John Waters (born December 8 1948 in London, England) is an actor and musician well-known in Australian television, theatre and film. The son of Scottish actor Russell Waters, he is likely best known for hosting Play School for over a decade. As such, he should under no circumstances be confused with American actor and director John Waters.
Selected Filmography:
- Play School (1972-1991)
- Rush (1974), as Sergeant Robert McKeller
- The Getting of Wisdom (1977) as Rev. Shepherd
- Summerfield (1977) as David Abbott
- Breaker Morant (1980) as Captain Alfred Taylor
- Attack Force Z (1981) as Sub Lt. Ted King
- All the Rivers Run (1983, 1990) as Brenton Edwards
- Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) as Morris Martin
- The Late Show (1992) As Himself
- The Olden Days as Sergeant Luke Olden (in archive footage from Rush)
- The Real Macaw (1998) as Dr. Lance Hagen
- Evil Never Dies (2003) as Professor Arkin
- Fireflies (2004) as Perry Luscombe
- Stealth (2005) as Black Ops Doctor
- All Saints (2006-2009) as Dr. Miklos "Mike" Vlasek
- Underbelly: The Golden Mile (2010) as John Hattan MP.
- Sea Patrol (2010) as Sgt. Booker
- City Homicide (2010) as William Clegg
- Offspring (2010-2014) as Darcy Proudman
- The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (2012) as Mark Frettiby
- Return to Nim's Island (2013) as Booker
- ANZAC Girls (2014) as Col. Thomas Fiaschi
- Rake (2016) as Edgar Thompson
- 2:22 (2017) as Bill
- Three Summers (2017) as Eamon
- Mystery Road (2018) as Travis James
- Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) as Professor Linneaus
