Jack Finsterer (born 1968) is an Australian film and television actor. He has been acting since the age of 25 and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known television series and films since 1993.
Early life Finsterer was born John Finsterer in 1968. He grew up in Dickson, Canberra, where he attended Daramalan College.
Finsterer worked as a labourer in Sydney, before taking up acting. He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts for three years. His sister Anni Finsterer is also an actor, who has appeared in To Have and To Hold and State Coroner.
Career Finsterer's screen debut was in the film Gross Misconduct in 1993, playing the role of a policeman. His first significant acting role, however, was as the character Bobby Webster in the 1994 television series Law of the Land. The same year, he appeared in the TV series Janus (1994–95). In September 1996, he joined the supporting cast of police drama Blue Heelers for a month as DC Johnny Kowalski. He also appeared in a five-month outdoor stage production of Romeo and Juliet in Sydney, alongside Nadine Garner.
Film appearances include Zone 39, Preservation (2003), Dangerous (2007), and his best known role to date as Jack Scholt in the Australian historical film Kokoda (2006), which made $3,138,501 at the box office in Australia. He also performed voice-over work in short film The Hunter (2011).
In 2020, Finsterer appeared in Home and Away as Paul, a criminal who blackmails the Parata family.
Personal life In 1999, Finsterer married fellow Australian actress Justine Clarke who is also a singer, musician, and television host.
Finsterer and Clarke have three children.
He and his family live in Sydney.
Away from acting, Finsterer has worked in a Melbourne wine shop, started a business selling beauty products, and worked in corporate hospitality at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes1992 Neighbours Russell Sykes Recurring1994Law of the LandBobby WebsterSeason 3, episode: "Whisper"1994–1995JanusBronowski10 episodes1996Blue HeelersDet. Const. Johnny Kowalski4 episodes1998Good Guys, Bad GuysChristie MaginnisEpisode: "Blood is Thicker than Walter"1999StingersPatrick De Groot2 episodes2001Love Is a Four Letter WordEvan Green5 episodes2002Tanya and FloydFloydTV movie2002The Lost WorldCaptain MelricEpisode: "Phantoms"2002FarscapeGleegEpisode: "Lava’s a Many Splendoured Thing"2001–2002McLeod's DaughtersMarty O'Rourke2 episodes2002Young LionsTony KennedyEpisode: "Lone Star Blues"2003Life SupportDr. Rudi10 episodes2004JessicaMichael MalloyTV movie2004Big ReefNickTV movie2005–2006All SaintsDamien Trelawny2 episodes2007DangerousNathan Walsh8 episodes2008Dream LifeNumber 11TV movie2010Sea PatrolKarl ButherworthEpisode: "Big Fish"2010City HomicideJeremy Burns2 episodes2010RushMichael ShmittEpisode #3.202011NeighboursGarland Cole Recurring2012Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesPeter the PainterEpisode: "Death at Victoria Dock"2013Mr & Mrs MurderDwayne NashEpisode: "A Dog’s Life"2014The Doctor Blake MysteriesLyle TownsendEpisode: "Smoke and Mirrors"2020–2021Home and AwayPaul10 episodes
Film Year Title Role Notes1993Gross MisconductPoliceman Feature film1996Zone 39Central Officer Feature film 1998TulipJackShort film1999Strange Fits of PassionFrancis Feature film2003PreservationNick2003Car ParkJackShort film2006KokodaJack ScholtFeature film2008Outside inDanielShort film2009SchadenfreudeShort film2009In Her SkinPolice Detective Neil Patterson Feature film2011The HunterThe Hunter (voice)Short film2011Spider WalkJoeShort film2013Destiny in the DirtJohnShort film2013Revolving DoorsHotel Check-in Desk AttendantShort film2015Is This the Real WorldEdgo2020Bloody HellUncle Feature film2022IshmaelIshmaelShort film2022All Silent DogsMycahShort film
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