John Jarratt

About

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...

Known for

Blue HeelersSeries • 1993McLeod's DaughtersSeries • 2001Django UnchainedMovie • 2012Inspector MorseSeries • 1987Water RatsSeries • 1996SirenSeries • 2018Police RescueSeries • 1991AustraliaMovie • 2008Wolf CreekSeries • 2016Darby and JoanSeries • 2022RogueMovie • 2007Wolf CreekMovie • 2005Wolf Creek 2Movie • 2013Picnic at Hanging RockMovie • 1975Red Dog: True BlueMovie • 2016NeedleMovie • 2010ShiverMovie • 2012Next of KinMovie • 1982The PossessedMovie • 2021BoarMovie • 2018The Odd Angry ShotMovie • 1979The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithMovie • 1978100 Bloody AcresMovie • 2012Jack Irish: Dead PointMovie • 2014