
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

Colin from Accounts
2022
as Brian Crapp

Janet King
2014
as Steven Blakely

The Girl from Tomorrow
1992
as Silverthorn

Always Greener
2001
as John Taylor

The Games
1998
as John Howard

Water Under the Bridge
1980
as Archie

Get Krack!n
2017
as Bill Langham

A Town Like Alice
1981
as Donald Paget

The Warriors
2017
as Bill Shepherd

Soul Mates
2014

Jessica
2004
Movies (31)

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
as The People Eater

Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
as The People Eater

Capone
1975
as Warden J. Johnston

Riley
2025
as Sports Broadcaster

Jindabyne
2006
as Carl

Evil Angels
1988
as Lyle Morris

Blackrock
1997
as Len Kirby

Dating the Enemy
1996
as Davis

Japanese Story
2003
as Richards

Wolfram
2026

Razorback
1984
as Danny

Young Einstein
1988
as Preston Preston

Never Tell Me Never
1998
as Uncle Darryl

Take Away
2003
as Burgies CEO

Last Cab to Darwin
2015
as Simmo

unINDIAN
2015
as Mr Sanders

The Man Who Sued God
2001
as Edward Piggott

The Highest Honour
1982
as Captain R. C. Page

Strikebound
1984
as Bashed Scab

Bush Christmas
1983
as Sly

In a Savage Land
1999
as Rev Macgregor

The Merger
2018
as Bull Barlow

Gary's Story
1983
as Gary

The Road from Coorain
2002
as Angus

The Club
1980
as Geoff Hayward

Joh's Jury
1993
as Hedley

Around the World in Eighty Ways
1988
as Dr. Proctor

A Man's Gotta Do
2004
as Eddy

A Matter Of Principle
2019
Grace Under Water
2014
as Ken

Frontier
2018
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
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) — as The People Eater
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) — as The People Eater
- Capone (1975) — as Warden J. Johnston
- Riley (2025) — as Sports Broadcaster
- Jindabyne (2006) — as Carl
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