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Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

35 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jack Thompson is an Australian actor and a leading figure of the Australian New Wave, born in Manly, a suburb of Sydney. He started on television in the soap opera Motel in 1968 and made his film debut that same year, then became a star at home with the title role in Petersen (1974) and as a shearer in Sunday Too Far Away (1975), winning AFI Awards for both. Known for macho parts, he deliberately moved into character roles and earned a Cannes Film Festival acting award and another AFI Award for Breaker Morant (1980). He went on to international character work in films including The Man from Snowy River (1982), Broken Arrow (1996) and The Great Gatsby (2013). In 1986 he was appointed to the Order of Australia for his services to the film industry, and in 2005 the Inside Film Awards gave him a Living Legend Award.

86years old

Turns 87 on August 31in 294 days

  • Born Manly
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • John Hadley Pain (birth name)Also credited as John Hadley Thompson and John Thompson

Movie Career

Films
35
Career span
51 years1971 to 2022

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Thompson turned down the part of Private Hancock in Breaker Morant, so Bruce Beresford rewrote the script and offered it again; when John Hargreaves dropped out, Thompson took the lawyer role and won the Cannes Best Actor award.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Around this time, Thompson was among the actors who auditioned for the lead roles in both Flash Gordon and The Thing.

  3. A role that slipped away

    Thompson came very close to being given the main role in Schindler's List, but he did not get the part.

  4. Beyond film

    Thompson recites poems by Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, C. J. Dennis, Patrick Joseph Hartigan and John O'Grady on a set of recordings of Australian poetry.

  5. A change of course

    Thompson made a deliberate choice to take character parts because he feared typecasting and understood that unless he escaped that target area, he would not be seen as an actor.

Jack Thompson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Cliegg Lars

    IMDb rating 6.6832K votes

  2. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark2010 Fantasy, Horror, Thrilleras Harris

    IMDb rating 5.553K votes

  3. The Great Gatsby2013as Dr. Walter Perkins

    IMDb rating 7.2650K votes

  4. The Light Between Oceans2016as Ralph Addicott

    IMDb rating 7.264K votes

  5. The Assassination of Richard Nixon2004as Jack Jones

    IMDb rating 6.927K votes

  6. Broken Arrow1996as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff

    IMDb rating 6.1111K votes

  7. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997as Sonny Seiler

    IMDb rating 6.644K votes

  8. Breaker Morant1980as Major J.F. Thomas

    IMDb rating 7.816K votes

Most often with

Bruce Beresford directed two of these films. Max Cullen appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Max Cullen, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Max CullenSamuel L. Jackson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Samuel L. JacksonBrian Cox, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Brian CoxGuy Pearce, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Guy PearceGeorge Clooney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with George ClooneyRussell Crowe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Russell CroweBruce BeresfordDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Bruce Beresford

Films together

Box office

What Jack Thompson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.3 billion

20 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 35 films: 20 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 20Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002as Cliegg Lars$649 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002as Cliegg Lars
    $649M48.3% of the total
  2. 2
    The Great Gatsby2013as Dr. Walter Perkins
    $351M26.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Broken Arrow1996as Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff
    $150M11.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Leatherheads2008as Harvey
    $41M3.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Don't Be Afraid of the Dark2010as Harris
    $37M2.7% of the total
  6. 6
    The Light Between Oceans2016as Ralph Addicott
    $26M1.9% of the total
  7. 7
    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997as Sonny Seiler
    $25M1.9% of the total
  8. 8
    The Man from Snowy River1982as Clancy
    $21M1.5% of the total
A Far Off Place (1993), $12.9 millionBreaker Morant (1980), $8.2 millionThe Good German (2006), $5.9 millionWind (1992), $5.5 millionThe Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004), $4.4 millionHigh Ground (2020), $2.3 millionMerry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983), $2.3 millionDecember Boys (2007), $1.2 millionMan-Thing (2005), $1.1 millionRuby Cairo (1992), $608,866Wake in Fright (1971), $371,717Flesh+Blood (1985), $100,000

$45.0 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Jack Thompson's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1986Member of the Order of AustraliaWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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