as Uncle Darryl
Grace Under Water
2014
as Ken
Take Away
2003
as Burgies CEO
The Club
1980
as Geoff Hayward
A Matter Of Principle
2019
Around the World in Eighty Ways
1988
as Dr. Proctor
A Man's Gotta Do
2004
as Eddy
About John Howard
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 19… With 50 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, John Howard has appeared in 31 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Howard Movies
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) — as The People Eater
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) — as The People Eater
- Wolfram (2026)
- Evil Angels (1988) — as Lyle Morris
- Jindabyne (2006) — as Carl
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