- Born
- Birth nameIvan Johnny Sumelj
- Nickname
- Scud
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Johnny Zizic is an Australian stage and screen actor. He was born and raised in Wollongong City, New South Wales, and attended Edmund Rice College where he excelled in visual arts and drama. He later went on to study theatre for three years at UOW, gaining tutelage from some of the industry's most notable coaches. Since then Johnny has starred in a number of stage productions. His most recent performances include Thomas "Flap" Horton in the Australian premiere production of Terms of Endearment, directed by Anthony Brown, Max in the Sydney Short+Sweet play I Remember You, which Johnny also penned and co-directed, and Warren Gael in the Wollongong Workshop Theatre production of Wolf Lullaby, directed by Sally Evans.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Portraying antagonists.
- Turned down the role of Robert in the Michael Cusack film All Night Gaming (2016).
- Was a recipient of the Reuben F. Scarf Award for Commitment in 1998.
- Auditioned for the role of Casper in The Girl Who Lived (2012) and was unsuccessful. Was later asked to provide the character's voice.
- Was an original member of the Wollongong Theatre Company.
- Is apprehensive about public speaking.
- You can't really fool someone into believing you're anyone else until you've fooled yourself into the belief first.
- I never ask my family and friends to see my work. I know if they did they'd say something nice, regardless of the quality. It's the words I hear from strangers that mean the most to me.
- I like to dress up and pretend to be other people.
- Put me in front of an audience as me and I'll crumble. Put me in front of an audience as a character and I'll shine.
- I've only ever seen Zeno once and, I have to admit, I cringed whenever I appeared. My performance was so hard to watch. I'd sure like to erase that film from existence.
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