Jason Clarke (born 17 July 1969) is an Australian actor. He has appeared in many TV series, and is known for playing Tommy Caffee on the television series Brotherhood. He has also appeared in many films, often as an antagonist. His film roles include Death Race (2008), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Lawless (2012), White House Down (2013), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Terminator Genisys (2015), Everest (2015), All I See Is You (2016), Mudbound (2017), The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), Chappaquiddick (2017), First Man (2018), Pet Sematary (2019), The Devil All the Time (2020), and Oppenheimer (2023). In 2022, he starred in the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty as former Los Angeles Lakers player turned coach Jerry West.
Early life Clarke was born and brought up in Winton, Queensland. His father worked as a sheep shearer in rural South Australia outside a small township of Padthaway on the Limestone Coast. His family also lived in North Queensland, where Clarke completed his secondary schooling at Ignatius Park College. Clarke began studying law in 1987; however, before completing his studies, he chose to instead pursue acting as a career, enrolling in the Sydney Actor's Studio. He then went on to study at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, graduating in 1994.
Career Clarke has made many Australian television appearances, including Murder Call, Wildside, Home and Away, Heartbreak High, Blue Heelers, All Saints, Farscape, White Collar Blue, and Stingers. He played Tommy Caffee on the Showtime series Brotherhood. He has appeared in such films as Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), Death Race (2008), and The Human Contract (2008).
Clarke played "Red" Hamilton in the 2009 film Public Enemies. In April 2010, he was cast in the thriller film Texas Killing Fields. He also played Detective Jarek Wysocki in the 2011 Fox series The Chicago Code and CIA interrogator Dan in the 2012 film Zero Dark Thirty. Clarke played a major role in the 2012 crime film Lawless. He played George Wilson in the 2013 remake of The Great Gatsby. Also in 2013, he played ruthless terrorist leader Emil Stenz in White House Down. He played Malcolm in the 2014 blockbuster film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. In 2015's Terminator Genisys, Clarke portrayed John Connor, and the film grossed over $440 million worldwide. Also in 2015, he portrayed Rob Hall in Baltasar Kormákur's Everest, based on the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, and the film grossed $203 million worldwide. He then had roles in films such as All I See Is You (2016), Mudbound (2017), The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), Chappaquiddick (2017), and First Man (2018). In 2019, Clarke starred as Louis Creed in the new adaptation of Stephen King's novel, Pet Sematary. In 2020, he was in the thriller The Devil All the Time. From 2022 to 2023, he starred in the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty as former Los Angeles Lakers player turned coach Jerry West. In 2023 he portrayed Roger Robb in Christopher Nolan's historical epic Oppenheimer and Lieutenant Barney Greenwald in William Friedkin's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.
Personal life Clarke is married to actress and model Cécile Breccia. They have two children.
Filmography
Film YearFilmRoleNotes1997DilemmaGuy1998TwilightYoung copPraiseFrank1999SchmoozeBand Short filmKickNicholas Ratcliff2000Our Lips Are SealedMacRiskChrisBetter Than SexGuy C2002FreeShort filmRabbit-Proof FenceConstable Riggs2003You Can't Stop the MurdersSlade2004Get Rich QuickFenris2008Hole in the Paper SkyHoward FerpShort filmUnder Still WatersAndrew Death Race T. UlrichThe Human ContractJulian Wright2009Public EnemiesJohn "Red" Hamilton2010Wall Street: Money Never SleepsNew York Fed ChiefTrustDoug Tate2011Yelling to the SkyGordon O'HaraSwerveFrankTexas Killing FieldsRule2012LawlessHoward BondurantZero Dark ThirtyDaniel Stanton2013The Great GatsbyGeorge WilsonWhite House DownEmil Stenz2014The Better AngelsThomas LincolnDawn of the Planet of the ApesMalcolm2015Knight of CupsJohnnyChild 44Anatoly Brodsky Terminator Genisys John Connor / T-3000EverestRob Hall 2016 All I See Is You James2017 Mudbound Henry McAllan The Man with the Iron Heart Reinhard Heydrich Chappaquiddick Ted Kennedy2018 Winchester Eric Price First Man Ed White2019 Serenity Frank Zariakas The Aftermath Lewis Morgan Pet Sematary Louis Creed 2020 The Devil All the Time Carl Henderson 2021 Silk Road Rick Bowden ("Jurassic Narc") 2022 Black Site Hatchet 2023 Oppenheimer Roger Robb The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Lieutenant Barney Greenwald 2025 A House of Dynamite Admiral Mark Miller 2026 Post-production 2027 Post-production Post-production TBA Post-production Post-productionAmazon MGM’s Thriller ‘Ally Clark’ Rounds Out Cast With Six Additions Filming
Television YearFilmRoleNotes 1995Halifax f.pDetectiveEpisode: "Hard Corps"1995–99Blue HeelersDean CrockerCraig DyerTroy Harris4 episodes1996MercuryNathan Cohen2 episodesDiagnosis: MurderRick "Slick" BrooksEpisode: "A Model Murder" 1997Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-SacWillyMiniseries1998Heartbreak HighWarren1 episodeWildsideDet. Con. Paul Moss2 episodesTwo Guys, a Girl and a Pizza PlaceHankEpisode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Recovery"Murder CallZac HartmanEpisode: "A View to a Kill"1999–2000All SaintsEddie Furlong2 episodes2000–03StingersBrett LintonOliver Jensen7 episodes2001Flat ChatEpisode: "Dark & Stormy Night"Head StartConstable RogersEpisode: "Out of the Blue"The BillAgent VintenEpisode: "Beech on the Run"2002Home and AwayChristopher 'Kick' Johnson5 episodesThe OutsiderRay ChildressTV film2002–03White Collar BlueRay Jarvis2 episodes2003FarscapeCaptain Jenek4 episodesBlackJackTony Seaton (1973)TV film2006–08BrotherhoodTommy Caffee29 episodes2009US AttorneyMichael RyanTV film2011The Chicago CodeJarek Wysocki13 episodes2019Catherine the GreatGrigory PotemkinMiniseries, 4 episodes2022–2023Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers DynastyJerry WestMain role 2025The Last FrontierFrank RemnickLead role Murdaugh: Death in the Family Alex Murdaugh Lead role; miniseries
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2012 Chicago Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Zero Dark Thirty 2012 Village Voice Film Poll Best Supporting Actor Zero Dark Thirty 2017 Gotham Awards Ensemble Performance Mudbound 2018 Independent Spirit Awards Robert Altman Award (Best Ensemble) Mudbound 2018 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Mudbound
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