01 May 2024
Jason Clarke (born 17 July 1969) is an Australian actor.
Clarke was born in Winton, Queensland, Australia, and was raised in a "remote part" of Queensland. His father worked as a sheep shearer.
Clarke has made many Australian television appearances, including Murder Call, Wildside, Home and Away, Blue Heelers, All Saints, Farscape, White Collar Blue, and Stingers. He played Tommy Caffee on the Showtime series Brotherhood.
Clarke has appeared in such films as The Human Contract, Death Race, Public Enemies, and Rabbit-Proof Fence. In the film Death Race, he played Ulrich.
Clarke played "Red" Hamilton in the 2009 Michael Mann film Public Enemies. In April 2010, Clarke was cast in the thriller film Texas Killing Fields which is directed by Ami Canaan Mann, Michael's daughter. He also played Detective Jarek Wysocki in the 2011 Fox series The Chicago Code (formerly titled Ride Along), from the creator of The Shield.
Clarke appeared in director John Hillcoat's Lawless, which was released on 29 August 2012. He is also playing the role of George Wilson in the upcoming film The Great Gatsby, scheduled for release in Summer 2013.
Filmography Jason Clarke
April 2019
Pet Sematary
Horror Directed by: Kevin Kölsch & Dennis WidmyerWith: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John LithgowDr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
March 2019
The Aftermath
Drama, Romantic Directed by: James KentWith: Alexander Skarsgård, Keira Knightley, Jason ClarkePost World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house.
October 2018
First Man
Biographical, Drama, Historical Directed by: Damien ChazelleWith: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason ClarkeA look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
February 2018
Winchester Mystery House
Horror Directed by: Michael Spierig & Peter SpierigWith: Helen Mirren, Sarah Snook, Jason ClarkeEnsconced in her sprawling California mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes she is haunted by the souls of people killed by the Winchester repeating rifle.
September 2015
Everest
Thriller, Drama, Adventure Directed by: Baltasar KormakurWith: Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Jason ClarkeInspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by... Read more...
July 2014
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure Directed by: Matt ReevesWith: Keri Russell, Jason Clarke, Gary OldmanA growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as... Read more...
May 2013
The Great Gatsby
Drama, Romantic Directed by: Baz LuhrmannWith: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton,...Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
January 2013
Zero Dark Thirty
Action, Thriller, Drama Directed by: Kathryn BigelowWith: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong,...A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the 9/11 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy SEAL Team 6 in May, 2011.
October 2008