John Sumner
Birthday: 1951-10-14 | Place of Birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UKHaving 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
Role
as Malcolm
as Les Feldman - MIL Engineer
as Captain Ed Tessler
as Self
as Obstetrician
as Neville
as President Stone
as TV director extraordinaire
