John Sumner
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".
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.863 |
Birthday | 1951-10-14 |
Place of Birth | Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK |
Also Known As |
2005
King Kong
6.889/7739
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter K...
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King Kong
2002
Atomic Twister
6.257/35
When tornadoes hit a nuclear power plant, critically damaging the plant's cooling system, the results could be catastrophic. Atomic Twister, a countdo...
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Atomic Twister
2004
Maiden Voyage
2.625/8
A former firefighter and Special Forces officer takes on a team of murderous terrorists when the oceanliner he's working on is hijacked shortly after...
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Maiden Voyage
2009
District 9
7.446/9279
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South Afr...
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District 9
2015
The Monster of Mangatiti
6.1/18
When 19 year old Heather Walsh accepts a job on a farm in the Mangatiti Valley, she has no idea paradise will become a nightmare. This true New Zealan...
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The Monster of Mangatiti
Godplex
10/2
Inspired by ‘elephant consciousness’, Clark Duke has created Virtology, an internet religion with which he plans to change the world. He attracts thou...
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Godplex
2001
The Other Side of Heaven
6.292/61
John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom...
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The Other Side of Heaven
2006
The Eighth Blunder of the World
0/0
Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)
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The Eighth Blunder of the World
2000
Ready to Run
6.405/21
A 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him into a winner.
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Ready to Run
2003
You Wish!
5.6/51
Alex is a high school student who always feels like he is overshadowed by his little brother Stevie; he can't get the girl of his dreams; he and his t...
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You Wish!
1996
The Frighteners
6.888/1497
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the r...
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The Frighteners
2004
The Present
0/0
A short film made by the cast of 2005's King Kong to surprise the director Peter Jackson on his birthday.
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The Present
2003
Whale Rider
7.1/382
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, w...
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