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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1983-02-16 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Akron, Ohio, U.S.

John Magaro

Biography:

John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor. He starred in the films Not Fade Away and First Cow. He also had supporting roles in Unbroken, The Big Short, Carol, Overlord and the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and The Umbrella Academy. He made his Broadway debut as Earl Williams, the escaped convict, in the hit revival of The Front Page in 2016.

Known For

Acting

2025

Köln 75 as Keith Jarrett
Omaha as Dad

2024

Day of the Fight as Patrick
September 5 as Geoffrey Mason

2023

The Mistress as Parker
Under the Boardwalk as Manny (voice)
Showing Up as Sean
Past Lives as Arthur

2022

Call Jane as Detective Chilmark
18½ as Paul

2021

Lansky as Young Meyer Lansky
The Birthday Cake as Cousin Joey

2020

First Cow as Cookie

2019

The Umbrella Academy as Leonard Peabody

2018

Overlord as Private First Class Lyle Tibbet
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as Victor Polizzi

2017

War Machine as Cory Staggart
Marshall as Irwin Friedman

2016

Don't Worry Baby as Robert Lang
The Finest Hours as Ervin Maske
Crisis in Six Scenes as Alan Brockman
Angie Tribeca as Snick

2015

Carol as Dannie McElroy
The Big Short as Charlie Geller

2014

Unbroken as Frank A. Tinker

2013

Deep Powder as Cota
Orange Is the New Black as Vince Muccio

2012

Not Fade Away as Douglas Damiano
Liberal Arts as Dean

2011

Down the Shore as Martin
Body of Proof as Chuck Foster
Person of Interest as Carl Elias (Age 22)

2010

2009

The Box as Charles
Taking Chance as Rich Brewer
The Good Wife as Roland Hlavin

2008

2007

The Brave One as Ethan
The Life Before Her Eyes as Michael Patrick

2006

Conviction as Jiggy

1999

1990

Law & Order as Nathan Gersh

Directing

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Silk as Director

Production

2023

Tender as Producer

Crew

2022