Jacinta John Explained
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]
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]
Notes and References
- http://aussietheatre.com.au/news/the-mousetrap-cast-annouced Stellar Cast Announced for The Mousetrap
- http://aussietheatre.com.au/news/the-trap-is-shut-mousetrap-tour-ends-but-more-mysteries-are-in-store The trap is shut.
- Web site: Prizes - Current students - The University of Sydney . Sydney.edu.au . 2013-04-19 . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: Jacinta John - Sophie Jermyn Management . Sjmanagement.com.au . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: ArtStart - assessment meeting report - May 2010 . Australia Council . 2014-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140212014809/http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grant-decisions/reports/ecapp/pages/artstart_may_2010 . 12 February 2014 . dead .
- Web site: AusStage . AusStage . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: Isolate (2012) - IMDb. IMDb.
- Web site: Isolate | CinefestOz Film Festival | Western Australia . Cinefestoz.com . 2014-04-12 . 2014-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210234/http://cinefestoz.com/film/isolate/ . 29 October 2013 . dead .
- Web site: 2014-04-13. A Murder Is Announced A Murder Is Announced Tickets Miss Marple. 2022-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413032907/http://amurderisannounced.com.au/creatives.html. 13 April 2014.
- https://watvhistory.com/2009/09/chapter-5-a-history-of-commercial-television-in-perth-wa/%2B%22sue A History of Commercial Television in Perth, WA
- Web site: All in the family. 26 May 2012.
- Web site: Tickets | Miss Marple . A Murder Is Announced . 2014-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413032907/http://amurderisannounced.com.au/creatives.html . 13 April 2014 . dead .
- Web site: AusStage.
- Web site: Tim Minchin: I'm bringing Matilda the Musical home. 22 May 2015.
- https://wtdir.com/production/groundhog-day/united-kingdom/matthew-warchus
- Web site: Learn about the acclaimed Music Theatre program at the VCA. 29 July 2021.
- Web site: Matilda opens in Adelaide. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 2017.
- Web site: Jacinta John .
- Web site: Creative . All Out of Love: The Musical . 24 October 2018.
- Web site: Billy Elliot the Musical – Australian Music Theatre Database . 2023-02-11 . amtdb.com.au.
- Web site: Creative . 2023-02-11 . Moulin Rouge! The Musical . en-US.
- Web site: Isolate (2012) - IMDb. IMDb.
- Web site: Mask (2013) - IMDb. IMDb.
- Web site: Under the Bridge (2015) - IMDb. IMDb.
- Web site: Jacinta John. IMDb.
- Web site: AusStage . AusStage . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: News | The University of Sydney . Sydney.edu.au . 2003-09-19 . 2014-04-22.
- News: Off the rails . www.smh.com.au . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: ramin communications . New Theatre 2003 Program . Ramin.com.au . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: AusStage . AusStage . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: AusStage . AusStage . 2008-05-13 . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: AusStage . AusStage . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: AusStage . AusStage . 2008-05-13 . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: AusStage . AusStage . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: AusStage . AusStage . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: What happened to theatre.asn.au? | Footlights . Theatre.asn.au . 2014-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110221221635/http://www.theatre.asn.au/green_room_gossip/wa_equity_guild_awards_winners_2010 . 21 February 2011 . dead .
- Web site: The Mousetrap to Tour Australia . Stage Whispers . 2014-04-22.
- Web site: Wait and See. IMDb.
- Web site: "McLeod's Daughters" Hot Water (TV Episode 2007) - IMDb. IMDb.
- http://vimeo.com/27612073
- Web site: 1MC: Something of Vengeance. IMDb.
- Web site: Chow Hayes: Australia's First Gangster. IMDb.
- Web site: Jacinta John Awards. www.martynpark.com. Interlude Pictures. 2014-04-22.
- Web site: "Rake" R vs Fenton (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb. IMDb.
- Web site: Mask. IMDb.
- Web site: Under The Bridge . Interlude Pictures . 2014-04-22.