Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech (/ʃɛk/ SHEK; born September 10, 1969[1]) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early 1990s.
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| Born | September 10, 1969 Edgewood, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Early life Edit
Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joe, a Baltimore City law enforcement officer, and Joanne Schaech, a human resources executive.[2] He is Catholic.[3] He has a sister, Renée.[2]
Schaech graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied economics and took one acting class.[4][5]
Career Edit
In 1989, Schaech signed with Wilhelmina West[who?] and worked for three years doing commercials and bit parts in movies.[4] He studied under acting teacher Roy London for three and half years until London's death in 1993.[5][6]
1991–2000 Edit
In 1993, Schaech played the lead role in Franco Zeffirelli's period drama Sparrow (Italian: Storia di una capinera).[5][6] Schaech then played drifter Xavier Red in the Gregg Araki film The Doom Generation.[6] In 1995, Schaech's character Leon romanced Winona Ryder's character Finn in How to Make an American Quilt[6] which received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.[7] In 1996, Schaech played the ambitious but self-absorbed lead singer of The Wonders in Tom Hanks' That Thing You Do![8] Schaech next starred opposite Jessica Lange and Gwyneth Paltrow in the 1998 thriller Hush, which "promptly bombed".[4][9][10]
Also in 1996, he was on the cover of Vanity Fair's annual "Hollywood" issue.[11]
In 1997, Schaech starred in the Australian comedy Welcome to Woop Woop directed by Stephan Elliott.[12][13][14][15] Playing a British military man, Schaech was in the independent feature Woundings in 1998,[16] for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2001 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.[17] In 1998, Schaech portrayed Harry Houdini in TNT's Houdini. Schaech received praise not only for a convincing dramatic portrayal, but for learning and performing all the magic tricks and stunts himself.[18][19][20][21][22] In 1999, Schaech appeared with Harvey Keitel in Finding Graceland[23] and in 1999, Schaech reunited with Araki in Splendor, which premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.[24] In 1999, he played the love interest of Jennifer Love Hewitt in the Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life.[25][26] In 2000, Schaech performed in his first major play, David Rabe's A Question for Mercy, playing a Colombian-born gay Manhattanite dying of AIDS. He lost 35 pounds (16 kg) for the role.[27] In 2000, Schaech played a small part in the comedy How To Kill Your Neighbor's Dog.[28][29]
2001–2010 Edit
In 2001, Schaech played the title character in the ABC television film Judas.[30] In 2002, he played Seattle cop and detective named Daniel Pruitt in the movie Blood Crime. In 2005, he co-starred with his then-wife Christina Applegate, in Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas for CBS.[31] In 2006, Schaech starred in Little Chenier. The film won best picture and best ensemble at the Phoenix film festival.[32] In 2006, he co-starred opposite Heather Locklear in the Lifetime television film Angels Fall.[33] In 2007, Schaech was nominated for an MTV award for best villain for his performance in Sony's remake of Prom Night.[34][35] In 2009, Schaech played Captain Rezo Avaliani in the Renny Harlin directed war film 5 Days of War.[36][37] In 2009, Schaech guest starred in a Cold Case, playing Julian Bellows, a good man who kept a dark secret.[38]
2011–present Edit
In 2013, Schaech played a Soviet political officer, in the submarine thriller Phantom.[39][40][41][42] He appeared in five episodes of the first season of the Showtime series Ray Donovan as an eccentric movie star, Sean Walker, and played the Egyptian mercenary Tarak in The Legend of Hercules, gaining 30 pounds (14 kg) of muscle for the role.[43] In 2014, Schaech played Colonel Sherman in the miniseries Texas Rising.[44] Between 2016 and 2018, Schaech appeared in the first three seasons of the television series Legends of Tomorrow as the DC Comics bounty hunter Jonah Hex.[45][46][47] He returned in 2019 to reprise the role in the crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths.[48] In 2016, Schaech shot the heist movie Marauders, playing a possibly corrupt cop whose wife is dying of cancer.[49] The film would make it to Netflix's U.S. platform's top two in December 2020.[50] In 2018, Schaech appeared in noir crime drama The Night Clerk opposite Ana de Armas.[51] In 2018, Schaech starred opposite Frank Grillo in the action flick Reprisal. Years after its release, the film made Netflix's US platform's top five in October 2021.[52]
Schaech played Marshall Hitchcock opposite Jason Scott Lee in The Wind & the Reckoning, a Hawaiian Western historical drama film released on 4 November 2022.[53][54] In 2022, he played cult leader Chisos in Frank and Penelope written and directed by Sean Patrick Flanery.[55]
In 2023, Schaech leads an action-crime series based on the 2020 film Blue Ridge. The series of the same name expands the film's storyline, and Schaech reprises his lead role as Sheriff Justin Wise.[12][56][57][58]
Writing Edit
Schaech has co-written several screenplays with Richard Chizmar, including Heroes (2002), Road House 2 (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006), based on a story by Miles Chapman, Masters of Horror The Washingtonians (Showtime, 2007), based on a story by Bentley Little and The Poker Club, based on the story by Ed Gorman. They have also co-written screenplays based on stories by Peter Crowther (Fear Itself: Eater, NBC/AXN Sci-Fi, 2009), Lewis Shiner (Fear Itself: The Circle, NBC/AXN Sci-Fi, 2009) and Stephen King (From A Buick 8 and Black House, both in production 2009).[59]
Schaech's book, Rick Dempsey's Caught Stealing: Unbelievable Stories From a Lifetime of Baseball, was published in 2014.[60]
Personal life Edit
During the mid-1990s, Schaech often accompanied actress Ellen DeGeneres, who had not yet come out as a lesbian, to public events. Schaech was scheduled to appear in the 1997 episode of Ellen in which DeGeneres's character also came out as gay but could not participate in the filming.[61]
Schaech married actress Christina Applegate in October 2001. In December 2005, he filed for a divorce citing irreconcilable differences,[62] which became final in August 2007.[63]
Schaech's next marriage was to Jana Kramer on July 4, 2010, after announcing their engagement the previous December,[64] but announced their separation one month later.[65] Their divorce was finalized in June 2011.[66]
In 2013, Schaech spoke on Capitol Hill about the importance of arts education.[67][68]
Schaech's third marriage was to Julie Solomon, in July 2013.[69] They have a son born in September 2013,[70] and a daughter born in July 2020.[71]
On January 11, 2018, Schaech wrote an article in People Magazine, in which he stated that director Franco Zeffirelli sexually assaulted him during the filming of Sparrow (1993). Schaech wrote that the assault dented his confidence and caused trauma that led to his addictions to sex, drugs, and alcohol.[72][73][74]
In 2019, Schaech took part in the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) PSA, "Won't Stay Quiet" as a survivor of sexual violence.[75]
Filmography Edit
Film Edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Webbers | Giampaolo | TV movie |
| Sparrow (AKA Storia di una capinera) | Nino | ||
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Leon | |
| The Doom Generation | Xavier Red | ||
| 1996 | Poison Ivy II: Lily | Gredin | |
| That Thing You Do! | Jimmy Mattingly II | ||
| Invasion of Privacy | Josh Taylor | ||
| 1997 | Welcome to Woop Woop | Teddy | |
| 1998 | Hush | Jackson Baring | |
| Finding Graceland | Byron Gruman | ||
| Houdini | Harry Houdini | TV movie | |
| Woundings (aka Brand New World) | Douglas Briggs | ||
| 1999 | Splendor | Abel | |
| The Last Witness | David J. McMillan | TV movie | |
| 2000 | If You Only Knew | Parker Concorde | |
| The Giving Tree (aka Brutal Truth) | James | ||
| After Sex | Matt | ||
| How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Adam | ||
| 2001 | Sol Goode | "Happy" | |
| The Forsaken | Kit | ||
| 2002 | The Sweetest Thing | Leather Coat Guy | Uncredited |
| They Shoot Divas, Don't They? | Trevor | TV movie | |
| Heroes | Francis | ||
| Kiss the Bride | Geoff Brancati | ||
| Blood Crime | Daniel Pruitt | ||
| 2004 | Mummy and the Armadillo | Jesse | |
| Judas | Judas Iscariot | ||
| 2005 | Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas | Matt Harrison | |
| 8mm 2 | David Huxley | ||
| 2006 | Sea of Dreams | Marcelo | |
| Road House 2 | DEA Agent Shane Tanner | ||
| Little Chenier | Beauxregard "Beaux" Dupuis | ||
| 2007 | Angels Fall | Brody | TV movie |
| 2008 | Living Hell | Frank Sears | |
| Prom Night | Richard Fenton | ||
| Quarantine | Fletcher | ||
| 2009 | The Poker Club | Aaron Tyler | |
| Laid to Rest | Johnny | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | Takers | Scott | |
| 2011 | 5 Days of War | Captain Rezo Avaliani | |
| 2013 | Phantom | Pavlov | |
| Dark Circles | Alex | Direct-to-video | |
| 2014 | Hercules: The Legend Begins | Tarek | |
| Flight 7500 | Pete Haining | ||
| The Prince | Frank | Direct-to-video | |
| 2015 | Vice | Chris | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | Marauders | Detective Mims | |
| 2017 | Arsenal | Mikey | |
| Jackals | Andrew Powell | Direct-to-video | |
| Butterfly Caught | Brandon Banks | ||
| Acts of Vengeance | Lustiger | ||
| Day of the Dead: Bloodline | Max | ||
| 2018 | Reprisal | Gabriel | |
| Hellbent | Matt Caruso | ||
| 2020 | The Night Clerk | Nick Perretti | |
| Blue Ridge | Justin Wise | ||
| 2022 | Frank and Penelope | Chisos | |
| The Wind & the Reckoning | Marshall Edward G. Hitchcock | ||
| 2023 | Suitable Flesh | [76] | |
| TBA | Quiet In My Town | Pastor Reid | Post-production |
Television Edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Outer Limits | Andy Pace | episode: "Alien Shop" |
| Time of Your Life | John Maguire | ||
| 2003 | Arrested Development | Goldstone | |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Julian Bellows | |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Joseph Crumbaugh | |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | Sean Walker | |
| The Client List | Greg Carlisle | ||
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | Castor | |
| 2015 | Sleepy Hollow | Solomon Kent | |
| Texas Rising | Colonel Sidney Sherman | ||
| Quantico | Michael Parrish | ||
| 2016–2018 | Legends of Tomorrow | Jonah Hex | Season 1, Episode 11: "The Magnificent Eight" Season 2, Episode 6: "Outlaw Country" Season 3, Episode 18: "The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly" |
| 2016 | Blue Bloods | Detective Jimmy Mosley | Season 6, Episode 19: "Blast From The Past" |
| 2019 | Batwoman | Jonah Hex | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2" |
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