Jason Clarke is an Australian film actor and producer. Fame brought him roles in the films: "Everest", "Terminator: Genisys", "Planet of the Apes: Revolution", "Winchester. The House That Ghosts Built”,“Pet Cemetery”.
Clark's creative biography reads about ninety roles in television and film projects, including participation in entertaining TV shows, documentaries. The actor's career was not as successful as that of many famous representatives of the film industry. Jason waited for his first roles, which brought him popularity, for many years.
Biography facts
The boy was born in a small Australian town in the summer of 1969. Almost nothing is known about the childhood of the future actor. He grew up in a family where his father was engaged in professional shearing of sheep, and his mother was in charge of the household.
The town where the family lived was famous for sheep and livestock breeding. Almost all local residents were involved in these areas. But the boy was not going to connect his fate with agriculture. He dreamed that someday he would become a famous actor. The family did not support the desires of his son, so he had to rely only on his own abilities and capabilities.
Clarke was able to enter drama school, and after graduation he was accepted into the theater troupe of the theater in Sydney. There he performed on stage for several years.
Jason appeared on the screen only in 1997. Up to this point, he had to go through dozens of auditions and auditions to make his dream come true.
Film career
In the late 1990s, Clark began to appear on the silver screen. The first roles were minor, but he gained invaluable experience on the set.
In 1997, the actor got a small role in the action movie "Dilemma" about the confrontation between Los Angeles police officer Thomas Quinlan and the bandit Rudy Salazar.
A year later, Clarke played a young police officer in the crime thriller "Twilight". The film is set in America. Private investigator Harry Ross investigates a strange murder that leads him to a once unsolved case of fraud and intrigue in Hollywood.
In the same year, the actor starred in two Australian dramas "Praise" and "Always Ready". In 2000, he appeared on the screen in the thriller "Risk", then the comedy "Better than Sex" and in the crime family comedy film "Shut Up!" In the last film, Jason got a more significant role, but she did not add to his popularity either.
Two years later, Clarke got a role in the adventure film Rabbit Cage. The action in the film takes place in 1931 in Australia, where there is a law that allows children to be taken from local tribes in order to send them to training in a special institution that trains servants for wealthy clients. One day, two sisters manage to escape. But in order to survive, they have to go through almost all of Australia along a special fence that protects the population from wild rabbits.
The film was highly appreciated by viewers and film critics and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award.
In 2006, Jason gets the main role in the project "Brotherhood", which was released on screens for three years. The series focuses on life in a working-class neighborhood in America, where street laws and crime are thriving. It was in this area that the main characters of the picture - the brothers Tommy and Mike - grew up. One became a politician, and the other became the head of the local mafia.
The role of one of the brothers - Tommy, was played by Jason Clark. The series had high ratings. The audience appreciated the combination of an interesting plot, excellent cast and black humor.
Clarke took part in an interesting project in 2008. It was a fantasy thriller, Death Race. Although the actor did not receive a central role, he was able to work on the set with many celebrities, including: J. Statham, T. Gibson, I. McShane, D. Allen.
According to the plot of the film, the famous racer Jensen Ames goes to prison. He was charged with murder, which he did not commit. But he could not prove his innocence. In prisons, he is forced to take part in a race for survival, where only the winner gets freedom.
The following year, Clarke starred in the biographical crime drama Johnny D., about the legendary robber John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp. The film received mixed reviews but was well received by audiences. The film's stunt cast was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Jason landed the role of Howard Bondurant in The Drunkest District in the World in 2012. The film is set in the American South at a time when there was dry law and the Great Depression. The Bondurant family decides to take up bootlegging, which was heavily banned in those years. The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for the Palme d'Or.
Soon Jason got a role in another interesting project - "The Great Gatsby", where the main role was played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The film received several awards and nominations for prestigious film awards, including two Oscars in the categories "Best Costume" and "Best Production Designer".
In Clark's further career, roles in the films: "Assault on the White House", "Planet of the Apes: Revolution", "Knight of Cups", "Terminator: Genesis".
In 2015, Jason starred in the adventure drama Everest. Once, while still working in the theater, he heard the tragic story of the death of a group of climbers who went to conquer Everest. He was very impressed with the courage and heroism of these people. Many years later, Clarke embodied on the screen the image of the main character - climber-instructor Rob Hall, who until the last minute of his life was devoted to his work and died on the descent from the mountain. The film was nominated for awards: Guild of Actors, "Saturn" and "Georges".
In 2018, fans of mysticism and horror were able to see Clark in the title role in the film “Winchester. The House That Ghosts Built”, and in 2019 in another horror film based on the work of Stephen King,“Pet Sematary”.
In 2019, Clark will appear in the new historical series "Catherine the Great" as Prince Potemkin.
Personal life
Not much is known about the actor's personal and family life. In 2018, he became the husband of actress Cecile Brescia. Up to this point, the couple lived together for almost eight years.
In 2014, the firstborn was born in the family. A few months after the official marriage, a second child was born.
