John Waters
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1948-12-08 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Лондон, Англия Великобритания
Biography
John Waters (born December 8, 1948) is one of Australia's most recognised and respected film and theatre actors. He was born in London England, the middle of five children of Scottish actor, Russell Waters. As a child John often hung around film studios while dad worked and even starred in a few young parts. He first faced a live audience as a singer and bass player with 60s R & R Band The Riots and appeared in Macbeth before travelling to Australia in 1968 with only a guitar and $90. He soon heard a US film called Adam's Woman, starring Beau Bridges, was being filmed in NSW so he managed to get himself cast in a small role. Fellow cast members recommended he try auditioning for a musical. He did, and landed the lead role of Claude in Sydney's 1969 production of the landmark rock musical, Hair. This was followed by the role of Judas in Godspell. This led to an acting career on stage, film and television that elevated him to his current status as Australia's most versatile leading man. From the brooding Sgt. McKellar Of ABC TV's Rush in 1974 which earned him a Logie Award for Best New Talent, through the Australian film boom that followed with films such as End Play, Summerfield, Breaker Morant, and on to the mini-series of the 80's, All The Rivers Run, Nancy Wake and Alice To Nowhere. Not to be forgotten was his ten year stint as host of childrens ABC program PlaySchool. John has always intrigued audiences with his diversity. Since collecting Australia's highest accolade as the Australian Film Institute's Best Actor Award in 1988 for the film Boulevard of Broken Dreams, John has re-embraced musical theatre as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, and They're Playing Our Song, and in productions of The Hunting of the Snark for Mike Batt, and A Little Night Music for the Sydney Theatre Company. He has also appeared in Love Letters at the Sydney Opera House and Children of a Lesser God. In 1995 he appeared in ReUnion a rock musical written and financed by himself and Stewart D'Arrietta. He won unanimous acclaim in the role of Pontius Pilate in the 1992 concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar with John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens and Angry Anderson which successfully toured the nation. He has made guest appearances in various TV series, including Good Guys Bad Guys, The Man From Snowy River, All Together Now and Young Lions. John's self written one man show Looking Through a Glass Onion, based on the life of John Lennon, toured nationally and regularly since 1992 and also played six months in London's West End in 1995.
Known For
TV Shows (28)
The Sullivans
1976
as Chris Merchant
Underbelly
2008
as John Hatton MP
Bubble Guppies
2011
as Baron von Bland (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Mickey Mouse
2013
as (voice)
All Saints
1998
as Mike Vlasek
The Lost World
1999
as Lento
The Man from Snowy River
1994
as Damien Winters
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
2013
as Bernie Thompson
Offspring
2010
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
as (voice)
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
2009
as Self - Contestant
Mystery Road
2018
as Travis James
The End
2020
as Henry
Darby and Joan
2022
as Ian Kirkhope
Who Do You Think You Are?
2008
as Self
Good Guys, Bad Guys
1997
as Oscar Drake
Fireflies
2004
as Perry Luscombe
Young Lions
2002
as Senior Detective Bill Martin
Halifax: Retribution
2020
as Ryan
Rush
1974
as Sergeant Robert McKellar
Kelly
1991
as Mr. Nichols
ANZAC Girls
2014
as Colonel Thomas Fiaschi
All the Rivers Run
1983
as Brenton Edwards
Nancy Wake
1987
as Henri Fiocca
Wonders of Australia's National Parks
2004
as Narrator
All The Rivers Run II
1990
as Brenton Edwards
Alice to Nowhere
1986
as Johnny Parson
Movies (51)
Better Man
2024
as Michael Parkinson
Stealth
2005
as Black Ops Doctor
2:22
2017
as Bill
Breaker Morant
1980
as Cpt. Alfred Taylor
Attack Force Z
1982
as Ted King
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
2020
as Professor Linnaeus
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
The Real Macaw
1998
as Dr. Lance Hagen
Return to Nim's Island
2013
as Booker
Blaze
2022
as Magistrate
Totally Gay!
2003
as Self
The Rooster
2024
as Norris
The Getting of Wisdom
1977
as Rev. Shepherd
Three Summers
2017
as Eamon
Passion Flower
1987
as Leslie Gaitland
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976
as David Bracefell
Summerfield
1977
as David Abbott
Heaven Tonight
1990
as Johnny Dysart
Evil Never Dies
2003
as Professor Arkin
High Country
1984
as Ben Lomax
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
2006
as Self
Cass
1978
as Mike
The Haunting of Hewie Dowker
1976
as Hewie Dowker
Going Sane
1987
as Martin Brown
The Last of the Mohicans
1987
as Hawkeye Bumppo (voice)
Chameleon II: Death Match
1999
as Henry Kubica
Grievous Bodily Harm
1988
as Morris Martin
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
2012
as Mark Frettlby
The Perfectionist
1985
as Stuart Gunn
Singapore Sling: Midnight Orchid
1995
as John Stamford
The Christmas Visitor
1987
as Patrick O'Day
Ebbtide
1994
as Michael Suresch
Singapore Sling
1994
as John Stamford
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
1988
as Tom Garfield
Kapyong
2011
as Narrator
Which Way Home
1991
as Steve Hannah
Weekend of Shadows
1978
as Rabbit
The Prophecies of Nostradamus
1979
as Host
I Can't Get Started
1985
The Rivers Run
1990
as Brenton Edwards
Ten Pound Poms
2007
as Narrator
Captain Johnno
1988
as Frank
Centre Place
2010
as Jack Houghton
The Sugar Factory
1999
as Sam Lejeune
Jesus Christ Superstar
1992
as Pontius Pilate
The Bouncer
2006
as Dave
End Play
1976
as Mark Gifford
Demolition
1979
Carnivore Reflux
2006
as Narrator
Nothing, Number 2
as Cameron Kerr
The Scalp Merchant
1978
About John Waters
John Waters (born December 8, 1948) is one of Australia's most recognised and respected film and theatre actors. He was born in London England, the middle of five children of Scottish actor, Russell Waters. As a child John often hung around film studios while dad worked and even starred in a few young parts. He first faced a live audience as a singer and bass player with 60s R & R Band The Riots and appeared in Macbeth before travelling to Australia in 1968 with only a guitar and $90. He soon heard a US film called Adam's Woman, starring Beau… With 79 credits spanning from 1974 to 2024, John Waters has appeared in 51 films and 28 TV shows.
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- Better Man (2024) — as Michael Parkinson
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- 2:22 (2017) — as Bill
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