Jack Thompson
Born 1940
Known for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, The Great Gatsby, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark.
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Don't Tell (2017)
McLeod's Daughters (1996)
The Sum of Us (1994)
Bad Blood (1982)
Scobie Malone (1975)
Trouble in Paradise (1989)
Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
High Ground (2021)
Mystery Road (2013)
Man-Thing (2005)
Runt (2024)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
Feed (2005)
Excess Baggage (1997)
Flesh + Blood (1985)
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
Original Sin (2001)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Wake in Fright (1971)
Swinging Safari (2018)
Leatherheads (2008)
The Good German (2006)
Ruben Guthrie (2015)
Yolngu Boy (2001)
Broken Arrow (1996)
Oakie's Outback Adventures (2011)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Australia (2008)
