Born in El Paso, Texas. John attended the University of Dallas in Irving where he earned a degree in theatre, before beginning his acting career. For the next several years John worked non-stop in numerous theatre productions garnering major recognition by winning such awards as the Dallas Leon Rabin Award and Dallas Critic Forum Award. Since moving to Los Angeles, John has received credit for his work on numerous films including 'Walk Hard' 'Step Brothers' 'Cirque Du Freak' and Pirates of 'The Caribbean I and II.' John is an active member and board member of the Los Angeles Theater Lab.

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