Mini
biography:
John
was
a
comparatively
late
starter
in
his
acting
career,
having
his
first
role
in
the
stage
musical
“Jesus
Christ
Superstar”
in
1999
at
the
age
of
39.
He
spent
his
earlier
years
as
a
musician,
and
played
drums
and
sang
in
professional
dance
bands
through
the
70’s
and
early
80’s.
John
was
born
and
bought
up
in
Christchurch
New
Zealand,
and
moved
to
Auckland
New
Zealand
after
he
quit
the
music
business
in
1987.
A
chance
one-off
gig
playing
drums
backing
a
stage
revue
in
Auckland
got
him
thinking,
and
after
auditioning
and
scoring
his
first
role
as
one
of
the
priests
in
J.S.
Superstar
in
1989,
he
has
continued
to
‘walk
the
boards’
in
many
many
stage
productions.
He
took
acting
for
film
classes,
and
started
auditioning
for
film
and
television
roles.
After
the
usual
round
of
disappointments
and
hard
slog,
John
has
since
appeared
regularly
on
various
television
drama’s
and
commercials,
and
has
had
roles
in
many
short
films
and
feature
films.
John
is
single,
lives
in
Auckland,
and
is
a
bit
of
an
animal
fanatic.
His
’best
friend’
is
an
8
year
old
blue
roan
English
Cocker
Spaniel
called
“Blue”.
Past
Roles:
Knife
Shift
(2004)
-
Detective
Stanley
Skin
&
Bone
(2003)
-
David
Searle
Cockle
(2003)
-
Uncle
John
Picnic
Stops
(2003)
-
Featured
Role
Gupta
vs
Gordon
(2002)
-
Bruce
Gordon
Shortland
Street
(2001)
-
Russel
McNulty
Street
Legal
(2000)
-
Wallace
Culhane
The
tails
of
Ariana
(1999)
-
The
Judge
Memory
and
Desire
(1997)
-
Motel
Owner
9
Across
(1997)
-
Detective
Gregory
Loch
Letters
to
Blanchy
(1997)
-
Patrick
Douglas
Crimewatch
(1996)
Court
(1995)
-
Older
Cop
Plain
Clothes
(1994)
-
Video
Parlour
Operator
True
Life
Stories
(1994)
-
Brian
Shortland
Street
(1994)
-
Mr
Crowther
Vulcan
Lane
(1994)
-
Manny
Disolution
(1993)
-
Doctor
High
Tide
(1993)
-
Harper
Deep
Water
Haven
(1993)
-
Detective
