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Jack Thompson (AM) born on the 31^st of August 1940 as John Hadley Payne, is an Australian actor and one of the major and most influential figures in Australian cinema. He was educated at the University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). He is best known as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films including: Wake in Fright (1971), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982), Breaker Morant (1980) and importantly Burke and Wills (1985) where he played Robert O’hara Burke. He was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards. He was notably awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the film industry. Jack has stated that one of his favorite roles as an actor was as Robert O’hara Burke, a feeling that has no doubt driven his involvement in this year’s expedition recreation.

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