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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]

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Jacinta John
Born	Jacinta Claudia John Perth, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actress, producer, director
Years active	2001 – present

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

• (2018) - Co-director All Out of Love: The Musical, Manila[12]
• (2018) - Resident Director Mamma Mia! the Musical, Australia.[13]
• (2017) - Resident Director Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Australia[14]
• (2016) - Director The Hatpin a musical by James Millar (book and lyrics) and Peter Rutherford, composer. Victorian College of the Arts[15]
• (2016) - Assistant Director Groundhog Day – Book by Danny Rubin, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, directed by Matthew Warchus, premiered at The Old Vic[16]
• (2015) - Assistant Director Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Australia[17]
• (2014) - Assistant Director Miracle City by Nick Enright & Max Lambert[18]
• (2013–2014) - Resident Director Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced (A Miss Marple Mystery), Australia[19]

Film and television

• (2015) - Producer 1 + 1 = 11 (feature film)[20]
• (2014) - Executive Producer Under The Bridge (feature film)[21]
• (2013) - Producer, co-director Mask (short)[22]
• (2012) - Producer iSOLATE (feature film)[23]

Acting

Theatre

• (2012–2013) - Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap[24]
• (2009) - Pool (No Water) Black Swan State Theatre Company[25] Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Female)[26]
• (2009) - The Dark Room Black Swan State Theatre Company[27]
• (2007) - Flying Solo Riverside Theatre[28]
• (2005) - Godzone Tap Gallery[29]
• (2005) - The Mysterious Demise of One Brody Marie / Broken Dreams Griffin Theatre Company[30]
• (2004) - Vicious Streaks Darlinghurst Theatre[31]
• (2004) - Instant Karma Darlinghurst Theatre[6]
• (2003) - Skylight New Theatre[32]
• (2003) - Holiday in the sun Sidetrack Theatre[33]
• (2003) - Love, Madness and Poetry Seymour Centre[34]
• (2001) - Instant Karma Bondi Pavilion Theatre[35]

Film and Television

• (2014) - Under The Bridge (feature film)[36]
• (2013) - Mask (short)[37]
• (2012) - Rake (TV series)[38]
• (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[39]
• (2010) - Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals (TV series)[40]
• (2010) - 1MC: Something of Vengeance (feature film)[41]
• (2008) - Lullaby (short)[42]
• (2007) - McLeod's Daughters (TV series)[43]
• (2006) - All Saints (TV series)[44]

References

External links

• Jacinta John at IMDb

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