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 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.
Fotos
Películas (50)
Better Man
2024 · Michael Parkinson
The Rooster
2024 · Norris
Blaze
2022 · Magistrate
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
2020 · Professor Linnaeus
Three Summers
2017 · Eamon
2:22
2017 · Bill
Return to Nim's Island
2013 · Booker
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
2012 · Mark Frettlby
Kapyong
2011 · Narrator
Centre Place
2010 · Jack Houghton
Not Quite Hollywood
2008 · Self
Ten Pound Poms
2007 · Narrator
Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’
2006 · Self
The Bouncer
2006 · Dave
Carnivore Reflux
2006 · Narrator
Stealth
2005 · Black Ops Doctor
Totally Gay!
2003 · Self
Evil Never Dies
2003 · Professor Arkin
The Sugar Factory
1999 · Sam Lejeune
Chameleon II: Death Match
1999 · Henry Kubica
The Real Macaw
1998 · Dr. Lance Hagen
Singapore Sling: Midnight Orchid
1995 · John Stamford
Singapore Sling
1994 · John Stamford
Ebbtide
1994 · Michael Suresch
Jesus Christ Superstar
1992 · Pontius Pilate
Which Way Home
1991 · Steve Hannah
Heaven Tonight
1990 · Johnny Dysart
Grievous Bodily Harm
1988 · Morris Martin
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
1988 · Tom Garfield
Captain Johnno
1988 · Frank
The Christmas Visitor
1987 · Patrick O'Day
The Last of the Mohicans
1987 · Hawkeye Bumppo (voice)
Going Sane
1987 · Martin Brown
Passion Flower
1987 · Leslie Gaitland
The Perfectionist
1985 · Stuart Gunn
I Can't Get Started
1985 · Robert
High Country
1984 · Ben Lomax
Attack Force Z
1982 · Ted King
Breaker Morant
1980 · Cpt. Alfred Taylor
Demolition
1979
The Prophecies of Nostradamus
1979 · Host
Cass
1978 · Mike
Weekend of Shadows
1978 · Rabbit
The Scalp Merchant
1978
Summerfield
1977 · David Abbott
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Rev. Shepherd
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976 · David Bracefell
The Haunting of Hewie Dowker
1976 · Hewie Dowker
End Play
1976 · Mark Gifford
Nothing, Number 2
· Cameron Kerr
Series (28)
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024 · (voice)
Darby and Joan
2022 · Ian Kirkhope
Halifax: Retribution
2020 · Ryan
The End
2020 · Henry
Mystery Road
2018 · Travis James
ANZAC Girls
2014 · Colonel Thomas Fiaschi
Mickey Mouse
2013 · (voice)
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
2013 · Bernie Thompson
Bubble Guppies
2011 · Baron von Bland (voice)
Offspring
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
2009 · Self - Contestant
Underbelly
2008 · John Hatton MP
Who Do You Think You Are?
2008 · Self
Fireflies
2004 · Perry Luscombe
Wonders of Australia's National Parks
2004 · Narrator
Young Lions
2002 · Senior Detective Bill Martin
The Lost World
1999 · Lento
All Saints
1998 · Mike Vlasek
Good Guys, Bad Guys
1997 · Oscar Drake
The Man from Snowy River
1994 · Damien Winters
Kelly
1991 · Mr. Nichols
All The Rivers Run II
1990 · Brenton Edwards
Nancy Wake
1987 · Henri Fiocca
Alice to Nowhere
1986 · Johnny Parson
All the Rivers Run
1983 · Brenton Edwards
The Sullivans
1976 · Chris Merchant
Rush
1974 · Sergeant Robert McKellar