John Raaen was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Raaen's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the Colin Friels comedy "Malcolm" (1986), the adventure sequel "Return to Snowy River Part II, The Legend Continues" (1988) with Tom Burlinson and the comedy adventure "Rikky and Pete" (1988) with Stephen Kearney. He continued to act in productions like the Jon Blake dramatic period piece "The Lighthorsemen" (1988), the action movie "The Punisher" (1989) with Dolph Lundgren and "Sniper" (1993). Raaen most recently acted in the Jackie Chan action film "Mr. Nice Guy" (1998).