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

Perth, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Actress, 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.[9]

Her mother, Suzanne John, worked as a journalist for the ABC, Nine Network and Seven Network in Perth, Western Australia.[10] Her cousin is actor Callan McAuliffe.[11]

Producing and directing

Theatre

Film and television
  • (2012) - Producer iSOLATE (feature film)[22]
  • (2013) - Producer, co-director Mask (short)[23]
  • (2014) - Executive Producer Under The Bridge (feature film)[24]
  • (2015) - Producer 1 + 1 = 11 (feature film)[25]

Acting

Theatre

Film and Television

  • (2006) - All Saints (TV series)[38]
  • (2007) - McLeod's Daughters (TV series)[39]
  • (2008) - Lullaby (short)[40]
  • (2010) - 1MC: Something of Vengeance (feature film)[41]
  • (2010) - Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals (TV series)[42]
  • (2012) - iSOLATE (feature film)[7] For which she won the Best Actress Award at both the LA Fear and Fantasy Film Festival, and The Indie Gems Film Festival[43]
  • (2012) - Rake (TV series)[44]
  • (2013) - Mask (short)[45]
  • (2014) - Under The Bridge (feature film)[46]

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. "Isolate (2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
  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 Murder Is Announced | A Murder Is Announced Tickets | Miss Marple". 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  10. A History of Commercial Television in Perth, WA
  11. "All in the family". 26 May 2012.
  12. "Tickets | Miss Marple". A Murder Is Announced. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  13. "AusStage".
  14. "Tim Minchin: I'm bringing Matilda the Musical home". 22 May 2015.
  15. https://wtdir.com/production/groundhog-day/united-kingdom/matthew-warchus
  16. "Learn about the acclaimed Music Theatre program at the VCA". 29 July 2021.
  17. "Matilda opens in Adelaide". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2017.
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  20. "Billy Elliot the Musical – Australian Music Theatre Database". amtdb.com.au. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  21. "Creative". Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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  23. "Mask (2013) - IMDb". IMDb.
  24. "Under the Bridge (2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
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  26. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  27. "News | The University of Sydney". Sydney.edu.au. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  28. "Off the rails". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  29. ramin communications. "New Theatre 2003 Program". Ramin.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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  31. "AusStage". AusStage. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  32. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  33. "AusStage". AusStage. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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  35. "AusStage". AusStage. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  36. "What happened to theatre.asn.au? | Footlights". Theatre.asn.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  37. "The Mousetrap to Tour Australia". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  38. "Wait and See". IMDb.
  39. ""McLeod's Daughters" Hot Water (TV Episode 2007) - IMDb". IMDb.
  40. http://vimeo.com/27612073
  41. "1MC: Something of Vengeance". IMDb.
  42. "Chow Hayes: Australia's First Gangster". IMDb.
  43. "Jacinta John Awards". www.martynpark.com. Interlude Pictures. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  44. ""Rake" R vs Fenton (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb". IMDb.
  45. "Mask". IMDb.
  46. "Under The Bridge". Interlude Pictures. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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