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John Jarratt

John Jarratt

Actor · Born 1951-08-05 · Wongawilli, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Jarratt was born and grew up in Wongawilli, a small rural town near Wollongong, New South Wales and later in the Snowy Mountains area. Jarratt’s father was a coal miner and later a concreter, who worked on the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme. His 5x great-grandfather, George Jarratt, born 1833, came from Croxton in Cambridgeshire, England; his son, John, married a Mary Kelly from Ireland. While in high school, Jarratt directed and acted in a school play which was a great success and led to his school principal recommending him for an acting career. Jarratt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1973. His screen debut was in The Great Macarthy. He also appeared in Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock in 1975 and Summer City in 1977 with Mel Gibson. Jarratt had the lead role in the mini series The Last Outlaw playing Ned Kelly in 1979. He played a major supporting role as a young Australian soldier in Vietnam war movie The Odd Angry Shot, 1980. In the late 1980s, Jarratt recognised he had a problem with binge drinking and related violence and joined Alcoholics Anonymous, an organisation in which he continues to be active. In the 1990s, he was a presente…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Django Unchained (2012) — The Le Quint Dickey Mining Co. Employee
  2. Siren (2018) — Naval Guard
  3. Australia (2008) — Sergeant
  4. Wolf Creek (2005) — Mick Taylor
  5. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) — Albert Crundall
  6. Rogue (2007) — Russell
  7. Wolf Creek 2 (2013) — Mick Taylor
  8. Wolf Creek (2016) — Mick Taylor
  9. 100 Bloody Acres (2012) — Burke
  10. Inspector Morse (1987) — Sergeant Scott Humphries
  11. Next of Kin (1982) — Barney
  12. Boar (2018) — Ken
  13. Red Dog: True Blue (2016) — Lang Hancock
  14. Not Quite Hollywood (2008) — Self
  15. The Possessed (2021) — Jacob Chandler
  16. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978) — Michaels
  17. Needle (2010) — Paul, the Coroner
  18. McLeod's Daughters (2001) — Terry Dodge
  19. Dark Age (1987) — Steve Harris
  20. Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014) — Sen. Sgt Laurie Olsen
  21. Observance (2016) — Snitch
  22. Shiver (2012) — Vinnie Rood
  23. The Odd Angry Shot (1979) — Bill
  24. Blue Heelers (1993) — Charlie Glover
  25. Darby and Joan (2022) — Detective Senior Sergeant Bill Carlton
  26. We of the Never Never (1982) — Dandy
  27. Love You Like That (2021) — Roy
  28. Police Rescue (1991) — Dave
  29. Savages Crossing (2011) — Phil
  30. Summer City (1977) — Sandy
  31. Water Rats (1996) — Colin McGuire
  32. Dead Heart (1996) — Charlie
  33. StalkHer (2015) — Jack
  34. Blue Fin (1978) — Sam Snell
  35. The Time Game (1992) — Joe
  36. Blue Murder (1995) — Jack Richardson
  37. Bad Behaviour (2010) — Ricky
  38. The Great MacArthy (1975) — MacArthy
  39. All Men Are Liars (1995) — Barry
  40. Bluey (1976) — Walter Kite

Directed

  1. StalkHer (2015) — Director
  2. What About Sal? (2024) — Director