Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke
Clarke in July 2013
Born (1969-07-17) 17 July 1969[1]
Winton, Queensland, Australia
Occupation Film and television actor
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s)
Cécile Breccia (m. 2018)
Children 2

Jason Clarke (born 17 July 1969) is an Australian film and television actor. Clarke has appeared in many TV series, and is known for playing Tommy Caffee on the television series Brotherhood. He has also appeared in many films, often as an antagonist. His film roles include Zero Dark Thirty (2012), White House Down (2013), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Terminator Genisys (2015), Everest (2015), and Chappaquiddick (2018), in which he portrayed Ted Kennedy.[2]

Early life

Jason Clarke was born and brought up in Winton, Queensland.[3][4] His father worked as a sheep shearer.[5]

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.[6] In April 2010, he was cast in the thriller film Texas Killing Fields.[7] He also played Detective Jarek Wysocki in the 2011 Fox series The Chicago Code[8] and CIA interrogator Dan in the 2012 film Zero Dark Thirty. Clarke played a major role in the 2012 crime film Lawless.[9][10] 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,[11] and the film grossed over $440 million worldwide.

Personal life

Clarke began a relationship with French actress Cécile Breccia in 2010, and had a son in 2014.[12] In January 2018, the pair announced they had gotten married and were expecting their second child together.[13] Clarke says he identifies as a Democrat.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1997 Dilemma Guy
1998 Twilight Young cop
Praise Frank
1999 Schmooze Band Short film
Kick Nicholas Ratcliff
2000 Our Lips Are Sealed Mac
Risk Chris
Better Than Sex Guy C
2002 Free Short film
Rabbit-Proof Fence Constable Riggs
2003 You Can't Stop the Murders Slade
2004 Get Rich Quick Fenris
2008 Hole in the Paper Sky Howard Ferp Short film
Under Still Waters Andrew
Death Race T. Ulrich
The Human Contract Julian Wright
2009 Public Enemies John "Red" Hamilton
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps New York Fed Chief
Trust Doug Tate
2011 Yelling to the Sky Gordon O'Hara
Swerve Frank
Texas Killing Fields Rule
2012 Lawless Howard Bondurant
Zero Dark Thirty Dan Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
2013 The Great Gatsby George Wilson
White House Down Emil Stenz
2014 The Better Angels Thomas Lincoln
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Malcolm
2015 Knight of Cups Johnny
Child 44 Anatoly Brodsky
Terminator Genisys John Connor / T-3000
Everest Rob Hall
2016 All I See Is You James
2017 Mudbound Henry McAllan
The Man with the Iron Heart Reinhard Heydrich
Chappaquiddick Ted Kennedy
2018 Winchester Eric Price
First Man Ed White
2019 Serenity Post-production
Pet Sematary Louis Creed Post-production
The Aftermath Lewis Morgan 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
1997 Halifax f.p: Hard Corps Detective Television film
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 The Outsider Ray Childress Television film
2002–2003 White Collar Blue Ray Jarvis 2 episodes
2003 Farscape Captain Jenek 4 episodes
2003 BlackJack Tony Seaton (1973) Television film
2006–2008 Brotherhood Tommy Caffee 29 episodes
2009 US Attorney Michael Ryan Television film
2011 The Chicago Code Jarek Wysocki 13 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Clarke biography". tribute.ca.
  2. ↑ Slane, Kevin (5 April 2018). "What critics are saying about 'Chappaquiddick'". Boston.com.
  3. ↑ "Entertainment". GQ.
  4. ↑ David Hochman (2 May 2011). "Jason Clarke: Chicago's Finest". TVGuide.com.
  5. ↑ "Jason Clarke Plays Politics on New Drama". Fox News.
  6. ↑ "Jason Clarke Next to See Murder in The Fields". DreadCentral.
  7. ↑ "The Battle for 'The Fields' Continues With New Casting". BloodyDisgusting.
  8. ↑ "The Chicago Code". TVGuide.com.
  9. ↑ Kroll, Justin (24 January 2011). "Jason Clarke visits 'Wettest County'". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  10. ↑ Stephenson, Morris (18 February 2011). "'Wettest County in the World': Star of moonshining movie makes visit to learn dialect". thefranklinnewspost.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  11. ↑ "Terminator Genisys". BD.com. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
  12. ↑ "Jason Clarke and Cécile Breccia dazzle at the Marrakech International Film Festival". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5296009/Mudbounds-Jason-Clarke-reveals-marriage-longtime-love.html
  14. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-jason-clarke-chappaquiddick-20180406-story.html
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