Jacinta John

Jacinta John
Born	Jacinta Claudia John Perth, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actress – Producer – Director
Years active	2001 – Present

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 Diamond Anniversary tour of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, which played to an audience of over 150,000 people across Australasia.^[2]

Biography

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 officially formed her producing identity (cinama) in 2010.^[7] Her first feature iSOLATE,^[8] screened on the opening night of the 2012 CinefestOz film festival^[9] alongside The Intouchables, and 33 Postcards.

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

• (2015) - Assistant Director Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, Australia^[12]
• (2014) - Assistant Director Miracle City by Nick Enright & Max Lambert^[13]
• (2013–2014) - Resident Director Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced (A Miss Marple Mystery), Australia^[14]

Film and Television

• (2015) - Producer 1 + 1 = 11 (feature film) ^[15]
• (2014) - Executive Producer Under The Bridge (feature film)^[16]
• (2013) - Producer, co-director Mask (short)^[17]
• (2012) - Producer iSOLATE (feature film)^[18]

Acting

Theatre

• (2012–2013) - Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap^[19]
• (2009) - Pool (No Water) Black Swan State Theatre Company^[20] Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Female)^[21]
• (2009) - The Dark Room Black Swan State Theatre Company^[22]
• (2007) - Flying Solo Riverside Theatre^[23]
• (2005) - Godzone Tap Gallery^[24]
• (2005) - The Mysterious Demise of One Brody Marie / Broken Dreams Griffin Theatre Company^[25]
• (2004) - Vicious Streaks Darlinghurst Theatre^[26]
• (2004) - Instant Karma Darlinghurst Theatre^[6]
• (2003) - Skylight New Theatre^[27]
• (2003) - Holiday in the sun Sidetrack Theatre^[28]
• (2003) - Love, Madness and Poetry Seymour Centre^[29]
• (2001) - Instant Karma Bondi Pavilion Theatre^[30]

Film and Television

• (2014) - Under The Bridge (feature film)^[31]
• (2013) - Mask (short)^[32]
• (2012) - Rake (TV series)^[33]
• (2012) - iSOLATE (feature film)^[34] For which she won the Best Actress Award at both the LA Fear and Fantasy Film Festival^[35] and The Indie Gems Film Festival^[36]
• (2010) - Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals (TV series)^[37]
• (2010) - 1MC: Something of Vengeance (feature film)^[38]
• (2008) - Lullaby (short)^[39]
• (2007) - McLeod's Daughters (TV series)^[40]
• (2006) - All Saints (TV series)^[41]

References

External links

• Jacinta John on IMDb