1. John Jarratt was born on 5 August 1952 and is an Australian television film actor, producer and director and TV presenter who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave.
27 Facts About John Jarratt
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John Jarratt has appeared in a number of film roles including Picnic at Hanging Rock, Summer City, The Odd Angry Shot, We of the Never Never, Next of Kin, and Dark Age.
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John Jarratt portrayed the antagonist Mick Taylor in the Wolf Creek franchise.
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John Jarratt voiced the protagonist's father, Jack Hunter, in an audio drama adaptation of The Phoenix Files.
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John Jarratt is known for his recurring role in the drama series McLeod's Daughters.
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John Jarratt's father was a coal miner, and later a concreter working on the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
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John Jarratt comes from a family of Irish Catholic descent; however, his patrilineal ancestor George John Jarratt, born 1833, came from Croxton in Cambridgeshire, England.
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John Jarratt graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1973.
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John Jarratt appeared in Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock and Summer City with Mel Gibson.
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John Jarratt had the lead role in the 1979 miniseries The Last Outlaw playing Ned Kelly.
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John Jarratt played a major supporting role as a young Australian soldier in Vietnam War movie The Odd Angry Shot and We of the Never Never.
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John Jarratt joined Alcoholics Anonymous, an organisation in which he continues to be active.
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John Jarratt had guest roles in Inspector Morse, Police Rescue, Blue Murder, Water Rats and Blue Heelers in the 1990s and 2000s.
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John Jarratt joined the cast of McLeod's Daughters in 2001, and left the show in 2006.
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In 2010, John Jarratt appeared in a commercial for Husqvarna, where he proved the tools' efficiency by playing his character in Wolf Creek.
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In May 2013, John Jarratt filmed a guest star role in the third instalment of the ABC telemovie series, Jack Irish: Dead Point.
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In 2005, John Jarratt had a major role in the Australian film Wolf Creek, playing the villain Mick Taylor.
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John Jarratt had a small role in the 2008 film, Australia, as a soldier.
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In 2008, John Jarratt launched his own film production company, Winnah Films.
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In 2010, John Jarratt starred in the exploitation film, Bad Behaviour, written and directed by Joseph Sims.
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John Jarratt made a cameo in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained in 2012, appearing as an employee of the Le Quint Dickie Mining Company alongside Tarantino himself, both appearing with Australian accents.
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In February 2013, John Jarratt reprised his role as Mick Taylor, filming the Wolf Creek sequel, Wolf Creek 2, with Matt Hearn producing and Greg McLean directing.
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In January 2014, John Jarratt starred in and co-directed the romantic comedy thriller StalkHer; the film met with mixed reviews.
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On 30 August 2024, it was announced a new reboot for the franchise will begin filming in early 2025 titled as Wolf Creek: Legacy with John Jarratt set to return and reprise the role and Sean Lahiff as new director.
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John Jarratt returned to audio drama work, after working for the ABC in the 1970s to co-star in Benjamin Maio Mackay's adaptation of The Phoenix Files in 2017.
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The first two instalments were released across 2017 and 2018, but John Jarratt is no longer listed as being involved with the project.
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On 1 October 2015, John Jarratt released his autobiography, The Bastard from the Bush.