Actor profile

John Bach

5th June 1946 Cardiff, Wales, UK Acting

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.

40 Movies 26 TV Shows 66 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sgt. Haane poster

Sgt. Haane 23rd April 2026 as General Horrocks (Elder)

Holy Days poster

Holy Days 26th February 2026 as Bishop Chaytor

The Ballad of Maddog Quinn poster

The Ballad of Maddog Quinn 31st December 2022 as Grandpa quinn

Reunion poster

Reunion 5th November 2020 as Jack

Mistress, Mercy poster

Mistress, Mercy 15th July 2018 as Judge Anderson

The Light Between Oceans poster

The Light Between Oceans 2nd September 2016 as Mayor Jock Johnson

Judgement Tavern poster

Judgement Tavern 9th June 2016 as The Judge

The Cure poster

The Cure 6th February 2014 as Lionel

Rest for the Wicked poster

Rest for the Wicked 24th November 2011 as Frank

Piece of My Heart poster

Piece of My Heart 26th November 2009 as Mike

The Hollow Men poster

The Hollow Men 7th July 2008 as Michael Bassett (voice)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 15th May 2008 as British Homeguard 1

My Name Is Bruce poster

My Name Is Bruce 1st October 2007 as Shot in the Leg Guy

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped 27th February 2005 as Cluny

Ike: Countdown to D-Day poster

Ike: Countdown to D-Day 31st May 2004 as Air Marshal Leigh-Mallory

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 17th December 2003 as Madril

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 18th December 2002 as Madril

The Last Tattoo poster

The Last Tattoo 1st July 1994 as Austen Leech

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story poster

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story 18th July 1993 as Alexander Graham Bell

CrimeBroker poster

CrimeBroker 1st July 1993 as Frank MacPhee

Typhon's People poster

Typhon's People 1st January 1993 as Daniel Harrington

Old Scores poster

Old Scores 1st January 1991 as Ewan Murray

Blood Oath poster

Blood Oath 26th July 1990 as Major Roberts

Georgia poster

Georgia 12th October 1989 as William Karlin

The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder 11th August 1989 as Travis

The Heroes poster

The Heroes 1st January 1988 as Donald Davidson

Pallet on the Floor poster

Pallet on the Floor 1st January 1986 as Jack Voot

Other Halves poster

Other Halves 1st October 1984 as Jim

Heart of the Stag poster

Heart of the Stag 28th July 1984 as Shearer

Utu poster

Utu 27th June 1984 as Belcher

Wild Horses 18th April 1984 as Jack

Nearly No Christmas poster

Nearly No Christmas 1st December 1983 as King Penguin

The Lost Tribe poster

The Lost Tribe 1st October 1983 as Edward / Max Scarry

Bad Blood poster

Bad Blood 12th November 1982 as Bert Cropp

Carry Me Back poster

Carry Me Back 1st June 1982

Battletruck poster

Battletruck 1st January 1982 as Bone

Goodbye Pork Pie poster

Goodbye Pork Pie 5th February 1981 as Snout

Beyond Reasonable Doubt poster

Beyond Reasonable Doubt 31st January 1980 as Detective Murray Jeffries

The Mad Dog Gang Meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts 6th August 1978 as Wilkie

Wild Man poster

Wild Man 1st January 1977 as Barman

Under the Vines poster

Under the Vines 6th December 2021 as Don Silverton

Roman Empire poster

Roman Empire 11th November 2016 as Marcus Aurelius

Jack Irish poster

Jack Irish 11th February 2016 as Senator Michael Longmore

Gallipoli poster

Gallipoli 9th February 2015 as Sir Ian Hamilton

Hope and Wire poster

Hope and Wire 3rd July 2014 as Vernon

Wentworth poster

Wentworth 1st May 2013 as Vinnie Holt

This Is Not My Life poster

This Is Not My Life 29th July 2010

Spartacus poster

Spartacus 22nd January 2010 as Magistrate Calavius

Legend of the Seeker poster

Legend of the Seeker 1st November 2008 as Herald

The Lost Children 1st March 2006

Hercules poster

Hercules 16th May 2005 as Creon

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped 27th February 2005

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars poster

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars 17th October 2004 as Einstein

The Lost World poster

The Lost World 3rd April 1999 as Balar

Farscape poster

Farscape 19th March 1999 as Einstein

The Day of the Roses poster

The Day of the Roses 18th October 1998 as Tom Weir

Duggan 1st October 1997

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 11th May 1997 as Thierry Arronax

Mysterious Island poster

Mysterious Island 15th June 1995 as Captain Nemo

The Man from Snowy River poster

The Man from Snowy River 23rd September 1994 as Dandy Jim O'Rourke

The Feds 20th September 1993 as Commander Rainer Bass

Heroes II: The Return poster

Heroes II: The Return 15th December 1991 as Lt. Cmdr Donald 'Davo" Davidson

Golden Fiddles poster

Golden Fiddles 18th August 1991 as Walter Balfour

The Paper Man poster

The Paper Man 5th September 1990 as Philip Cromwell

The Great Bookie Robbery poster

The Great Bookie Robbery 15th November 1986 as Mike Power

The Governor 6th October 1977 as John Sheehan