John Jarratt (born August 5, 1951 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian actor.
Jarratt graduated from NIDA, the Australian national drama school in 1973. His screen debut was in The Great Macarthy. He also appeared in Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock in 1975 and Summer City in 1977 with a young Mel Gibson.
Jarratt had the lead role in the mini series The Last Outlaw in 1980, playing Ned Kelly.
In the 1990s, he was a presenter on the lifestyle show Better Homes and Gardens. He had guest roles in Inspector Morse, Police Rescue, Blue Murder, Water Rats and Blue Heelers in the 1990s and 2000's. He joined the cast of McLeod's Daughters in 2001, and left the show in 2006 to concentrate on movie roles.
In 2005, he had a major role in the Australian film Wolf Creek, playing the villain Mick Taylor. In 2007, he will appear in two films, Rogue and The Final Winter.