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John Sumner

Having lived in England and South Africa (Cape Town) John arrived in New Zealand with his family at the age of 9. "They totally opposed apartheid, so we left." He started his career in Auckland at 19 performing live on Auckland's nightclub circuit. Within a few months he was appearing in local variety television shows and gaining a solid local following. Within two years he appeared in his first major stage show and shortly after began combining his club and television work with repertory theatre. He gained both popular and critical acclaim playing "Charlie Brown" in "You're a good man Charlie Brown".


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Born:
Oct 14, 1951 In Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
13
First Appeared:
In the movie Godplex
Latest Project:
Movie I, Daniel Blake 2016-10-21
Known For
Filmography
Movie Godplex TV director extraordinaire 2025
Movie I, Daniel Blake C.V. Instructor 2016-10-21
Movie The Monster of Mangatiti Malcolm 2015-09-06
Movie District 9 Les Feldman - MIL Engineer 2009-08-05
Movie King Kong Herb 2005-12-12
Movie Maiden Voyage Captain Ed Tessler 2004-10-02
Movie You Wish! Coach 2003-01-10
Movie Whale Rider Obstetrician 2003-01-30
Movie Atomic Twister Neville 2002-06-09
Movie The Other Side of Heaven President Stone 2001-04-12
Movie Ready to Run Supervisor Pete 2000-07-14
Movie The Frighteners Deputy 1996-07-18
Movie Street Vengeance Rick 1995-01-01