John Sumner
Date of birth: 1951-10-14
Place of birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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".
Movie Credits
King Kong
2005-12-12
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel
Atomic Twister
2002-06-09
When tornadoes hit a nuclear power plant, critically damaging the plant's cooling system, the result
Maiden Voyage
2004-10-02
A former firefighter and Special Forces officer takes on a team of murderous terrorists when the oce
The Frighteners
1996-07-18
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster
District 9
2009-08-05
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their
The Present
2004-10-31
A short film made by the cast of 2005's King Kong to surprise the director Peter Jackson on his birt
You Wish!
2003-01-10
A frustrated teen's careless wish sends his little brother into a world of forgotten dreams. Now, he
Whale Rider
2003-01-30
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a desti
The Monster of Mangatiti
2015-09-06
When 19 year old Heather Walsh accepts a job on a farm in the Mangatiti Valley, she has no idea para
Godplex
Inspired by ‘elephant consciousness’, Clark Duke has created Virtology, an internet religion with wh
The Other Side of Heaven
2001-04-12
John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon mission
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006-11-14
Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)
Ready to Run
2000-07-14
A 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
1994-05-02
Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercule