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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