John Batchelor (actor)

John David Batchelor (born 25 September 1969) is a Singaporean-born Australian television and film actor. He is most known for portraying Chief Petty Officer Marine Technical (CPOMT) / Chief Engineer Andy 'Charge' Thorpe on the Australian drama series Sea Patrol, and Peeto in the Australian feature film Red Dog.[1]

John David Batchelor
Batchelor in 2012
Born (1969-09-25) 25 September 1969 (age 55)
Other namesJohn Bachelor
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, comedian, narrator
Years active1993 - present

Early life

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Batchelor was born in Singapore to Australian parents.

He nearly died from a bacterial infection at age 3. After passing out from a cardiac arrest in the emergency room in Melbourne Children's Hospital, he was revived with CPR and it took him 3 months to recover.[citation needed]

As a child, Batchelor and his family moved around frequently, as his father was a high-ranking officer in the Australian army. When he turned 7, he moved to Brisbane Australia where he spent most of his childhood. He acted in many plays there including And a Nightingale Sang, Jacques and his Master, Bouncers, Cyrano de Bergerac, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Shaughraun, Sweet Phoebe, Julius Caesar and The Misanthrope. He was awarded 2 State Theatre Awards (Matilda Awards) before returning to Sydney, Australia.[citation needed]

Career

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Batchelor graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1992.[2]

Besides portraying the regular role of Andy Thorpe on Sea Patrol, Batchelor has had guest roles on numerous TV series including All Saints, Water Rats, Stingers, and Murder Call. He appeared in the 2003 films, Inspector Gadget 2 and Danny Deckchair, and in the 2008 film The Tender Hook.

Batchelor also had a minor role as a bodyguard in the Australian comedy film Fat Pizza.

In 2011, Batchelor starred as Peeto in the Australian film Red Dog and also portrayed the heart wrenching Wally Tomlinson, an associate of underworld figure Kate Leigh in the highly acclaimed Nine Network series Underbelly: Razor.[3]

In 2012, Batchelor's first main role for the year was as policeman Tony Lewandowski in the Nine Network telemovie, The Great Mint Swindle, the tale about the three innocent Mickelberg brothers who became embroiled in one of the most famous heists in Australia's history.

In 2013 Batchelor became a voice over artist and begun his voice work including as the narrator for Air Rescue on Channel 7 and numerous vehicle commercials.[4]

Personal life

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Batchelor lives in Sydney, Australia, with his family. He has a son, Jack Batchelor and a daughter, Ella Batchelor.[citation needed]

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominated work Award Category Result
1995 The Lotus Room Exposure Film Festival Accolade Comedy Actor Won
1995 Millfire & Christmas at Turkey Beach Matilda Awards Outstanding Achievement in Queensland Theatre Won
1997 Sweet Phoebe & Oz Shorts Matilda Awards Outstanding Achievement in Queensland Theatre Won
1997 The Oblong Box Queensland New Filmmakers Awards Best Actor Won

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Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 Barons Bruce Hewitt TV series, 2 episodes
2019-20 Reckoning Detective Purcell TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2019 Harrow Clayton Pike TV series, 1 episode
2018 Black Comedy Guest Cast TV series, 2 episodes
2016-17 The Secret Daughter[5] Nick Mackay TV series, 6 episodes
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Jerry TV series, 1 episode
2016 Doctor Doctor Nathan TV series, season 1, 6 episodes
Brock Larry Perkins TV series, 2 episodes
2015 Australia The Story of Us Lang Hancock TV series, 1 episode
2014 Rake Digger/Senior Cop TV series, 1 episode
2012-13 Home and Away Winston Markman TV series, 14 episodes
2012 Devil's Dust Jack Rush QC TV series, 2 episodes
2011 Underbelly: Razor Wally Tomlinson TV series, 13 episodes
2007-11 Sea Patrol[6] Andy 'Charge' Thorpe TV series, 68 episodes
2011 Laid Boss TV series, 1 episode
2009 30 seconds Bobo TV series, 1 episode
2004 Roll Tony Veneto
2003 Fat Pizza Bouncer TV series
2002 Bad Cop, Bad Cop Uncle Dan TV series, 1 episode
2000-02 All Saints Bernie Farrely / Wayne Calder TV series, 2 episodes
2000 Marriage Acts Constable TV movie
1999-02 Stingers Colin Fletcher / Greg Crowley TV series, 2 episodes
1999 Farscape Kcrackic TV series, 1 episode
1998 Water Rats Eric Bourke TV series, 2 episodes
Murder Call Wayne Pax TV series, season 2, episode 6: Cold Comfort
1997 The Wayne Manifesto Mr Scudamore TV series, 1 episode
1995 Fire Barney TV series
1994 Time Trax Harry TV series, 1 episode

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Billy Pearce Feature film
2022 The Longest Weekend Mark Palmer
2021 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Farmer Busby Feature film
2020 Groundhog Night Gary Short film
2019 The Whistleblower Harrison
2018 Chasing Comets Coach Munsey Feature film
2016 3010 The Righteous Path Victor Koering Short film
2015 12 Steps Ben Short film
Turn Joseph O'Kane
2014 Project: One Shot
2012 Huge Barry
The Great Mint Swindle Tony Lewandowski TV film
2011 The Example Chris
Boys on Film 6: Pacific Rim Mal Logan
Red Dog Peeto Feature film
2009 Subdivision Pete Feature film
Franswa Sharl Mal Logan
2008 The Tender Hook Ronnie Feature film
2006 Final Call Jim Watson
2005 Man-Thing Wayne Thibadeaux Feature film
2005 Splintered Guard Duncan
2004 In Too Deep Fisherman Short film
2003 Ned Shopkeeper Feature film
Danny Deckchair Pete Feature film
Inspector Gadget 2 McKibble Feature film
2000 The Edge of Quarrel
The Monkey's Mask Steve (uncredited) Feature film
Bored Olives Mr Maxwell
The Three Stooges Curly Wannabee TV film
Sunday Todd Markel
1997 The Tower Eric
1996 Mr. Reliable Chubby Cop Feature film
1994 The Roly Poly Man Axel Feature film
1993 The Custodian Waiter Feature film

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue / Company
1992 The Heiress Dr Austin Sloper NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1992 Alcestic Chorus NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1992 As You Like It Duke Frederick / William NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1992 Images de Moliere NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney
1993 The Shaughraun or The Loveable Rascal Smuggler Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
1994 Jacques and His Master Master Van Gogh's Ear Lobe, Brisbane with On Giant's Shoulders
1994 Cyrano de Bergerac Le Bret Acronym
1995 Dog Handler's Dream Meade Experimento & Playlab
1995 Bouncers Les Theatre Up North
1996 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Bottom Grin and Tonic, Brisbane
1996 Macbeth Macbeth Grin and Tonic, Brisbane
1995 Christmas at Turkey Beach Max Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
1995 Millfire Champ Queensland Theatre with On Giant's Shoulders
1996 A Doctor in Spite of Himself Sganerelle QUT, Brisbane
1996 Witches I and II Grin and Tonic, Brisbane
1996 Bouncers Lucky Eric La Boite Theatre, Brisbane with Someone Theatre Company
1997 West Side Story Officer Krupke QUT
1997 Mr Melancholy Ollie La Boite Theatre, Brisbane
1997 Sweet Phoebe Fraser La Boite Theatre, Brisbane with Someone Theatre Company
1997 Solitary Animals Grev Metro Arts, Brisbane with Renegade Theatre
1997 The Misanthrope Alceste Old Church site, Paddington, Brisbane with Green Theatre Productions
1997 QTC Oz Shorts 1 Various Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre
1997 Julius Caesar Cinna Queensland Theatre
1998 Deathwatch Greeneyes Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney
1999 She Stoops to Conquer Diggory Sydney Opera House with STC
2000 Troilus and Cressida Ajax Melbourne Athenaeum, Playhouse, Canberra, Sydney Opera House with Bell Shakespeare
2001 Julius Caesar Decius Brutus / Titinius Sydney Opera House, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Orange Civic Theatre, Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Canberra, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Geelong Arts Centre, Newcastle Civic Theatre, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth with Bell Shakespeare
2001 Antony and Cleopatra Enobarbus Sydney Opera House, IMB Theatre, Wollongong, Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Canberra, Riverside Theatres Parramatta with Bell Shakespeare
2003 The Way of the World Witwoud STC
2004 The Underpants Theo Glen Street Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Brisbane, Orange Civic Theatre, Newcastle Civic Theatre, Laycock Street Theatre, Gosford, Lismore City Hall, Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, IMB Theatre, Wollongong, Playhouse, Canberra with Company B Belvoir
2004 Twelfth Night Sir Toby Belch Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Canberra, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Sydney Opera House, Orange Civic Theatre with Bell Shakespeare
2005 Harry the Sixth Sydney Opera House with Bell Shakespeare
2005 Edward IV Sydney Opera House with Bell Shakespeare
2005 Wars of the Roses Gloucester / Stafford / Iden / Oxford Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Canberra, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Playhouse, Melbourne with Bell Shakespeare
2005 Festen Helmut Sydney Opera House with STC
2006 Romeo and Juliet Capulet Playhouse, Canberra, Playhouse, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House with Bell Shakespeare
2012 Managing Carmen Rohan Swift Playhouse, Brisbane, Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan Theatre Company & Queensland Theatre
2018 The Dead Devils of Cockle Creek Mickey O'Toole Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane with La Boite Theatre Company
2018 Saint Joan Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney with STC
2019 Storm Boy Hideaway Tom Southbank Theatre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Brisbane with

MTC & Queensland Theatre

2022 Top Coat Barry / Jeremy Wharf Theatre with STC
2022–23 Holding Achilles Odysseus Playhouse, Brisbane for Brisbane Festival & Sydney Festival
2024 The Odd Couple Roy / Oscar Theatre Royal, Sydney

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References

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  1. ^ Fim Review: Red Dog
  2. ^ 2002 NIDA annual report; p. 47
  3. ^ Vieweres flock to Underbelly: Razor premiere
  4. ^ "John Batchelor".
  5. ^ "Australian Television: The Secret Daughter: Cast".
  6. ^ "Australian Television: Sea Patrol: Cast".
  7. ^ "AusStage".
  8. ^ "Showcast".
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