Jack Thompson

About

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jack Thompson, AM (born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema. He was educated at the University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). He is best known as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films including such classics as Wake in Fright (1971), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Breaker Morant (1980). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. He was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesMovie • 2002Broken ArrowMovie • 1996The Great GatsbyMovie • 2013Faraway DownsSeries • 2023AustraliaMovie • 2008Original SinMovie • 2001Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceMovie • 1983The Light Between OceansMovie • 2016Short CircuitMovie • 1986Don't Be Afraid of the DarkMovie • 2010LeatherheadsMovie • 2008Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilMovie • 1997The Good GermanMovie • 2006Poker FaceMovie • 2022Swinging SafariMovie • 2018Never Too LateMovie • 2020The Man from Snowy RiverMovie • 1982Excess BaggageMovie • 1997Flesh + BloodMovie • 1985December BoysMovie • 2007Wake in FrightMovie • 1971Last DanceMovie • 1996The Assassination of Richard NixonMovie • 2004High GroundMovie • 2021