

John Howard
Acting
October 22, 1952
Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
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 ).
The Filmography


The Merger

Last Cab to Darwin

Jindabyne

A Man's Gotta Do

The Road from Coorain

The Man Who Sued God

In a Savage Land

Never Tell Me Never

Dating the Enemy

Joh's Jury

Young Einstein

Evil Angels

Around the World in Eighty Ways

Strikebound

Razorback

Bush Christmas
