Who are you and why are you here?

I'm an Australian actor raised in Ngarlumacountry on a healthy diet of spaghetti westerns and English comedy, who moved to the city because Karratha's Video Ezy didn't stock half these films. 

Your top three films for the festival?

• John Sheedy's H is for Happiness (apparently there's an actor who looks just like me in it)
• Lulu Wang's The Farewell
• Jim Jarmusch's The Dead Don't Die

What is your all-time favourite film?

Unforgiven, "Deserves got nothing to do with it."

Joel Jackson stars in this year's Family Gala, the MIFF Premiere Fund-supported H is for Happiness. You can find out more about him at joeljacksonofficial.com