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Having lived in England and South Africa (Cape Town) John arrived in New Zealand with his family at the age of 9. "They totally opposed apartheid, so we left." He started his career in Auckland at 19 performing live on Auckland's nightclub circuit. Within a few months he was appearing in local variety television shows and gaining a solid local following... See full bio »

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October 14, 1951 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

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District 9

District 9 (2009)

King Kong

King Kong (2005)

The Frighteners

The Frighteners (1996)

Whale Rider

Whale Rider (2002)

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Actor (30 titles)

2013 Morepork (short) (completed)
Mr. Wiseman

2011 Rest for the Wicked
The Mouth

2009 Power Rangers R.P.M. (TV series)
Fresno Bob

– Run Ziggy Run (2009) … Fresno Bob

– Ranger Green (2009) … Fresno Bob

– Go for the Green (2009) … Fresno Bob

2009 District 9
Les Feldman - MIL Engineer

2008 The Jaquie Brown Diaries (TV series)
Kevin Blackwell

– Brown Live (2008) … Kevin Blackwell

2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (TV series)
Suzies dad

– Episode #1.1 (2006) … Suzies dad

2006 Perfect Creature
Howard Anderson

2005 King Kong
Herb

2005 Maiden Voyage (TV movie)
Captain Ed Tessler

2003 Revelations (TV series)
Walter Goldburn

– The Play's the Thing (2003) … Walter Goldburn

2003 You Wish! (TV movie)
Coach

2002 Shortland Street (TV series)
Morrie Brownlee

2002 Murder in Greenwich (TV movie)
Jackson O'Connor

2002 Whale Rider
Obstetrician

2002 Atomic Twister (TV movie)
Neville

2001 The Other Side of Heaven
President Stone

2001 Spin Doctors (TV series)
Giles O'Connor

2000 Street Legal (TV series)
Sergeant

– The Boxer (2000) … Sergeant

2000 Ready to Run (TV movie)
Supervisor Pete

2000 Jack of All Trades (TV series)
Benjamin Franklin

– The Floundering Father (2000) … Benjamin Franklin

1995-1999 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV series)
Domesticles / Broteas / Sheriff / …

– Hercules, Tramps & Thieves (1999) … Sheriff

– Hercules on Trial (1998) … Spencius

– The Wedding of Alcmene (1996) … Domesticles

– Once a Hero (1996) … Domesticles

– The Road to Calydon (1995) … Broteas

1998 The Chosen (TV movie)
Doctor Bell

1997 Xena: Warrior Princess (TV series)
Lord Clairon

– Here She Comes... Miss Amphipolis (1997) … Lord Clairon

1996 Every Woman's Dream (TV movie)
Senator Bob Belding

1996 The Frighteners
Deputy

1994 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (TV movie)
Inn Owner

1993 The Rainbow Warrior (TV movie)
Judge

1993 The Tommyknockers (TV mini-series)
Mr. Arberg

1992 Alex
Mailman

1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Mr. Stuyvesant

– The Handler (1992) … Mr. Stuyvesant

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Perfect Creature -- Set in Nuovo Zelandia, the vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop another vampire bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

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Libra

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