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Jack Finsterer

Jack Finsterer
Born
John Finsterer

1968 (age 55–56)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Spouse
(m. 1999)
Children3

Jack Finsterer (born 1968) is an Australian film and TV actor. He has been acting since the age of 25 and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known television series and films since 1993.

Early life

Finsterer was born John Finsterer in Australia in 1968.

Finsterer grew up in Dickson, Canberra, where he attended Daramalan College, before going on to study drama at the Victorian College of Arts in Melbourne.

Career

Finsterer's screen debut was in the film Gross Misconduct in 1993, playing the role of a policeman. His first significant acting role, however, was as the character Bobby Webster in the 1994 television series Law of the Land. The same year, he appeared in the TV series Janus (1994–95). Following this, he had roles in long-running TV series Blue Heelers (1996) and the film Zone 39.

Further appearances included a role in Dangerous (2007), and his best known role to date as Jack Scholt in the Australian historical film Kokoda (2006). He also performed voice-over work in short film The Hunter (2011).

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Law of the Land Bobby Webster Season 3, episode: "Whisper"
1994~95 Janus Bronowski 10 episodes
1996 Blue Heelers Det. Const. Johnny Kowalski 4 episodes
1998 Good Guys Bad Guys Christie Maginnis Episode: "Blood is Thicker than Walter"
1999 Stingers Patrick De Groot 2 episodes
2001 Love Is a Four Letter Word Evan Green 5 episodes
2002 Tanya and Floyd Floyd TV movie
2002 The Lost World Captain Melric Episode: "Phantoms"
2002 Farscape Gleeg Episode: "Lava’s a Many Splendoured Thing"
2001~02 McLeod’s Daughters Marty O'Rourke 2 episodes
2002 Young Lions Tony Kennedy Episode: "Lone Star Blues"
2003 Life Support Dr. Rudi 10 episodes
2004 Jessica Michael Malloy TV movie
2004 Big Reef Nick TV movie
2005~06 All Saints Damien Trelawny 2 episodes
2007 Dangerous Nathan Walsh 8 episodes
2008 Dream Life Number 11 TV movie
2010 Sea Patrol Karl Butherworth Episode: "Big Fish"
2010 City Homicide Jeremy Burns 2 episodes
2010 Rush Michael Shmitt Episode #3.20
1992~2011 Neighbours Garland Cole / Russell Sykes 12 episodes
2012 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Peter the Painter Episode: "Death at Victoria Dock"
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Dwayne Nash Episode: "A Dog’s Life"
2014 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Lyle Townsend Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors"
2020~21 Home and Away Paul 10 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Gross Misconduct Policeman Feature film
1996 Zone 39 Central Officer Feature film
1998 Tulip Jack Short film
1999 Strange Fits of Passion Francis Feature film
2003 Preservation[1] Nick
2003 Car Park Jack Short film
2006 Kokoda[2][3] Jack Scholt $3,138,501 at the box office in Australia.

Feature film based on a true story[4]

2008 Outside in Daniel Short film
2009 Schadenfreude Short film
2009 In Her Skin Police Detective Neil Patterson Feature film
2011 The Hunter The Hunter (voice) Short film
2011 Spider Walk Joe Short film
2013 Destiny in the Dirt John Short film
2013 Revolving Doors Hotel Check-in Desk Attendant Short film
2015 Is This the Real World Edgo
2020 Bloody Hell Uncle Feature film
2022 Ishmael Ishmael Short film
2022 All Silent Dogs Mycah Short film

Personal life

In 1999, Finsterer married fellow Australian actress Justine Clarke who is also a singer, musician, and television host.

Finsterer and his wife have three children – Josef (b. 2001), Nina (b. 2003), and Max (b. 2009).[5][6]

He and his family live in Sydney, Australia.

Away from acting, Finsterer has worked in a Melbourne wine shop, started a business selling beauty products, and worked in corporate hospitality at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

References

  1. ^ Edwards, Russell (July 2003). "Preservation". Variety. Vol. 391, no. 8. p. 30. ProQuest 236304067.
  2. ^ Arrow, Michelle (1 January 2011). "Broadcasting the Past: Australian Television Histories". History Australia. 8 (1): 223–246. doi:10.1080/14490854.2011.11668365. ISSN 1449-0854. S2CID 143301399.
  3. ^ Arrow, Michelle (1 December 2013). "'I Just Feel It's Important to Know Exactly What he Went Through': In Their Footsteps and The Role of Emotions in Australian Television History". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 33 (4): 594–611. doi:10.1080/01439685.2013.847651. ISSN 0143-9685. S2CID 162390877.
  4. ^ Nelson, Hank (1 June 2010). "Kokoda". The Journal of Pacific History. 45 (1): 89–104. doi:10.1080/00223344.2010.484173. ISSN 0022-3344. S2CID 219627356.
  5. ^ Dow, Steve (2 February 2017). "Justine Clarke: Growing up with a single mum taught me resilience". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ Cubby, Ben (30 January 2007). "I Like to Sing". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2022.