Joel Jackson came to prominence for his performances as Charles Bean in Deadline Gallipoli and Peter Allen in Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door.
13 Facts About Joel Jackson
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Joel Jackson became head boy at Karratha Senior High School.
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At 17, Joel Jackson went on a year-long Rotary exchange to Brazil.
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Joel Jackson returned home with a large circle and symbol tattooed under his left biceps.
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Joel Jackson first began playing guitar at age 14 and supported Birds of Tokyo, Megan Washington, Diesel and Ian Moss in Karratha.
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In 2011, Joel Jackson moved to Sydney to join National Institute of Dramatic Art.
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Joel Jackson graduated from NIDA in 2013 and returned to the metalwork factories and engineering workshops of Karratha.
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In 2014, Joel Jackson auditioned for a single scene role in the mini-series Deadline Gallipoli but was later offered the lead part of Charles Bean alongside Sam Worthington, which aired on Foxtel's Showcase in April 2015.
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In December 2015, at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, Joel Jackson won best lead actor in a television drama for his role as Allen.
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In February 2017, Joel Jackson starred alongside Heidi Arena in Melbourne Theatre Company's performance of Born Yesterday.
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In December 2018, Joel Jackson released season one of his podcast The Good Thief in which he interviews some of Australians including Jack Ellis, Anna McGahan, Glendon Ivan, and Samuel Johnson.
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In 2019, Joel Jackson plays Detective James Steed in Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries.
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In 2023, Joel Jackson was named as part of the cast for the film Kangaroo.