John Magaro

John Magaro
Magaro at the 2012 New York Film Festival
Born John Robert Magaro
(1983-02-16) February 16, 1983
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present

John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor.[1][2] He starred alongside James Gandolfini in Not Fade Away (2012)—the feature film debut of David Chase, creator of The Sopranos.[3][4][5] He also starred alongside Rooney Mara in Carol (2015). He made his Broadway debut as Earl Williams, the escaped convict, in the hit revival of The Front Page in 2016.

Life and career

Magaro was born in Akron, Ohio, the son of Wendy and James Magaro,[6] and grew up in its nearby suburb of Munroe Falls. His father is of Italian descent and his mother is Jewish; he was raised in his mother's religion. His parents were teachers. While attending school within the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District, he began acting in local theater, including shows at the Cleveland Play House and the Kent State Porthouse Theatre at Blossom Music Center, and Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio. As a youth, Magaro also appeared in television commercials, and had a role in a Rescue 911 episode.[1][7][8][9]

After graduating from Stow-Munroe Falls High School in 2001, he went on to study theater at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. Currently, Magaro lives in and works out of New York. Among his acting highlights are The Big Short and Todd Haynes' acclaimed film Carol alongside Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett. His early film work included The Brave One alongside Jodie Foster and Terrence Howard; the HBO film Taking Chance starring Kevin Bacon; and a lead role in fellow Northeast Ohio native Wes Craven's horror film, My Soul to Take.[1][10][11] He also appeared in 8 episodes of Orange Is the New Black.

Not Fade Away

Not Fade Away (2012) took place in 1960s New Jersey and centered on Magaro's character, the lead singer of a teenage rock and roll band called "The Twylight Zones" — a reference to Rod Serling's popular anthology series, The Twilight Zone. The film's title referred to "Not Fade Away", a Buddy Holly song later covered by The Rolling Stones. The film itself reunited The Sopranos' creator David Chase with stars James Gandolfini (as Magaro's father) and Steven Van Zandt (as music supervisor).[3][4][5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Prisoners of War Prisoner Short film
2006 Level Red Putski Short film
2007 Bomb Smack Short film
The Brave One Ethan
The Life Before Her Eyes Michael Patrick
2008 Assassination of a High School President Cipriato
We Pedal Uphill Kyle Written and directed by Roland Tec
2009 The Box Charles
2010 My Soul to Take Alex
2011 Down the Shore Martin
2012 Liberal Arts[12] Dean
Not Fade Away[4][5] Douglas Damiano Feature film debut for David Chase
2013 Deep Powder Cota
2014 Unbroken Frank A. Tinker
2015 Don't Worry Baby Robert Lang
Carol Dannie
The Big Short Charlie Geller
2016 The Finest Hours Ervin Maske
2017 War Machine Cory Staggart
Marshall Irwin Friedman
2018 Overlord Gomez Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Conviction Jiggy Episode: "Denial"
2007 Law & Order Nathan Gersh Episode: "Talking Points"
2009 Taking Chance Rich Brewer TV movie
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Andrew Hingham Episode: "Conned"
2011 Body of Proof Chuck Foster Episode: "Buried Secrets"
2012 Person of Interest Carl Elias (Age 22) Episode: "Flesh and Blood"
2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Keith Musio Episode: "Institutional Fail"
2015–2017 Orange Is The New Black Vince Muccio 8 episodes
2015–2016 The Good Wife Roland Hlavin 3 episodes
2016 Angie Tribeca Snick Episode: "The Coast Is Fear"
2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Alan Brockman 5 episodes
2018 Jack Ryan Victor Polizzi Recurring
2019 The Umbrella Academy Leonard Peabody Filming

Videogame

YearTitleRole
2006 Bully Sheldon
2008 Bully: Scholarship Edition Sheldon

References

  1. 1 2 3 Heldenfels, Rich (October 8, 2010). "Slasher film star chases after dream: Stow grad John Magaro carves out acting career, stars in Wes Craven flick". Akron Beacon Journal. Beacon Journal Publishing Co.
  2. ↑ Gates, Anita (November 19, 2008). "Healing Hearts: One Crotchety, Two Confused". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Fernandez, Jay A.; Kit, Borys (October 15, 2010). " 'Sopranos' Colleagues Reunite for '60s-Set Film". ABCNews.com. ABC News Internet Ventures. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 McNary, Dave (January 24, 2011). "Gandolfini, Chase reconnect at 'Twylight' ". Variety.com. Reed Business Information. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
    • Andreeva, Nellie (January 24, 2011). " 'Sopranos' Big-Screen Reunion: James Gandolfini Joins David Chase's New Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Mail.com Media Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "David Chase's Feature Debut Finally Has A Title - /Film". Slashfilm. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  6. ↑ "Home - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  7. ↑ Sell, Jill (June 10, 1994). " 'Oliver' proves quick study". The Plain Dealer. The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. p. 38 - Friday.
  8. ↑ " 'Lillian Yuralia' at La MaMa Theater". Jewish-Theatre.com. All About Jewish Theatre. November 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
    • "Mazel Tov!!" (PDF). Hashomer. 66 (4). Congregation Etz Chayim. December 2008. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011.
  9. ↑ Musarra, Russ (January 18, 1998). "Acting is kid stuff: talented young thespians are taking center stage at area community theaters". Akron Beacon Journal. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. p. D1 - Entertainment.
  10. ↑ Stow-Munroe Falls High School 2005 Alumni Directory, Chesapeake, Virginia: B.C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc., 2005, pp. 302–360
  11. ↑ "Review: My Soul to Take (2010)". DreadCentral.com. Dread Central Media, LLC. October 8, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  12. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (May 24, 2011). "Richard Jenkins enrolls in 'Liberal Arts'". Variety.com. Reed Business Information. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
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