Jason Clarke


Jason Clarke 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, White House Down, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Terminator Genisys, Everest, Mudbound, Chappaquiddick, in which he portrayed Ted Kennedy, First Man, in which he portrayed astronaut Ed White, and Pet Sematary.

Early life

Jason Clarke was born and brought up in Winton, Queensland. His father worked as a sheep shearer in rural South Australia outside a small township of Padthaway on the Limestone Coast. His family briefly moved to South Australia before returning to North Queensland where Clarke completed his secondary schooling at Ignatius Park College. Clarke began studying law in 1987, however before completing his studies, he chose to instead pursue acting as a career, enrolling in the Sydney Actor's Studio.

Career

Clarke has made many Australian television appearances, including Murder Call, Wildside, Home and Away, Heartbreak High, 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. In April 2010, he was cast in the thriller film Texas Killing Fields. He also played Detective Jarek Wysocki in the 2011 Fox series The Chicago Code and CIA interrogator Dan in the 2012 film Zero Dark Thirty. Clarke played a major role in the 2012 crime film Lawless. 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, and the film grossed over $440 million worldwide. In 2019, Clarke starred as Louis Creed in the new adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, Pet Sematary.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1995–1999Blue HeelersDean Crocker
Craig Dyer
Troy Harris
4 episodes
1996MercuryNathan Cohan
1996'Rick "Slick" BrooksEpisode: "A Model Murder"
1997'WillyMiniseries
1997Halifax f.p: Hard CorpsDetectiveTelevision film
1998Heartbreak HighWarren1 episode
1998WildsideDet. Con. Paul Moss2 episodes
1998Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza PlaceHankEpisode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Recovery"
1998Murder CallZac HartmanEpisode: "A View to a Kill"
1999–2000All SaintsEddie Furlong2 episodes
2000–2003StingersBrett Linton
Oliver Jensen
7 episodes
2001Flat ChatEpisode: "Dark & Stormy Night"
2001Head StartConstable RogersEpisode: "Out of the Blue"
2001The BillAgent VintenEpisode: "Beech on the Run"
2002Home and AwayChristopher 'Kick' Johnson5 episodes
2002The OutsiderRay ChildressTelevision film
2002–2003White Collar BlueRay Jarvis2 episodes
2003FarscapeCaptain Jenek4 episodes
2003BlackJackTony Seaton Television film
2006–2008BrotherhoodTommy Caffee29 episodes
2009US AttorneyMichael RyanTelevision film
2011The Chicago CodeJarek Wysocki13 episodes
2019Catherine the GreatGrigory PotemkinMiniseries, 4 episodes
2020Untitled Lakers Project Jerry WestMain role,post-production

Awards and nominations