Birth Name: John Hadley Pain
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Birth: August 31, 1940
Ethnicity: Welsh, English, Irish
Jack Thompson is an Australian actor. He is the son of Marjorie (Hall) and Harold Pain, a merchant seaman. His mother died when Jack was four years old, and he was sent to an orphanage, from which he was later adopted by Pat and John Thompson. His adopted brother is film reviewer Peter Thompson.
Jack’s biological paternal grandfather was Albert Pain (the son of Thomas Pain). Thomas was born in Cardiff, Wales.
Jack’s biological paternal grandmother was Vera Lee (the daughter of German Thomas Thomas Lee and Kathleen Jackson Byrnes). German was the son of Fredrick Norman Lee and Elizabeth Finlay. Kathleen was the daughter of Elisha Byrnes and Charlotte Jackson.
Source: Genealogy of Jack Thompson (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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