Jack Finsterer (born 1968) is an Australian film and TV

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. He has been acting since the age of 25 and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known television series and films since 1993.

Early life

Finsterer was born John Finsterer in Australia in 1968. Finsterer grew up in Dickson,

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, where he attended

Daramalan College Daramalan College is a Roman Catholic high school in Canberra, Australia, located in the suburb of Dickson. It encompasses Year 7 to Year 12, in a co-educational environment. Run by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, it has an emblem of a re ...

, before going on to study drama at the Victorian College of Arts in Melbourne.

Career

Finsterer's screen debut was in the film ''

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'' in 1993, playing the role of a policeman. His first significant acting role, however, was as the character Bobby Webster in the 1994 television series ''

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''. The same year, he appeared in the TV series ''

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'' (1994–95). Following this, he had roles in long-running TV series ''

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'' (1996) and the film '' Zone 39''. Further appearances included a role in '' Dangerous'' (2007), and his best known role to date as Jack Scholt in the Australian historical film ''

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'' (2006). He also performed voice-over work in short film ''The Hunter'' (2011).

Filmography

Television

Film

Personal life

In 1999, Finsterer married fellow Australian actress

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who is also a singer, musician, and television host. Finsterer and his wife have three children – Josef (b. 2001), Nina (b. 2003), and Max (b. 2009). He and his family live in

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. Away from acting, Finsterer has worked in a Melbourne wine shop, started a business selling beauty products, and worked in corporate hospitality at the

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* 1968 births Living people People educated at Daramalan College University of Melbourne alumni Male actors from Canberra Australian male television actors Australian male film actors {{Australia-screen-actor-stub