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