Jack Finsterer (born 1968) is an Australian film and television 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.
Jack Finsterer | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Finsterer 1968 (age 57–58) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Anni Finsterer (sister) |
Early life
editFinsterer was born John Finsterer in 1968. He grew up in Dickson, Canberra, where he attended Daramalan College.
Finsterer worked as a labourer in Sydney, before taking up acting. He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts for three years.[1] His sister Anni Finsterer is also an actor, who has appeared in To Have and To Hold and State Coroner.[1]
Career
editFinsterer'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.[1] The same year, he appeared in the TV series Janus (1994–95).[1] In September 1996, he joined the supporting cast of police drama Blue Heelers for a month as DC Johnny Kowalski.[1] He also appeared in a five-month outdoor stage production of Romeo and Juliet in Sydney, alongside Nadine Garner.[1]
Film appearances include Zone 39, Preservation (2003),[2] Dangerous (2007), and his best known role to date as Jack Scholt in the Australian historical film Kokoda (2006),[3][4] which made $3,138,501 at the box office in Australia.[5] He also performed voice-over work in short film The Hunter (2011).
In 2020, Finsterer appeared in Home and Away as Paul, a criminal who blackmails the Parata family.[6]
Personal life
editIn 1999, Finsterer married fellow Australian actress Justine Clarke who is also a singer, musician, and television host.
Finsterer and Clarke have three children.[7][8]
He and his family live in Sydney.
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.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Neighbours | Russell Sykes | Recurring |
| 1994 | Law of the Land | Bobby Webster | Season 3, episode: "Whisper" |
| 1994–1995 | 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" |
| 2001–2002 | 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 |
| 2005–2006 | 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 |
| 2011 | Neighbours | Garland Cole | Recurring |
| 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" |
| 2020–2021 | Home and Away | Paul | 10 episodes |
Film
edit| 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 | Nick | |
| 2003 | Car Park | Jack | Short film |
| 2006 | Kokoda | Jack Scholt |
Feature film |
| 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 |
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 James, Caron (31 August 1996). "Here's Johnny". TV Week. p. 20.
- ↑ Edwards, Russell (July 2003). "Preservation". Variety. Vol. 391, no. 8. p. 30. ProQuest 236304067.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Downie, Stephen (1 February 2021). "Blackmailed! Will the Parata family go through with their robbery?". TV Week. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ Dow, Steve (2 February 2017). "Justine Clarke: Growing up with a single mum taught me resilience". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ Cubby, Ben (30 January 2007). "I Like to Sing". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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