Jason Clark is an Australian film actor and producer. He became famous for his roles in the paintings: Everest, Terminator: Genesis, Planet of the Apes: Revolution, Winchester. The House that Ghosts Built, Cemetery of Pets.
Clark's creative biography reads about ninety roles in television and film projects, including participation in entertainment television shows, documentaries. The actor’s career was not as successful as that of many famous representatives of the film industry. His first roles, which brought him popularity, Jason waited for many years.
Facts from the biography
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, and his mother housework.
The town where the family lived was famous for sheep and livestock. 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, because he had to rely only on his abilities and capabilities.
Clark was able to enter the theater school, and after its graduation 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. Until that moment, he had to go through dozens of auditions and trials in order to realize his dream.
Film career
In the late 1990s, Clark began appearing on the movie screen. The first roles were minor, but he gained invaluable experience on the set.
In 1997, the actor received a small role in the action movie "Dilemma" about the confrontation between a Los Angeles police officer Thomas Quinlan and bandit Rudi Salazar.
A year later, Clark played a young cop in the criminal thriller Twilight. The film takes place in America. Private investigator Harry Ross is investigating 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 "Lock on the Mouth!" In the last film, Jason got an already more significant role, but she did not add to his popularity.
Two years later, Clarke got a role in the adventure film "Cage for Rabbits." The action in the film takes place in 1931 in Australia, where a law exists that allows children from local tribes to be taken in order to send them to study in a special institution that prepares 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 hedge that protects the population from wild rabbits.
The film was highly appreciated by the audience and film critics and nominated for the Golden Globe Award.
In 2006, Jason got the lead role in the Brotherhood project, which was released for three years. The series tells about life in the working quarter of America, where street laws apply and the criminal business is booming. It was in this area that the main characters of the picture grew up - the brothers Tommy and Mike. One became a politician, and the second - the head of the local mafia.
The role of one of the brothers - Tommy, played by Jason Clark. The series had high ratings. The combination of an interesting plot, beautifully selected actors and black humor was appreciated by the audience.
Clark participated in an interesting project in 2008. It was a fantastic 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 jail. He was charged with murder, which he did not commit. But he could not prove his innocence. In places of detention, he is forced to take part in survival races, where only the winner gets freedom.
The following year, Clarke starred in the biographical crime drama "Johnny D.", which tells about the legendary robber John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp. The film received mixed reviews, but the audience received it well. The stunt composition of the picture was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award.
Jason got the role of Howard Bondurant in the film "The Most Drunkest County in the World" in 2012. The film takes place in southern America at a time when Prohibition and the Great Depression reigned there. The Bondurant family decides to engage in bootlegging, which was under a great ban in those years. The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Palm Branch.
Soon, Jason got the 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 of "Best Costume" and "Best Work of a Production Designer."
In the future career of Clark, roles in the films: "The Storm of the White House", "Planet of the Apes: Revolution", "Knight of the Cups", "Terminator: Genesis".
In 2015, Jason starred in the adventure drama Everest. Once, while still working in the theater, he heard a tragic story about 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, Clark embodied on the screen the image of the main character - mountaineer-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 picture was nominated for prizes: Actors Guilds, Saturn and Georges.
In 2018, lovers of mysticism and horror were able to see Clark starring in the film "Winchester. The House that Ghosts Built", and in 2019 in another horror film, staged by the work of Stephen King, "Pet Cemetery."
In 2019, Clarke will appear in the new historical series "Catherine the Great" in the image of Prince Potemkin.
