John Wood (Australian actor)

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John Wood
Born: 14 July 1946 (1946-07-14) (age 60)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Actor and writer
Notable Roles
Michael Rafferty in Rafferty's Rules (1987-1990) Tom Croydon in Blue Heelers (1994-2006)

John Wood (Born July 14, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is a Gold Logie Award winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers.

John Wood began his acting career in 1967, where he has a guest role in Bellbird, an Australian television series. He then appearred in several Australian drama series' and mini-series' in minor roles. John also wrote four episodes of the series Prisoner. It wasn't until 1987 that John Wood became a well known actor. He became the lead actor of Rafferty's Rules, playing magistrate Michael Rafferty. During the show's four seasons, Wood won the Most Outstanding Actor for his role in the show, twice.

In 1994, Wood was landed a leading role in Blue Heelers as Tom Croydon. This show became a big hit in Australia. As well as starring in the show, he also wrote several episodes. The show was axed in 2006, and Wood is one of only two actors (the other being Julie Nihill) - to star in Blue Heelers from its beginning in 1994 to its end in 2006.

Wood was a contestant in the 2004 edition of the Australian Dancing with the Stars. In 2007, Wood appeared on Channel Ten's tele-movie, Joanne Lees - Murder in the Outback, where he played barrister Grant Algie. He currently hosts Channel Nines travel series Wine Me, Dine Me.

1 Notable Television Roles
2 Theatre
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Notable Television Roles

Rafferty's Rules (1987 - 1990) as Michael Rafferty
Blue Heelers (1994 - 2006) as Tom Croydon
Dancing with the Stars (2004) as contestant
The Einstein Factor (2006) as contestant
Joanne Lees - Murder in the Outback (2007) as Grant Algie

[edit] Theatre

Wood is also an experienced stage actor. Notable roles include The Club (2003), How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, ART, Born Yesterday, The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin, Chess - The Musical, Love Letters and The Real Inspector Hound.

[edit] Awards

John Wood received the TV Week Logie Award in 1988 and 1989 for Most Outstanding Actor for his work on Rafferty's Rules.^[1]^[2]

He has been nominated for the Gold Logie for most popular personality on Australian television every year from 1997 to 2006. After ten consecutive Gold Logie nominations without a win, Wood won the prize in 2006.^[3] John was again nominated for the gold logie for (2007).