John Jarratt

Personal Info

Birthday

August 5, 1951

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Wongawilli, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

John Jarrett

John Jarratt

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.

Known For

Police Rescue

McLeod's Daughters

Water Rats

Blue Heelers

Siren

Inspector Morse

Django Unchained

Bluey

Filmography

2025
Double or Nothing
as Col
2024
What About Sal?
as Tommy
2021
Christmas Down Under
as Robert Parker
The Possessed
as Jacob Chandler
Love You Like That
as Roy
2018
Boar
as Ken
2017
Hero
as Officer Henry
2016
Red Dog: True Blue
as Lang Hancock
Observance
as Snitch
2015
StalkHer
as Jack
Frenzy
as Benjamin Lightbringer
2014
Jack Irish: Dead Point
as Sen. Sgt Laurie Olsen
2013
Wolf Creek 2
as Mick Taylor
2012
Django Unchained
as The Le Quint Dickey Mining Co. Employee
100 Bloody Acres
as Burke
Shiver
as Vinnie Rood
2011
Savages Crossing
as Phil
2010
Bad Behaviour
as Ricky
Needle
as Paul, the Coroner
2008
Australia
as Sergeant
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2007
Rogue
as Russell
The Final Winter
as Colgate
2006
The Making of 'Wolf Creek'
as Self
1996
Dead Heart
as Charlie
1995
All Men Are Liars
as Barry
1994
Talk
as Mac
1993
Joh's Jury
as Kev
1992
The Time Game
as Joe
1991
Pirates Island
as The Jackel
1988
Midnight Dancer
as Graeme
Touch the Sun: Top Enders
as Jack
1987
Dark Age
as Steve Harris
Australian Dream
as Todd
1985
The Naked Country
as Mick Conrad
1984
Crime of the Decade
as Terry
The Settlement
as Martin
1983
Chase Through the Night
as Clurry
1982
Fluteman
as Fluteman
We of the Never Never
as Dandy
Next of Kin
as Barney
1979
The Odd Angry Shot
as Bill
1978
Blue Fin
as Sam Snell
The Sound of Love
as Dave
Little Boy Lost
as Vic Tanner
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Michaels
Plunge Into Darkness
as Toby
1977
Summer City
as Sandy
1975
Picnic at Hanging Rock
as Albert Crundall
The Great MacArthy
as MacArthy