John Sumner

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-10-14 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

John Sumner

Biography

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".

Acting

2005

King Kong

as Herb

2002

Atomic Twister

as Neville

2004

Maiden Voyage

as Captain Ed Tessler

1996

2009

District 9

as Les Feldman - MIL Engineer

2004

2003

You Wish!

as Coach

2003

Whale Rider

as Obstetrician

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Godplex

as TV director extraordinaire

2001

The Other Side of Heaven

as President Stone

2000

Ready to Run

as Supervisor Pete

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