John Waters
John Waters (born December 8, 1948) is one of Australia's most recognised and respected film and theatre actors. He was born in London England, the middle of five children of Scottish actor, Russell Waters. As a child John often hung around film studios while dad worked and even starred in a few young parts. He first faced a live audience as a singer and bass player with 60s R & R Band The Riots and appeared in Macbeth before travelling to Australia in 1968 with only a guitar and $90. He soon heard a US film called Adam's Woman, starring Beau Bridges, was being filmed in NSW so he managed to get himself cast in a small role. Fellow cast members recommended he try auditioning for a musical. He did, and landed the lead role of Claude in Sydney's 1969 production of the landmark rock musical, Hair. This was followed by the role of Judas in Godspell. This led to an acting career on stage, film and television that elevated him to his current status as Australia's most versatile leading man. From the brooding Sgt. McKellar Of ABC TV's Rush in 1974 which earned him a Logie Award for Best New Talent, through the Australian film boom that followed with films such as End Play, Summerfield, Breaker Morant, and on to the mini-series of the 80's, All The Rivers Run, Nancy Wake and Alice To Nowhere. Not to be forgotten was his ten year stint as host of childrens ABC program PlaySchool. John has always intrigued audiences with his diversity. Since collecting Australia's highest accolade as the Australian Film Institute's Best Actor Award in 1988 for the film Boulevard of Broken Dreams, John has re-embraced musical theatre as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, and They're Playing Our Song, and in productions of The Hunting of the Snark for Mike Batt, and A Little Night Music for the Sydney Theatre Company. He has also appeared in Love Letters at the Sydney Opera House and Children of a Lesser God. In 1995 he appeared in ReUnion a rock musical written and financed by himself and Stewart D'Arrietta. He won unanimous acclaim in the role of Pontius Pilate in the 1992 concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar with John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens and Angry Anderson which successfully toured the nation. He has made guest appearances in various TV series, including Good Guys Bad Guys, The Man From Snowy River, All Together Now and Young Lions. John's self written one man show Looking Through a Glass Onion, based on the life of John Lennon, toured nationally and regularly since 1992 and also played six months in London's West End in 1995.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as (voice)
- 2024 · The Rooster as Norris
- 2022 · Blaze as Magistrate
- 2022 · Darby and Joan as Ian Kirkhope
- 2020 · Halifax: Retribution as Ryan
- 2020 · Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears as Professor Linnaeus
- 2020 · The End as Henry
- 2018 · Mystery Road as Travis James
- 2017 · Three Summers as Eamon
- 2017 · 2:22 as Bill
- 2014 · ANZAC Girls as Colonel Thomas Fiaschi
- 2013 · Mickey Mouse as (voice)
- 2013 · Return to Nim's Island as Booker
- 2013 · The Doctor Blake Mysteries as Bernie Thompson
- 2012 · The Mystery of a Hansom Cab as Mark Frettlby
- 2011 · Kapyong as Narrator
- 2011 · Bubble Guppies as Baron von Bland (voice)
- 2010 · Offspring as
- 2010 · Centre Place as Jack Houghton
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2008 · Not Quite Hollywood as Self
- 2008 · Underbelly as John Hatton MP
- 2008 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2007 · Ten Pound Poms as Narrator
- 2006 · Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’ as Self
- 2006 · Carnivore Reflux as Narrator
- 2005 · Stealth as Black Ops Doctor
- 2004 · Fireflies as Perry Luscombe
- 2004 · Wonders of Australia's National Parks as Narrator
- 2003 · Totally Gay! as Self
- 2003 · Evil Never Dies as Professor Arkin
- 2002 · Young Lions as Senior Detective Bill Martin
- 1999 · The Lost World as Lento
- 1999 · The Sugar Factory as Sam Lejeune
- 1999 · Chameleon II: Death Match as Henry Kubica
- 1998 · The Real Macaw as Dr. Lance Hagen
- 1998 · All Saints as Mike Vlasek
- 1997 · Good Guys, Bad Guys as Oscar Drake
- 1994 · The Man from Snowy River as Damien Winters
- 1994 · Singapore Sling as John Stamford
- 1994 · Ebbtide as Michael Suresch
- 1992 · Jesus Christ Superstar as Pontius Pilate
- 1991 · Kelly as Mr. Nichols
- 1991 · Which Way Home as Steve Hannah
- 1990 · Heaven Tonight as Johnny Dysart
- 1990 · All The Rivers Run II as Brenton Edwards
- 1988 · Grievous Bodily Harm as Morris Martin
- 1988 · Boulevard of Broken Dreams as Tom Garfield
- 1988 · Captain Johnno as Frank
- 1987 · Bushfire Moon as Patrick O'Day
- 1987 · Nancy Wake as Henri Fiocca
- 1987 · The Last of the Mohicans as Hawkeye Bumppo (voice)
- 1987 · Going Sane as Martin Brown
- 1987 · Passion Flower as Leslie Gaitland
- 1986 · Alice to Nowhere as Johnny Parson
- 1985 · The Perfectionist as Stuart Gunn
- 1985 · I Can't Get Started as
- 1984 · High Country as Ben Lomax
- 1983 · All the Rivers Run as Brenton Edwards
- 1982 · Attack Force Z as Ted King
- 1980 · Breaker Morant as Cpt. Alfred Taylor
- 1979 · Demolition as
- 1979 · The Prophecies of Nostradamus as Host
- 1978 · Cass as Mike
- 1978 · Weekend of Shadows as Rabbit
- 1978 · The Scalp Merchant as
- 1977 · Summerfield as David Abbott
- 1977 · The Getting of Wisdom as Rev. Shepherd
- 1976 · The Adventures of Eliza Fraser as David Bracefell
- 1976 · The Sullivans as Chris Merchant
- 1976 · The Haunting of Hewie Dowker as Hewie Dowker
- 1976 · End Play as Mark Gifford
- 1974 · Rush as Sergeant Robert McKellar