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John Jarratt‌

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Birthday

calendar1951-08-05

Popularity

star5.6

John Jarratt

Wongawilli, New South Wales, Australia

John Jarratt

Wongawilli, New South Wales, Australia

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1951-08-05

Popularity

star5.6

Biography

Jarratt was born and grew up in Wongawilli, a small rural town near Wollongong, New South Wales and later in the Snowy Mountains area. Jarratt’s father was a coal miner and later a concreter, who worked on the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme. His 5x great-grandfather, George Jarratt, born 1833, came from Croxton in Cambridgeshire, England; his son, John, married a Mary Kelly from Ireland. While in high school, Jarratt directed and acted in a school play which was a great success and led to his school principal recommending him for an acting career. Jarratt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1973. His screen debut was in The Great Macarthy. He also appeared in Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock in 1975 and Summer City in 1977 with Mel Gibson. Jarratt had the lead role in the mini series The Last Outlaw playing Ned Kelly in 1979. He played a major supporting role as a young Australian soldier in Vietnam war movie The Odd Angry Shot, 1980. In the late 1980s, Jarratt recognised he had a problem with binge drinking and related violence and joined Alcoholics Anonymous, an organisation in which he continues to be active. In the 1990s, he was a presenter on the lifestyle show Better Homes and Gardens with then-wife Noni Hazlehurst. He had guest roles in Inspector Morse, Police Rescue, Blue Murder, Water Rats and Blue Heelers in the 1990s and 2000s. He joined the cast of McLeod’s Daughters in 2001, and left the show in 2006. In 2010, Jarratt appeared in a commercial for Husqvarna. In May 2013, Jarratt filmed a guest star role in the third instalment of the ABC telemovie series, Jack Irish: Dead Point. In 2005, he had a major role in the Australian film Wolf Creek, playing the villain Mick Taylor.[5] In 2007, he appeared in two films, Rogue and The Final Winter. Jarratt also had a small role in the 2008 film, Australia, as a soldier. In 2008, Jarratt launched his own film production company, Winnah Films. Winnah’s first feature film, Savages Crossing (originally carrying the working title Flood) went into principal photography outside Ipswich, Queensland in February. In 2009, he appears as the father of a teenage girl via phone in Telstra’s “Next G” commercials. In 2010, Jarratt starred in the ensemble exploitation extravaganza, Bad Behaviour, written and directed by Joseph Sims. In the same year, Jarratt also had a role in the supernatural horror movie Needle. He made a cameo in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained in 2012, appearing as an employee of the Le Quint Dickie Mining Company alongside Tarantino himself, both appearing with Australian accents. In February 2013, Jarratt reprised his role as Mick Taylor, filming the Wolf Creek sequel, Wolf Creek 2, with Matt Hearn producing and Greg McLean directing. The film was released on 20 February 2014. In January 2014, a new thriller called StalkHer began filming on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The film is co-directed by Jarratt, who also stars in the production. The producer of the film is ‘OZPIX’, a production company partly owned by Jarratt. Filming was completed in February 2014, and will screen later in the year.

Movie Credits

Love You Like That

Love You Like That‌
star6.8
calendar 2021

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock‌
star7.2
calendar 1975

Summer City

Summer City‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

Rogue

Rogue‌
star6.4
calendar 2007

Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek‌
star6.2
calendar 2005

The Final Winter

The Final Winter‌
star4.8
calendar 2007

We of the Never Never

We of the Never Never‌
star5.9
calendar 1982

The Odd Angry Shot

The Odd Angry Shot‌
star6.1
calendar 1979

Blue Fin

Blue Fin‌
star6.0
calendar 1978

Dark Age

Dark Age‌
star5.7
calendar 1987

Next of Kin

Next of Kin‌
star6.3
calendar 1982

Shiver

Shiver‌
star4.0
calendar 2012

100 Bloody Acres

100 Bloody Acres‌
star5.8
calendar 2012

Bad Behaviour

Bad Behaviour‌
star4.4
calendar 2010

Wolf Creek 2

Wolf Creek 2‌
star6.4
calendar 2013

The Great MacArthy

The Great MacArthy‌
star5.0
calendar 1975

Hero

Hero‌
star8.2
calendar 2017

The Naked Country

The Naked Country‌
star3.5
calendar 1985

StalkHer

StalkHer‌
star3.7
calendar 2015

Savages Crossing

Savages Crossing‌
star3.0
calendar 2011

Australia

Australia‌
star6.6
calendar 2008

Justice in a Smoking Gun

Justice in a Smoking Gun‌
star0.0
calendar

Jack Irish: Dead Point

Jack Irish: Dead Point‌
star6.9
calendar 2014

Midnight Dancer

Midnight Dancer‌
star4.0
calendar 1988

The Settlement

The Settlement‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Talk

Talk‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

All Men Are Liars

All Men Are Liars‌
star5.3
calendar 1995

Django Unchained

Django Unchained‌
star8.2
calendar 2012

Needle

Needle‌
star5.3
calendar 2010

Dead Heart

Dead Heart‌
star6.0
calendar 1996

Australian Dream

Australian Dream‌
star1.0
calendar 1987

Wolf Creek 3

Wolf Creek 3‌
star0.0
calendar

What About Sal?

What About Sal?‌
star10.0
calendar 2023

Little Boy Lost

Little Boy Lost‌
star5.0
calendar 1978

Double or Nothing

Double or Nothing‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Observance

Observance‌
star5.0
calendar 2016

The Sound of Love

The Sound of Love‌
star6.0
calendar 1978

Touch the Sun: Top Enders

Touch the Sun: Top Enders‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Joh's Jury

Joh's Jury‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Pirates Island

Pirates Island‌
star8.0
calendar 1991

Plunge Into Darkness

Plunge Into Darkness‌
star4.0
calendar 1978

Fluteman

Fluteman‌
star4.0
calendar 1982

Crime of the Decade

Crime of the Decade‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Frenzy

Frenzy‌
star0.0
calendar 2015

Christmas Down Under

Christmas Down Under‌
star2.0
calendar 2021

Boar

Boar‌
star5.2
calendar 2018

Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood‌
star6.8
calendar 2008

The Making of 'Wolf Creek'

The Making of 'Wolf Creek'‌
star5.0
calendar 2006

Red Dog: True Blue

Red Dog: True Blue‌
star6.4
calendar 2016

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith‌
star6.8
calendar 1978

The Possessed

The Possessed‌
star6.3
calendar 2021

The Time Game

The Time Game‌
star4.8
calendar 1992

Chase Through the Night

Chase Through the Night‌
star7.5
calendar 1983

The Ninth Order

The Ninth Order‌
star0.0
calendar

Tv Credits

Blue Heelers

Blue Heelers‌
star6.6
calendar 1993

McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters‌
star7.2
calendar 2001

McLeod's Daughters

McLeod's Daughters‌
star7.2
calendar 2001

The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw‌
star5.0
calendar 1980

Territory Cops

Territory Cops‌
star7.0
calendar 2012

Outriders

Outriders‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse‌
star7.8
calendar 1987

Bluey

Bluey‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek‌
star6.9
calendar 2016

Police Rescue

Police Rescue‌
star6.4
calendar 1991

Father, Dear Father

Father, Dear Father‌
star5.0
calendar 1978

Blue Murder

Blue Murder‌
star5.8
calendar 1995

Siren

Siren‌
star7.7
calendar 2018

Water Rats

Water Rats‌
star6.7
calendar 1996