John Waters

John Waters is an English-born Australian actor who built a long career across film, theater and television after moving to Australia. Born in London and raised in Teddington, he first performed as a singer and bassist with a London blues band before settling in the country permanently. He spent nearly two decades on the children's series Play School, from 1972 to 1991, and became well known for television roles such as Sergeant Robert McKellar in Rush and Brenton Edwards in All the Rivers Run. On screen he played Capt. Alfred Taylor in Breaker Morant (1980) and appeared in Attack Force Z (1981). His stage work includes Hair, Godspell, They're Playing Our Song and The Rocky Horror Show, and since 1992 he has toured the John Lennon tribute Looking Through a Glass Onion. He won a Logie for best new talent in 1975 and an AFI Award for leading actor in 1988.