John Bach (born 5 June 1946) is a British-born New Zealand actor who has acted on stage, television and film over a period of more than four decades. Though born in the United Kingdom, he has spent most of his career living and working in New Zealand. In 1997, his leading role as the titular detective character of Duggan was created for him, firstly in a couple of telemovies, then in a successful New Zealand series.

KNOWN FOR

Spartacus
2010
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Farscape
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Legend of the Seeker
2010
The Lost World
2000
Wentworth
2013
The Man from Snowy River
1995
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
Jack Irish
2016
Under the Vines
2021
The Light Between Oceans
2016

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
65
2026
Man of Valor
as General Horrocks (Elder)
2026
Holy Days
as Bishop Chaytor
2022
The Ballad of Maddog Quinn
as Grandpa quinn
2021
Under the Vines
as Don Silverton
2020
Reunion
as Jack
2018
Mistress, Mercy
as Judge Anderson
2016
Judgement Tavern
as The Judge
2016
The Light Between Oceans
as Mayor Jock Johnson
2016
Jack Irish
as Senator Michael Longmore
2016
Roman Empire
as Marcus Aurelius
2015
Gallipoli
as Sir Ian Hamilton
2014
The Cure
as Lionel
2014
Hope and Wire
as Vernon
2013
Wentworth
as Vinnie Holt
2011
Rest for the Wicked
as Frank
2010
Spartacus
as Magistrate Calavius
2010
This Is Not My Life
2010
Legend of the Seeker
as Herald
2009
Piece of My Heart
as Mike
2008
The Hollow Men
as Michael Bassett (voice)
2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as British Homeguard 1
2007
My Name Is Bruce
as Shot in the Leg Guy
2006
The Lost Children
2005
Kidnapped
2005
Hercules
as Creon
2004
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
as Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory
2004
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
as Einstein
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Madril
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Madril
2002
Farscape
as Einstein
2000
The Lost World
as Balar
1999
Duggan
1998
The Day of the Roses
as Tom Weir
1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
as Thierry Arronax
1995
Mysterious Island
as Captain Nemo
1995
The Man from Snowy River
as Dandy Jim O'Rourke
1994
The Last Tattoo
as Austen Leech
1994
The Feds
as Commander Rainer Bass
1993
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story
as Alexander Graham Bell
1993
CrimeBroker
as Frank MacPhee
1993
Typhon's People
as Daniel Harrington
1991
Old Scores
as Ewan Murray
1991
Golden Fiddles
as Walter Balfour
1991
Heroes II: The Return
as Lt. Cmdr Donald 'Davo" Davidson
1990
Blood Oath
as Major Roberts
1990
The Paper Man
as Philip Cromwell
1989
Georgia
as William Karlin
1989
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder
as Travis
1988
The Heroes
as Donald Davidson
1986
Pallet on the Floor
as Jack Voot
1986
The Great Bookie Robbery
as Mike Power
1984
Wild Horses
as Jack
1984
Other Halves
as Jim
1984
Heart of the Stag
as Shearer
1983
The Lost Tribe
as Edward / Max Scarry
1983
Utu
as Belcher
1983
Nearly No Christmas
as King Penguin
1982
Battletruck
as Bone
1982
Bad Blood
as Bert Cropp
1982
Carry Me Back
1981
Goodbye Pork Pie
as Snout
1980
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
as Detective Murray Jeffries
1978
The Mad Dog Gang Meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts
as Wilkie
1977
Wild Man
as Barman
1977
The Governor
as John Sheehan