Biography
Who is Jason Clarke?
Early life and education
Jason Clarke was born in Winton, Queensland, and grew up in rural South Australia. His father worked as a sheep shearer near Padthaway on the Limestone Coast. The family also lived in North Queensland, where Jason completed secondary schooling at Ignatius Park College.
In 1987, Jason began studying law. He chose to leave law studies to pursue acting, enrolling at the Sydney Actor's Studio. He then attended the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, graduating in 1994.
Television career
Jason has made numerous appearances on Australian television programs. His early credits include Murder Call, Wildside, Home and Away, Heartbreak High, Blue Heelers, All Saints, Farscape, White Collar Blue, and Stingers.
Jason gained wider recognition playing Tommy Caffee on the Showtime drama series Brotherhood. He later starred as Detective Jarek Wysocki in the Fox television series The Chicago Code. From 2022 to 2023, he portrayed Jerry West in the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.
Film career
Jason has appeared in many feature films, often playing antagonists or supporting characters. His early film credits include Death Race in 2008 and Public Enemies in 2009. In 2012, he played CIA interrogator Dan in Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty and appeared in the crime film Lawless.
His subsequent film roles include George Wilson in The Great Gatsby, terrorist leader Emil Stenz in White House Down, and Malcolm in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. In 2015, he played John Connor in Terminator Genisys and mountaineer Rob Hall in Everest. He later appeared in First Man, Pet Sematary, The Devil All the Time, and Christopher Nolan's historical epic Oppenheimer.
Personal life
Jason is married to actress and model Cécile Breccia. Together, they have two children.
Birthday and age
Jason Clarke was born on July 17, 1969, which makes Jason 57 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Jason shares the date with 56 other famous people.
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