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