John Brumpton (born 28 July 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in a large number of local productions.

Early life

Brumpton grew up in Sydney. He graduated from the

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in 1982 with a Bachelor of Surveying degree and then worked throughout the

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and the

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as a surveyor. In 1985, Brumpton was the Australian (full contact)

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Champion as well as representing Australia in Amateur Boxing at the prestigious Kings Cup tournament in

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. In 1986, Brumpton was accepted into the

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to train as an actor; he graduated in December 1988.

Career

Writing career

In 1995, Brumpton co-wrote the feature film ''Life'' (1996), based on his play, ''Containment''. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Adapted Screenplay, at the 1996 Australian Film Institute Awards. ''Life'' won the International Critics Prize at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival and was invited to screen at the Berlin Film Festival. Brumpton’s short filmscript, ''William'' (2007) received production co-funding from the Australian Film Commission and Film Victoria's 2005 Short Film Fund. ''William'' was the only Australian short film selected to screen at the

2007 Sundance Film Festival The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007, in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. The opening night film was '' Chic ...

. His second feature filmscript, ''Kid Snowball'' is being produced by Circe Films and directed by

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(''Noise'').

Theatre

Brumpton has worked for The

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, Playbox Theatre and Jigsaw Theatre Company.

Film

Brumpton has performed in over 60 short films including the 2006

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finalist - ''Silencer''. ''Last Ride'' and ''The Loved Ones'' screened in competition at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, where ''The Loved Ones'' won the Midnight Madness Audience Award. Brumpton portrays Eric Stone ("Daddy") in the Australian horror film ''The Loved Ones''.At Long Last: Trailer Debut for 'The Loved Ones'!!!
/ref> Brumpton's second film in a leading role, ''

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'' (1998) was screened in competition at the

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. His third film in a leading role, '' Redball'' (1999) won the Grand Jury Prize, at the 1999 Chicago Independent Film Festival.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brumpton, John Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Male actors from Melbourne Living people 1959 births