JB
John Banas
Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
John Banas is a New Zealander writer, director, actor and teacher who has, for over forty years, worked extensively in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. He began as an actor, writer and director in Kiwi theatre during the 1970s, Banas increasingly focused on dramatic writing for television from the 80s on. After relocating to Australia, he established himself as a prolific TV screenwriter with a string of iconic shows, including Blue Heelers and City Homicide. His many New Zealand scripts include Bombshell and award-winning telemovies Siege and How to Murder Your Wife.
Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Straight Forward (TV Series) |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Dear Murderer (TV Series) |
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| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Bombshell · as Screenplay |
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| 2015 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Tricky Business (TV Series) |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Underbelly NZ - Land Of The Long Green Cloud (TV Series) |
| 2005 | headLand (TV Series) |
| 1998 | All Saints (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Water Rats (TV Series) |
| 1989 | E Street (TV Series) |