John Jarratt mini-bio: John Jarratt (born August 5, 1951 in Wongawilly, New South Wales, is an Australian actor.
Jarrat grew up in Wongawilly, a small rural town near Wollongong, New South Wales and later in the Snowy Mountains area.
Jarrat's father was a coal miner and later concreter, who worked on the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme. Both his parents were of Irish origin.
While in high school Jarrat 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 NIDA, the Australian national drama school 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 a young Mel Gibson.
Jarratt had the lead role in the mini series "The Last Outlaw" in 1980, playing Ned Kelly.
In the later 1980s Jarrat recognized he a had problem with binge drinking and related violence and joined Alcoholics Anonymous, an organization 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 2000's.
He joined the cast of "McLeod's Daughters" in 2001, and left the show in 2006.
In 2005, he had a major role in the Australian film "Wolf Creek", playing the villain Mick Taylor. In 2007, he will appear in two films, "Rogue" and "The Final Winter".
Jarratt has been married three times. With his first wife Rosa he had 2 children, Zadia and Ebony.
He was married to actress Noni Hazlehurst, with whom he had 2 more children, Charlie and William.
Most recently he remarried to Cody Jarratt, whom he met as a producer on "Better Homes and Gardens", and had a further 2 boys, Jackson and Riley.
Jarratt is currently pursing legal action against Channel Seven's "Today Tonight show" for protraying him as psychopathic in his dealings with his rental propery tenants.
