Jason Clarke (actor)
| Jason Clarke | |
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 Clarke in July 2013. | |
| Born |
17 July 1968 Winton, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Jason Clarke (born 17 July 1968) is an Australian film and television actor. Clarke has appeared in many TV series. He is best known as a TV actor for his role as Tommy Caffee on the television series Brotherhood. He has also appeared in many films, often as an antagonist. Some of his notable film roles include Death Race (2008), Public Enemies (2009),[1] Zero Dark Thirty (2013), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Terminator Genisys (2015) and Everest (2015).
Personal life
Clarke was born and brought up in Winton, Queensland.[2][3] His father worked as a sheep shearer.[4]
Career
Clarke has made many Australian television appearances, including Murder Call, Wildside, Home and Away, Blue Heelers, All Saints, Farscape, White Collar Blue, and Stingers. He played Tommy Caffee on the Showtime series Brotherhood. He has appeared in such films as The Human Contract, Death Race, and Rabbit-Proof Fence.
Clarke played "Red" Hamilton in the 2009 film Public Enemies.[1] In April 2010, he was cast in the thriller film Texas Killing Fields.[5] He also played Detective Jarek Wysocki in the 2011 Fox series The Chicago Code[6] and CIA interrogator Dan in the 2012 film Zero Dark Thirty. Clarke played a major role in the 2012 crime film Lawless.[7][8] He played George Wilson in the 2013 remake of The Great Gatsby. Also, in 2013, he played ruthless terrorist leader Emil Stenz in White House Down. He played Malcolm in the 2014 film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. In 2015's Terminator Genisys, Clarke portrayed John Connor, taking over the role from his Public Enemies co-star, Christian Bale.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Dilemma | Guy | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Halifax f.p: Hard Corps | Detective | Television film |
| 1998 | Twilight | Young cop | |
| 1998 | Praise | Frank | |
| 1999 | Schmooze | Band | Short film |
| 1999 | Kick | Nicholas Ratcliff | |
| 2000 | Our Lips Are Sealed | Mac | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | Risk | Chris | |
| 2000 | Better Than Sex | Guy C | |
| 2002 | Free | Short film | |
| 2002 | The Outsider | Ray Childress | Television film |
| 2002 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Constable Riggs | |
| 2003 | You Can't Stop the Murders | Slade | |
| 2003 | BlackJack | Tony Seaton (1973) | Television film |
| 2004 | Get Rich Quick | Fenris | |
| 2008 | Hole in the Paper Sky | Howard Ferp | Short film |
| 2008 | Under Still Waters | Andrew | |
| 2008 | Death Race | Darryl Ulrich | |
| 2008 | The Human Contract | Julian Wright | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | John "Red" Hamilton | |
| 2009 | US Attorney | Michael Ryan | Television film |
| 2010 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | New York Fed Chief | |
| 2010 | Trust | Doug Tate | |
| 2011 | Yelling to the Sky | Gordon O'Hara | |
| 2011 | Swerve | Frank | |
| 2011 | Texas Killing Fields | Rule | |
| 2012 | Lawless | Howard Bondurant | |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Dan | Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby | George Wilson | |
| 2013 | White House Down | Emil Stenz | |
| 2014 | The Better Angels | Thomas Lincoln | |
| 2014 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Malcolm | |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | ||
| 2015 | Child 44 | Anatoly Brodsky | |
| 2015 | Terminator Genisys | John Connor / T-3000 | |
| 2015 | Everest | Rob Hall | |
| 2016 | All I See Is You | James | Filming |
| 2016 | HHhH | Reinhard Heydrich | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1999 | Blue Heelers | Dean Crocker Craig Dyer Troy Harris |
4 episodes |
| 1996 | Mercury | Nathan Cohan | |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Rick "Slick" Brooks | Episode: "A Model Murder" |
| 1997 | Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac | Willy | Miniseries |
| 1998 | Heartbreak High | Warren | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Wildside | Det. Con. Paul Moss | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Hank | Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Recovery" |
| 1998 | Murder Call | Zac Hartman | Episode: "A View to a Kill" |
| 1999–2000 | All Saints | Eddie Furlong | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2003 | Stingers | Brett Linton Oliver Jensen |
7 episodes |
| 2001 | Flat Chat | Episode: "Dark & Stormy Night" | |
| 2001 | Head Start | Constable Rogers | Episode: "Out of the Blue" |
| 2001 | The Bill | Agent Vinten | Episode: "Beech on the Run" |
| 2002 | Home and Away | Christopher 'Kick' Johnson | 5 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | White Collar Blue | Ray Jarvis | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Farscape | Captain Jenek | 4 episodes |
| 2006–2008 | Brotherhood | Tommy Caffee | 29 episodes |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code | Jarek Wysocki | 13 episodes |
References
- 1 2 "Jason Clarke Next to See Murder in The Fields". DreadCentral.
- ↑ "Entertainment". GQ.
- ↑ David Hochman (2 May 2011). "Jason Clarke: Chicago's Finest". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ "Jason Clarke Plays Politics on New Drama". Fox News.
- ↑ "The Battle for 'The Fields' Continues With New Casting". BloodyDisgusting.
- ↑ "The Chicago Code". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (24 January 2011). "Jason Clarke visits 'Wettest County'". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ↑ Stephenson, Morris (18 February 2011). "'Wettest County in the World': Star of moonshining movie makes visit to learn dialect". thefranklinnewspost.com. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ↑ "Terminator Genisys". BD.com. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
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