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Name
  
John McTernan


Role
  
Actor

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Awards
  
Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor, Logie Award for Best Lead Actor in a Series

Movies and TV shows
  
Cop Shop, Number 96, Evil Never Dies, GP

Similar
  
Uli Edel, Ted Robinson, David Sale

John McTernan is an Australian actor, known for several theatre and television roles.

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Early life

McTernan's career spans thirty years working in theatre, television and film. He has appeared with all the major theatre companies and began is career training and then performing at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney. He has appeared in several productions there, most recently Wrong Turn at Lungfish in 2008. Previously at the Ensemble; Lovers, The Comedians, Boy Meets Girl, 6 Rms Riv Vu, Sonny and Same Difference.

Theatre

Work at the Melbourne Theatre Company includes Born Yesterday, Twelfth Night, Into the Woods, Assassins, The Glass Menagerie, The Real Thing, Serious Money, High Society, Art, Take Me Out and Boy Gets Girl. The Nimrod Theatre Company: Young Mo, Volpone, Inside the Island, The Orestia, Clouds, Romeo and Juliet, Henry IV and Comedy of Errors.

Sydney Theatre Company: The Sunny South, The Venetian Twins, The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Also for various other theatre companies: Sanctuary, Oleanna, What Did We Do Wrong among others.

McTernan is also well known for his work in music theatre with major stage roles in Grease, Godspell, Guys and Dolls, Sunset Boulevard, The History of Australia, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Shout, Into the Woods, and Assassins. Also for The Production Company in Melbourne: She Loves Me, Gypsy and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Film roles

His work in film includes: The Brown Out Murders, the ABC feature Fuzzy, The Understudy and Evil Never Dies.

Television

He is known to television audiences for roles in popular Australian drama series and soap operas. Long running series roles include: Cop Shop and G.P., for which he won Logie Awards. He played a gay man later revealed as a psychopathic blackmailer in soap opera Number 96 in 1977, and played a prison teacher in Prisoner in 1986. He played Lee Gordon in the mini series Shout! The Story of Johnny O'Keefe Other television roles include City Homicide, All Saints, Blue Heelers, Stingers, Something in the Air and Scooter Secret Agent.

Awards

McTernan won the 'Best Lead Actor' award in 1982 and 1983 at the Logies for his role in Cop Shop. For his role in G.P., he was nominated for Logies as Best Actor in 1990 and Outstanding Actor in 1991, and went on to win the Outstanding Actor award in 1992. He has also won a Green Room Award in 1987 for Best Supporting Actor as Feste in Twelfth Night for the MTC.

Filmography

Actor
2013
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series) as
Larry Dunn
- Death Comes Knocking (2013) - Larry Dunn
2011
Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey (TV Series) as
Baptism Priest (flashback)
- Genesis (2011) - Baptism Priest (flashback)
2011
Killing Time (TV Mini Series) as
Justice Shepherd
- Episode #1.7 (2011) - Justice Shepherd
2007
Pension Day (Short) as
The Pensioner
2007
City Homicide (TV Series) as
Asst. Commissioner Bill Mulholland
- The Promised Land (2007) - Asst. Commissioner Bill Mulholland
- Envelope Day (2007) - Asst. Commissioner Bill Mulholland
- The Return (2007) - Asst. Commissioner Bill Mulholland
- In the Hands of Giants: Part 2 (2007) - Asst. Commissioner Bill Mulholland
- In the Hands of Giants: Part 1 (2007) - Asst. Commissioner Bill Mulholland
2005
Scooter: Secret Agent (TV Series) as
Mackenna
- Operation: Endgame (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Deception (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Replication (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Kidnap (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Senior Citizen (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Stealth (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Under Par (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Aphrodite (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Wombat (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Dollface (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Double Oh (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Beast Boy (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Alien (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Con-Artist (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Supernatural (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Songbird (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Mummy's Guide (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Little Dragon (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Microdroid (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Mask-In-A-Can (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Whistler (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Chocolate Soldier (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Trainspotting (2005) - Mackenna
- Operation: Destiny (2005) - Mackenna
2000
Stingers (TV Series) as
Dr. Dan Fraser / Dr. Fraser / Prosecutor / ...
- Fashion Victim (2003) - Dr. Dan Fraser
- Troppo Fest (2003) - Dr. Dan Fraser
- One Perfect Day (2003) - Dr. Dan Fraser
- Time Out (2003) - Dr. Dan Fraser
- Free Radical (2003) - Dr. Dan Fraser
- Partners in Crime (2002) - Dr. Fraser
- Breakdown (2002) - Dr. Fraser
- Separation Anxiety (2002) - Dr. Fraser
- A Matter of Trust (2000) - Prosecutor
- Necessary Force (2000) - Jim Duncan
2003
Evil Never Dies (TV Movie) as
Dr. Calvert
2002
MDA (TV Series) as
Dr. Michael Forsythe
- Scylla and Charybdis (2002) - Dr. Michael Forsythe
- Venus Envy (2002) - Dr. Michael Forsythe
2002
Guru Wayne as
Professor Barret
2001
Something in the Air (TV Series) as
Owen Young
- Reconciliation (2001) - Owen Young
- To Honour Those Before Us (2001) - Owen Young
- Playing Your Hand (2001) - Owen Young
- Sins of the Father (2001) - Owen Young
- Tuesday's Child (2001) - Owen Young
1995
Blue Heelers (TV Series) as
Peter Carlson / Father Michael Carlisle
- The Good Kid (2000) - Peter Carlson
- Vow of Silence (1995) - Father Michael Carlisle
1999
All Saints (TV Series) as
Geoff Cavendish
- A Whole Lot to Lose (1999) - Geoff Cavendish
1997
Good Guys Bad Guys (TV Series) as
Commissioner Fuller
- Little Time Bomb (1997) - Commissioner Fuller
1995
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (TV Series) as
Connor O'Shea
- A Sea of Troubles (1995) - Connor O'Shea
1995
The Feds: Abduction (TV Movie) as
Alan Guinnane
1989
G.P. (TV Series) as
Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Longest Day (1992) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Time's Winged Chariot (1992) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Brave New World (1992) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Last Waltz (1992) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- We Regret to Advise There Will Be a Delay (1992) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Test of Conscience (1992) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Dark Lottery: Part 2 (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Dark Lottery: Part 1 (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Judgment Day (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Quicksand (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- On the Brink (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Collateral Damage (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- All in a Day's Work (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Weekend in the Country (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Baggage (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Games People Play (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Unlived Lives (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- My Brother's Keeper (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The View from Up Here (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Price You Pay (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Family First (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- More Than Friends (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Once Bitten (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Nowhere to Run (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Just a GP (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Rites of Passage (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Who Lives, Who Dies (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Telling Tales (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Darby & Joan (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Cutting Edge (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Unconventional Weapons (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Right to Write (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Flock of Nightingales (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Three's a Crowd (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Heart of the Matter (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Binary (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Love Hurts (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Black & White/Sloan Street (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Solomon's Choice (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Testament/Say a Little Prayer (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Memories (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Out of Pasture (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Visitors (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Hippocrates (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- So Makes the Man (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Just a Game (1991) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Silent Majority (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Longing (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Crossover (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Inside Out (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Loose Ends (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Sleep of Reason (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Jobs for the Boys (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A General Malaise (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Why? (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Art of the Compromise (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Illusions (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- George (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Moving Finger Writes (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Playing It by the Book (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Very Long Goodbye (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Set Them Free (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Smash (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Practice Imperfect (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Another Day at the Office (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- And Baby Makes Three (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Only Human (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Thicker Than Water (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Difficult Stage (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Occupational Hazards (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Freak Show (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Neighbourly Gesture (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Lovers (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Will I Still Be Able to Do It (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Payback (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Spoonful of Sugar (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Mates (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Rebel Rebel (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Confidences (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp (as John McTiernan)
- The Evidence (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Ghosts (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Border of the Heart (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Everything Old Is New Again (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Old Ball & Chain (1990) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Living with a Stranger (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Nobody's Perfect (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Blind Eye (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Poetry Man (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Simon Says (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Mother of the Year (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Choices (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Addicted to Love (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Lies We Tell Ourselves (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Heal Thyself (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Chef's Special (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Guilt Edges (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Chances (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Power of Love (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Dominant Male (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Daddy's Little Princess (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Toss a Coin (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Solar Strychnine (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Fat Cats (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Growing Up (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Emile (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Into the Valley (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Best Policy (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Secrets (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Limbo (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Lest We Remember (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Heroes (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Man's Place (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- They Just Wear You Down (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Family Way (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- For Better or Worse (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Second Chance (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Fair Advantage (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Magic Bullets (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- A Female Complaint (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Fade Out (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- Shaping Up (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
- The Best Laid Plans (1989) - Dr. Robert Sharp
1988
The Four Minute Mile (TV Movie) as
Dave Garroway
1987
Nancy Wake (TV Mini Series) as
Antoine
- Episode #1.2 (1987) - Antoine
- Episode #1.1 (1987) - Antoine
1987
The Flying Doctors (TV Series) as
Jim Brett
- Horses for Courses (1987) - Jim Brett
1986
Prisoner (TV Series) as
Tom Lucas
- The Finale (1986) - Tom Lucas
- Episode #8.103 (1986) - Tom Lucas
- Episode #8.102 (1986) - Tom Lucas
- Episode #8.101 (1986) - Tom Lucas
- Episode #8.100 (1986) - Tom Lucas
- Episode #8.99 (1986) - Tom Lucas
1986
Death of a Soldier as
Col. Williams (as John McTiernan)
1985
Shout! - The Story of Johnny O'Keefe (TV Mini Series) as
Lee Gordon
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Lee Gordon (as John McTiernan)
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Lee Gordon (as John McTiernan)
1985
Zoo Family (TV Series) as
Mr. Macleod
- Seal Song (1985) - Mr. Macleod
1985
Special Squad (TV Series)
- Mates (1985)
1981
Cop Shop (TV Series) as
Det. Tom Shannon
- Tying the Knot (1984) - Det. Tom Shannon
1984
The Last Bastion (TV Mini Series) as
Col. Willoughby
- Part 3 (1984) - Col. Willoughby
- Part 2 (1984) - Col. Willoughby
- Part 1 (1984) - Col. Willoughby
1984
Five Mile Creek (TV Series) as
Father Jenkins
- Blood, Sweat and Faith (1984) - Father Jenkins
1979
Barnaby and Me (TV Movie) as
Secretary
1977
Number 96 (TV Series) as
Rob Forsyth
1976
The Understudy (TV Movie)
Miscellaneous
1987
Bachelor Girl (script workshop)
Self
1982
The 24th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV Special) as
Self

References

John McTernan (actor) Wikipedia