John Howard (II)

Birthday: Oct 22, 1952
Birthplace: Corowa, New South Wales, Australia

Bio: Has a sister, Jan. Grew up in Warrawee, NSW Australia and went to Knox Grammar School. Dropped out of medicine and law at university. Graduated in 1978 from NIDA with Penny Cook, Robert Grubb. Played leading roles from 1981 to 1994 in various plays. Won a Critics Circle award in 1992 for "The Crucible" and "Mongrels". Nominated for an AFI award for "Joh's Jury".… More Bio: Has a sister, Jan. Grew up in Warrawee, NSW Australia and went to Knox Grammar School. Dropped out of medicine and law at university. Graduated in 1978 from NIDA with Penny Cook, Robert Grubb. Played leading roles from 1981 to 1994 in various plays. Won a Critics Circle award in 1992 for "The Crucible" and "Mongrels". Nominated for an AFI award for "Joh's Jury". Associate Director of the Sydney Theatre Company from 1992 to 1995. Launched the Australian People's Theatre (associated with the Sydney Theatre Company). Has a daughter born in 1996 and a son from a previous marriage. He is most famous for "SeaChange" (1998).