John Howard

Biography

John Howard is an Australian actor who works on stage and screen, born in Corowa, New South Wales, and trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. His first film part came in The Club, and his later credits include Young Einstein (1988), The Man Who Sued God (2001), Jindabyne (2006) and Last Cab to Darwin (2015). He is known for playing The People Eater in the Mad Max series, appearing in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and again in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). On television he had regular roles as Bob Jelly in SeaChange, John Taylor in Always Greener, Dr. Frank Campion in All Saints and a season on Packed to the Rafters, with earlier parts in Young Ramsay and The Girl from Tomorrow. He was associate director of the Sydney Theatre Company from 1992 to 1996, acted in plays including The Crucible and Measure for Measure, and was awarded the Centenary Medal.

73years old

Turns 74 on October 22in 9 days

Born October 22, 1952Corowa
Star sign: LibraLast day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 40 years1984 to 2024

Genres

Comedy50%, 5 films
Drama40%, 4 films
Romance40%, 4 films
Action20%, 2 films
Adventure20%, 2 films

First and latest

John Howard movies on Netflix

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024IMDb rating 7.4as The People Eater
Last Cab to Darwin2015IMDb rating 7.2as Simmo
Mad Max: Fury Road2015IMDb rating 8.1as The People Eater
Jindabyne2006IMDb rating 6.3as Carl
Japanese Story2003IMDb rating 6.8as Richards
Take Away2003IMDb rating 5.8as Burgies CEO
The Man Who Sued God2001IMDb rating 6.4as Edward Piggott
Dating the Enemy1996IMDb rating 6.4as Davis
Young Einstein1988IMDb rating 5.3as Preston Preston
Razorback1984IMDb rating 6.0as Danny

Best known for

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

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias The People Eater
IMDb rating 7.4328K votes
Mad Max: Fury Road2015 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras The People Eater
IMDb rating 8.11.2M votes
Young Einstein1988as Preston Preston
IMDb rating 5.39.7K votes
Jindabyne2006as Carl
IMDb rating 6.37.3K votes
Razorback1984as Danny
IMDb rating 6.09.0K votes
The Man Who Sued God2001as Edward Piggott
IMDb rating 6.45.4K votes
Last Cab to Darwin2015as Simmo
IMDb rating 7.24.5K votes
Dating the Enemy1996as Davis
IMDb rating 6.42.3K votes

Most often with

George Miller directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Chris Haywood

Angus Sampson

David Field

Nathan Jones

Richard Carter

Josh HelmanGeorge MillerDirector, 2 films

Films together

Chris Haywood2 films together, 1984 to 2006
Chris Haywood's page
- Jindabyne2006IMDb rating 6.3Howard as CarlHaywood as Gregory
- Razorback1984IMDb rating 6.0Howard as DannyHaywood as Benny Baker
Angus Sampson2 films together, 2015 to 2024
Angus Sampson's page
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024IMDb rating 7.4Howard as The People EaterSampson as Organic Mechanic
- Mad Max: Fury Road2015IMDb rating 8.1Howard as The People EaterSampson as The Organic Mechanic
David Field2 films together, 2015 to 2024
David Field's page
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024IMDb rating 7.4Howard as The People EaterField as Toe Jam
- Last Cab to Darwin2015IMDb rating 7.2Howard as SimmoField as Dougie
Nathan Jones2 films together, 2015 to 2024
Nathan Jones's page
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024IMDb rating 7.4Howard as The People EaterJones as Rictus Erectus
- Mad Max: Fury Road2015IMDb rating 8.1Howard as The People EaterJones as Rictus Erectus
Richard Carter2 films together, 2001 to 2015
Richard Carter's page
- Mad Max: Fury Road2015IMDb rating 8.1Howard as The People EaterCarter as The Bullet Farmer
- The Man Who Sued God2001IMDb rating 6.4Howard as Edward PiggottCarter as Dirk Streicher
Josh Helman2 films together, 2015 to 2024
Josh Helman's page
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024IMDb rating 7.4Howard as The People EaterHelman as Scrotus
- Mad Max: Fury Road2015IMDb rating 8.1Howard as The People EaterHelman as Slit
George MillerDirector, 2 films, 2015 to 2024
All films by George Miller
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024IMDb rating 7.4Howard as The People Eater
- Mad Max: Fury Road2015IMDb rating 8.1Howard as The People Eater
Also two films together3 more actors
- George ShevtsovFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) and Japanese Story (2003)
- Leah PurcellLast Cab to Darwin (2015) and Jindabyne (2006)
- Matthew DyktynskiJapanese Story (2003) and Take Away (2003)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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