Portrait of John Howard

Acting

John Howard

Career

Active from 1980 to 2024, busiest in 2014 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Always Greener
Always Greener
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Howard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Violence
    3.3, average 4.1
  • Tension
    5.2, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Feel-Good 3
  • Australian Comedy 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Australian Outback 2
  • Rural Life 2
  • Australian Film 2
  • Team Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
To the Rescue
To the Rescue

Animation

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 74
Riley
Riley (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sports Broadcaster

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

as The People Eater

Colin from Accounts
Colin from Accounts (2022)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Brian Crapp

Bump
Bump (2021)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Hippy Baby Boomer

2010s

9 titles ยท average score 74
The Merger
The Merger (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

as Bull Barlow

The Warriors
The Warriors (2017)

TV show ยท as Bill Shepherd

Get Krack!n
Get Krack!n (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Bill Langham

Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
GoodWatch score 87

as The People Eater

Last Cab to Darwin
Last Cab to Darwin (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

as Simmo

unINDIAN
unINDIAN (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr Sanders

Janet King
Janet King (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Steven Blakely

Soul Mates
Soul Mates (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Grace Under Water
Grace Under Water (2014)

as Ken

2000s

9 titles ยท average score 64
Jindabyne
Jindabyne (2006)
GoodWatch score 60

as Carl

Jessica
Jessica (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

A Man's Gotta Do
A Man's Gotta Do (2004)
GoodWatch score 31

as Eddy

Japanese Story
Japanese Story (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

as Richards

Take Away
Take Away (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

as Burgies CEO

The Road from Coorain
The Road from Coorain (2002)

as Angus

Always Greener
Always Greener (2001)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as John Taylor

The Man Who Sued God
The Man Who Sued God (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Edward Piggott

The Job
The Job (2001)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show

1990s

12 titles ยท average score 66
In a Savage Land
In a Savage Land (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Rev Macgregor

SeaChange
SeaChange (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Bob Jelly

Never Tell Me Never
Never Tell Me Never (1998)

as Uncle Darryl

All Saints
All Saints (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Jonathan Healy / Frank Campion

The Games
The Games (1998)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as John Howard

Blackrock
Blackrock (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

as Len Kirby

Dating the Enemy
Dating the Enemy (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Davis

Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Dwayne Farrell

Water Rats
Water Rats (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as D/S Sven Larsen

Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Michael Fielding

Joh's Jury
Joh's Jury (1993)

as Hedley

The Girl from Tomorrow
The Girl from Tomorrow (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Silverthorn

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 64
Young Einstein
Young Einstein (1988)
GoodWatch score 44

as Preston Preston

Evil Angels
Evil Angels (1988)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lyle Morris

Around the World in Eighty Ways
Around the World in Eighty Ways (1988)

as Dr. Proctor

The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mike Stone

Razorback
Razorback (1984)
GoodWatch score 56

as Danny

Strikebound
Strikebound (1984)

as Bashed Scab

Bush Christmas
Bush Christmas (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sly

Gary's Story
Gary's Story (1983)

as Gary

The Highest Honour
The Highest Honour (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Captain R. C. Page

A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice (1981)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Donald Paget

The Club
The Club (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Geoff Hayward

Water Under the Bridge
Water Under the Bridge (1980)

TV show ยท as Archie

1970s

1 title ยท average score 39
Capone
Capone (1975)
GoodWatch score 39

as Warden J. Johnston