Jack Thompson Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2006, he won the Brisbane International Film Festival Chauvel Award
• In 2005, he was awarded the Living Legend IF Award
• He attended the University of Queensland in the Australian city of Brisbane
• His only formal training as an actor was done through classes at Ensemble Theatre in Kirribilli, New South Wales
• As a child, he would perform one-man serials for other kids
• He went to 28 auditions before landing his first role in "Motel․"
• He once owned his own hotel, Hotel Gearin, but sold it in June 2011
• In 1972, he became the first Mate of the Month in Australia's first women's magazine, CLEO