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'''Jack Finsterer''' is an [[Australian]] television and film actor.
{{short description|Australian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jack Finsterer
| birth_name = John Finsterer
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1968}}
| birth_place = [[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]], Australia
| nationality = Australian
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Justine Clarke]]|1999}}
| children = 3
}}

'''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==
==Early life==
Finsterer was born John Finsterer in Australia in 1968.
Finsterer grew up in [[Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory|Ainslie]], [[Canberra]], where he attended [[Daramalan College]], before going on to study drama at the [[Victorian College of Arts]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref name="DET"/>

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


==Career==
==Career==
Finsterer's screen debut was in the film ''[[Gross Misconduct (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 (TV series)|Law of the Land]]''. The same year, he appeared in the TV series ''[[Janus (TV series)|Janus]]'' (1994–95). Following this, he had roles in long-running TV series ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' (1996) and the film ''[[Zone 39]]''.
His television work includes appearances in ''[[Neighbours]]'', ''[[Farscape]]'', ''[[Stingers]]'', ''[[Life Support (TV series)|Life Support]]'', ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' and ''[[Law of the Land]]''. He starred as Jack Scholt in the epic Australian film ''[[Kokoda]]'' (2006). Away from acting, Finsterer has worked in a Melbourne wine shop, started a business selling beauty products,<ref name="DET"/> and worked in in corporate hospitality at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]].<ref name="DET">[https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/jobsalive/profiles/actor2.htm "Actor Jack Finsterer, 34"] ''DET.nsw.edu'' (Retrieved: 7 September 2009)</ref>

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

==Filmography==

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1994
|[[Law of the Land (TV series)|''Law of the Land'']]
|Bobby Webster
|Season 3, episode: "Whisper"
|-
|1994~95
|[[Janus (TV series)|''Janus'']]
|Bronowski
|10 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[[Blue Heelers]]''
|Det. Const. Johnny Kowalski
|4 episodes
|-
|1998
|[[Good Guys, Bad Guys|''Good Guys Bad Guys'']]
|Christie Maginnis
|Episode: "Blood is Thicker than Walter"
|-
|1999
|[[Stingers (TV series)|''Stingers'']]
|Patrick De Groot
|2 episodes
|-
|2001
|[[Love Is a Four Letter Word (TV series)|''Love Is a Four Letter Word'']]
|Evan Green
|5 episodes
|-
|2002
|''Tanya and Floyd''
|Floyd
|TV movie
|-
|2002
|[[The Lost World (TV series)|''The Lost World'']]
|Captain Melric
|Episode: "Phantoms"
|-
|2002
|''[[Farscape]]''
|Gleeg
|Episode: "Lava’s a Many Splendoured Thing"
|-
|2001~02
|[[McLeod's Daughters|''McLeod’s Daughters'']]
|Marty O'Rourke
|2 episodes
|-
|2002
|[[Young Lions (TV series)|''Young Lions'']]
|Tony Kennedy
|Episode: "Lone Star Blues"
|-
|2003
|[[Life Support (Australian TV series)|''Life Support'']]
|Dr. Rudi
|10 episodes
|-
|2004
|[[Jessica (miniseries)|''Jessica'']]
|Michael Malloy
|TV movie
|-
|2004
|''Big Reef''
|Nick
|TV movie
|-
|2005~06
|[[All Saints (TV series)|''All Saints'']]
|Damien Trelawny
|2 episodes
|-
|2007
|[[Dangerous (TV series)|''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 (2008 TV series)|''Rush'']]
|Michael Shmitt
|Episode #3.20
|-
|1992~2011
|''[[Neighbours]]''
|Garland Cole / Russell Sykes
|12 episodes
|-
|2012
|[[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries|''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===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1993
|[[Gross Misconduct (film)|''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<ref>{{cite magazine |id={{ProQuest|236304067}} |last1=Edwards |first1=Russell |title=Preservation |magazine=Variety |volume=391 |issue=8 |date=July 2003 |page=30 }}</ref>''
|Nick
|
|-
|2003
|''Car Park''
|Jack
|Short film
|-
|2006
|''[[Kokoda (film)|Kokoda]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arrow |first=Michelle |date=2011-01-01 |title=Broadcasting the Past: Australian Television Histories |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/14490854.2011.11668365 |journal=History Australia |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=223–246 |doi=10.1080/14490854.2011.11668365 |s2cid=143301399 |issn=1449-0854}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arrow |first=Michelle |date=2013-12-01 |title='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 |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2013.847651 |journal=Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=594–611 |doi=10.1080/01439685.2013.847651 |s2cid=162390877 |issn=0143-9685}}</ref>''
|Jack Scholt
|$3,138,501 at the box office in Australia.
Feature film based on a true story<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nelson |first=Hank |date=2010-06-01 |title=Kokoda |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2010.484173 |journal=The Journal of Pacific History |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=89–104 |doi=10.1080/00223344.2010.484173 |s2cid=219627356 |issn=0022-3344}}</ref>
|-
|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 (2020 film)|''Bloody Hell'']]
|Uncle
| Feature film
|-
|2022
|''Ishmael''
|Ishmael
|Short film
|
|-
|2022
|''All Silent Dogs''
|Mycah
|Short film
|}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Finsterer is married to the actress [[Justine Clarke]]. They have three children, Josef (born c.2001), Nina (born c.2003) and Max (2009).<ref>Cubby, Ben;
In 1999, Finsterer married fellow Australian actress [[Justine Clarke]] who is also a singer, musician, and television host.

[http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts-reviews/i-like-to-sing/2007/01/30/1169919321549.html "I Like to Sing"] ''[[Sydney Morning Herald|SMH.com.au]]'', 30 January 2007 (Retrieved: 7 September 2009)</ref><ref>[http://www.justineclarke.com.au/news/20 "Official Site"]</ref>
Finsterer and his wife have three children – Josef (b. 2001), Nina (b. 2003), and Max (b. 2009).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dow |first=Steve |date=2017-02-02 |title=Justine Clarke: Growing up with a single mum taught me resilience |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/actor-justine-clarke-the-challenges-of-my-childhood-prepared-me-for-my-new-role-20170201-gu3286.html |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cubby |first=Ben |date=2007-01-30 |title=I Like to Sing |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/i-like-to-sing-20070131-gdpd03.html |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

He and his family live in [[Sydney|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==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb|0278355|'''Jack Finsterer'''}}
*{{IMDb name|0278355|'''Jack Finsterer'''}}


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Latest revision as of 10:40, 20 October 2024

Jack Finsterer
Born
John Finsterer

1968 (age 56–57)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

Television

[edit]
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

[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[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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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.
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