John Brumpton

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1. Own stunts

   In 1985, Brumpton held the Australian full contact Kung Fu title. That same year he also boxed as an amateur for Australia at the Kings Cup tournament in Thailand.

2. 

   Big break

   Brumpton's breakthrough came as Magoo in the 1992 drama Romper Stomper. He called writer-director Geoffrey Wright about the project and learned it was fully cast, but weeks later he landed a role.

3. Behind the camera

   Brumpton had his first starring role in the 1996 feature film Life, which he also co-wrote. Adapted from his play Containment, Life earned the International Critics Prize at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.

4. A first

   Brumpton played Detective Robbie Walsh as the lead in Redball in 1999. That film took the Gold Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the Chicago Underground Film Festival and was Australia's first digital film.

5. Behind the camera

   Brumpton wrote a short film script called William, which came out in 2007. It was the sole Australian short film chosen to screen at that year's Sundance Film Festival.

6. Beyond film

   In 1991, Brumpton's play It Ain't Rehabilitation It's Containment was performed at La Mama in Melbourne, where it drew sold out audiences.