Jacinta John

Jacinta John is an Australian actress, producer and director. She is best known for her performance as Miss Casewell[1] in the (2012–2013) 60th anniversary tour of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, which played to an audience of over 150,000 people across Australasia.[2]

Jacinta John
Born
Jacinta Claudia John

NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress, producer, director
Years active2001 – present

Life and career

Born in Perth, Western Australia, she attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College in Peppermint Grove, Perth. She graduated from the University of Sydney (BA in Film & Performance studies) where she was awarded the Walter Reid Memorial Prize.[3] She travelled to London where she completed an MA in Classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[4] In 2010 she became an Australia Council Artstart recipient,[5] which allowed her to study Viewpoints and Suzuki at the Saratoga International Theater Institute (SITI) in New York City.[4]

After dabbling in theatre producing early in her career,[6] she turned her attention towards cinema. Her first feature iSOLATE,[7] screened on the opening night of the 2012 CinefestOz film festival[8] alongside The Intouchables, and 33 Postcards. In 2013 she returned to theatre, only this time, as a director of musical theatre.

Her mother, Suzanne John worked as a journalist for the ABC, Nine Network and Seven Network in Perth, Western Australia.[9] Her cousin is actor Callan McAuliffe.[10]

Producing and directing

Theatre

Film and television

  • (2015) - Producer 1 + 1 = 11 (feature film)[19]
  • (2014) - Executive Producer Under The Bridge (feature film)[20]
  • (2013) - Producer, co-director Mask (short)[21]
  • (2012) - Producer iSOLATE (feature film)[22]

Acting

Theatre

Film and Television

  • (2014) - Under The Bridge (feature film)[35]
  • (2013) - Mask (short)[36]
  • (2012) - Rake (TV series)[37]
  • (2012) - iSOLATE (feature film)[7] For which she won the Best Actress Award at both the LA Fear and Fantasy Film Festival[38] and The Indie Gems Film Festival[39]
  • (2010) - Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals (TV series)[40]
  • (2010) - 1MC: Something of Vengeance (feature film)[41]
  • (2008) - Lullaby (short)[42]
  • (2007) - McLeod's Daughters (TV series)[43]
  • (2006) - All Saints (TV series)[44]

References

  1. Stellar Cast Announced for The Mousetrap
  2. The trap is shut.
  3. "Prizes - Current students - The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  4. "Jacinta John - Sophie Jermyn Management". Sjmanagement.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. "ArtStart - assessment meeting report - May 2010". Australia Council. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  7. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101509/
  8. "Isolate | CinefestOz Film Festival | Western Australia". Cinefestoz.com. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  9. A History of Commercial Television in Perth, WA
  10. http://www.perthnow.com.au/all-in-the-family/story-fn6o0xxk-1226367012720
  11. "Creative". All Out of Love: The Musical. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  12. https://www.mammamiathemusical.com.au/cast/jacinta-john
  13. http://www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/saturdaybreakfast/matilda/8558936
  14. http://vca.unimelb.edu.au/artistic-disciplines/music-theatre/music-theatre-company-2016
  15. https://wtdir.com/production/groundhog-day/united-kingdom/matthew-warchus
  16. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/tim-minchin-im-bringing-matilda-the-musical-home-20150521-ggx58q.html
  17. https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/109976
  18. "Tickets | Miss Marple". A Murder Is Announced. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  19. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2291353/?ref_=tt_ov_st#producer
  20. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3293720/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  21. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2752430/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  22. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101509/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  23. "The Mousetrap to Tour Australia". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  24. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  25. "What happened to theatre.asn.au? | Footlights". Theatre.asn.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  26. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  27. "AusStage". AusStage. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  28. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  29. "AusStage". AusStage. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  30. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  31. ramin communications. "New Theatre 2003 Program". Ramin.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  32. "Off the rails". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  33. "News | The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  34. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  35. "Under The Bridge". Interlude Pictures. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  36. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2752430/
  37. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2121042/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  38. "Awards". Fearandfantasy.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  39. "Jacinta John Awards". Interlude Pictures. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  40. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1846412/
  41. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745649/
  42. http://vimeo.com/27612073
  43. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068478/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast
  44. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815923/
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