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John Jarratt

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.


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Born:
Aug 5, 1951 In Wongawilli, New South Wales, Australia
Movie/TV Credits:
58
First Appeared:
In the movie Wolf Creek 3
Latest Project:
Series Faraway Downs 2023-11-26
Known For
Poster of Wolf Creek
Poster of Jack Irish: Dead Point
Poster of Needle
Poster of Picnic at Hanging Rock
Filmography
Movie Justice in a Smoking Gun Samuel Foster 2025
Movie Wolf Creek 3 Mick Taylor 2025
Movie What About Sal? Tommy 2023-09-10
Series Faraway Downs Sergeant 2023-11-26
Movie The Possessed Jacob Chandler 2021-10-29
Movie Christmas Down Under Robert Parker 2021-11-21
Movie Love You Like That Roy 2021-10-21
Movie Boar Ken 2018-06-17
Series Wolf Creek Mick Taylor 2016-05-12
Movie Observance Snitch 2016-04-03
Movie Red Dog: True Blue Lang Hancock 2016-12-26
Movie Frenzy Benjamin Lightbringer 2015-02-28
Movie StalkHer Jack 2015-08-27
Movie Jack Irish: Dead Point Sen. Sgt Laurie Olsen 2014-04-13
Movie Wolf Creek 2 Mick Taylor 2013-08-30
Movie 100 Bloody Acres Burke 2012-08-04
Movie Shiver Vinnie Rood 2012-04-21
Movie Django Unchained The Le Quint Dickey Mining Co. Employee 2012-12-25
Movie Savages Crossing Phil 2011-05-11
Movie Needle Paul, the Coroner 2010-06-04
Movie Bad Behaviour Ricky 2010-08-27
Movie Australia Sergeant 2008-11-18
Movie Not Quite Hollywood Self 2008-08-28
Movie The Final Winter Colgate 2007-09-06
Movie Rogue Russell 2007-11-08
Movie The Making of 'Wolf Creek' Self 2006-01-16
Movie Wolf Creek Mick Taylor 2005-09-16
Series Outriders 2001-07-09
Series McLeod's Daughters Terry Dodge 2001-08-08
Movie Dead Heart Charlie 1996-09-08
Movie All Men Are Liars Barry 1995-11-30
Series Blue Murder Jack Richardson 1995-09-14
Movie Talk Mac 1994-07-01
Movie Joh's Jury Kev 1993-02-16
Series Blue Heelers Unknown 1993-09-10
Movie The Time Game Joe 1992-01-01
Movie Pirates Island The Jackel 1991-01-01
Movie Midnight Dancer Graeme 1988-08-01
Movie Touch the Sun: Top Enders Jack 1988-04-10
Movie Dark Age Steve Harris 1987-05-21
Movie Australian Dream Todd 1987-01-02
Movie The Naked Country Mick Conrad 1985-07-25
Movie The Settlement Martin 1984-07-19
Movie Crime of the Decade Terry 1984-08-19
Movie Chase Through the Night Clurry 1983-01-01
Movie We of the Never Never Dandy 1982-11-04
Movie Next of Kin Barney 1982-04-30
Movie Fluteman Fluteman 1982-11-24
Series The Last Outlaw Ned Kelly 1980-10-20
Movie The Odd Angry Shot Bill 1979-03-01
Movie Plunge Into Darkness Toby 1978-01-01
Movie The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Michaels 1978-06-21
Movie Little Boy Lost Vic Tanner 1978-11-16
Movie The Sound of Love Dave 1978-12-01
Movie Blue Fin Sam Snell 1978-12-01
Movie Summer City Sandy 1977-12-22
Movie Picnic at Hanging Rock Albert Crundall 1975-09-02
Movie The Great MacArthy MacArthy 1975-08-04