John Howard — Carl
John Howard graduated from Australia’s National
Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1978 and has
established himself as one of Australia’s most prolific,
in-demand and beloved actors. He has appeared in
numerous feature films including “A Man’s Gotta
Do”, “Japanese Story”, “The Man Who Sued God”, “Blackrock”,
Dating the Enemy”, “Young Einstein”, “A Cry in the
Dark”, “Strikebound” and “The Club”. On television,
he has cemented a huge fan base with his appearances
in a number of critically successful, top-rating
Australian series including “SeaChange”, “Changi”,
“Always Greener” and “All Saints”. As a theatre
actor he commanded attention from his earliest performances,
including the title role in “Nicholas Nickleby”,
as Iago in “Othello”, and as Galileo in “The Life
of Galileo”. He has received a Critics’ Circle Award
and a Variety Club of Australia Heart Award for
his performances in “The Crucible” and “The Mongrels”,
and has been nominated for two Australian Film Institute
Best Actor Awards.
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