Biography
John Hadley Thompson, AM is an Australian actor and a major figure of Australian cinema, particularly Australian New Wave. He is best known for his role as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films, including such classics as The Club (1980), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Petersen (1974). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film.
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Awards & recognition
- Member of the Order of Australia · 1986
Filmography50+ titles
A Woman of Independent Means
The Great Gatsby
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Wake in Fright
The Light Between Oceans
Breaker Morant
The Dwelling Place
The Man from Snowy River
Bad Blood
Faraway Downs
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
The Sum of Us
Short Circuit
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Mao's Last Dancer
Australia
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Flesh+Blood
Sunday Too Far Away
High Ground
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
McLeod's Daughters
Runt
Mystery Road
Wind
The Earthling
My Name Is Gulpilil
Original Sin
Excess Baggage
Broken Arrow
December Boys
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
The Club
Leatherheads
Mad Dog Morgan
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
The Good German
Never Too Late
Last Dance
Poker Face
Feed
Whaledreamers
Turtle Beach
Swinging Safari
The Magic Pudding
Around the Block
My Brother Jack
Deception
Blinder
Ruben Guthrie