John Magaro

John Magaro

1983-02-16 Akron, Ohio, U.S. 45 Credits

Biography

John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor. He has acted in the films Not Fade Away (2012), The Big Short (2015), Carol (2015), Overlord (2018), First Cow (2019), Showing Up (2022), The Mistress (2022), and Past Lives (2023). He has also acted in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2015–2019), The Umbrella Academy (2019) and the Amazon series Crisis in Six Scenes (2016). He made his Broadway debut as Earl Williams, the escaped convict, in the revival of The Front Pa...

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The Bride!

The Bride!

2026

Acting

In the 1930s, a lonely Frankenstein travels to Chicago to seek the aid of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a...

The Mastermind

The Mastermind

2025

as Fred

Acting

In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, hi...

Materialists

Materialists

2025

as Mark P. (voice)

7.0
Acting

A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025

as Keane

6.6
Acting

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing co...

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

2025

Executive Producer

6.6
Producing

A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing co...

Köln 75

Köln 75

2025

as Keith Jarrett

7.8
Acting

Behind one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, Keith Jarrett’s 1975 Köln Concert, how it almost didn’t happen, and how one formidable German...

Omaha

Omaha

2025

as Dad

9.0
Acting

After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are unexpectedly woken up by their dad and taken on a journey across the country, experiencing a wor...

Day of the Fight

Day of the Fight

2024

as Patrick

7.1
Acting

On the day of his first fight since his release from prison, a once-renowned boxer embarks on a redemptive journey through his past and present.

September 5

September 5

2024

as Geoffrey Mason

7.1
Acting

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

LaRoy, Texas

LaRoy, Texas

2024

as Ray

6.8
Acting

Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual...

Under the Boardwalk

Under the Boardwalk

2023

as Manny (voice)

7.3
Acting

Two crabs embark on an epic journey to get home after a storm sweeps them away. Their courage soon unites their families, paving the way for great sum...

The Mistress

The Mistress

2023

as Parker

4.7
Acting

Newlyweds Parker and Madeline move into their dream home. As they settle in, they discover a box of old love letters written to the original owner. An...

Past Lives

Past Lives

2023

as Arthur

7.7
Acting

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, a...

Big George Foreman

Big George Foreman

2023

as Desmond

7.5
Acting

Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followe...

Showing Up

Showing Up

2023

as Sean

5.8
Acting

In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.

Tender

Tender

2023

Producer

Producing

A missing wallet threatens to destroy a teenager’s life.

Call Jane

Call Jane

2022

as Detective Chilmark

6.4
Acting

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to...

18½

18½

2022

as Paul

5.5
Acting

In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½-minute gap in Nixon's tapes...

Private Property

Private Property

2022

Thanks

4.9

Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes friendly with her new gardener, Ben. He gives her the attention and sensitivity she c...

The Many Saints of Newark

The Many Saints of Newark

2021

as Silvio Dante

6.3
Acting

Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise ...

Lansky

Lansky

2021

as Young Meyer Lansky

6.0
Acting

When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the ret...

The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Cake

2021

as Cousin Joey

5.1
Acting

On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a ce...

First Cow: A Place in This World

First Cow: A Place in This World

2020

as Self

Acting

Behind the scenes of the creation of Kelly Reichardt's First Cow (2019).

First Cow

First Cow

2020

as Cookie

7.1
Acting

In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon th...

Sylvie's Love

Sylvie's Love

2020

as Sid

6.2
Acting

When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends ch...

Overlord

Overlord

2018

as Private First Class Lyle Tibbet

6.7
Acting

France, June 1944. On the eve of D-Day, some American paratroopers fall behind enemy lines after their aircraft crashes while on a mission to destroy ...

Marshall

Marshall

2017

as Irwin Friedman

7.3
Acting

Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.

War Machine

War Machine

2017

as Cory Staggart

5.6
Acting

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true stor...

Don't Worry Baby

Don't Worry Baby

2016

as Robert Lang

5.1
Acting

A father and son unknowingly sleep with the same woman, then four years later compete over the paternity of a child either of them could be the father...

The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours

2016

as Ervin Maske

6.6
Acting

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

The Big Short

The Big Short

2015

as Charlie Geller

7.4
Acting

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Carol

Carol

2015

as Dannie McElroy

7.5
Acting

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Unbroken

Unbroken

2014

as Frank A. Tinker

7.4
Acting

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Deep Powder

Deep Powder

2013

as Cota

5.0
Acting

When a teen from the wrong side of the tracks falls in love with a wealthy girl at the local boarding school, he agrees to help her smuggle drugs from...

Not Fade Away

Not Fade Away

2012

as Douglas Damiano

5.4
Acting

Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

2012

as Dean

6.4
Acting

Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a bo...

Down the Shore

Down the Shore

2011

as Martin

5.4
Acting

Set on the Jersey shore, the lives of three childhood friends begin to unravel when a secret from their past is revealed

My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take

2010

as Alex

5.5
Acting

On the day the Riverton Ripper vanished without a trace, seven children were born. Today, they're all turning 16... and turning up dead.

The Box

The Box

2009

as Charles

5.6
Acting

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A...

Taking Chance

Taking Chance

2009

as Rich Brewer

7.2
Acting

Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.

Assassination of a High School President

Assassination of a High School President

2008

as Cipriato

5.7
Acting

After the theft of copies of SAT exams from a principal's office, teenage reporter Bobby Funke sets out to unmask the thief. Bobby prints an article f...

The Brave One

The Brave One

2007

as Ethan

6.6
Acting

A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

The Life Before Her Eyes

The Life Before Her Eyes

2007

as Michael Patrick

6.1
Acting

As the 15th anniversary of a fatal high school shooting approaches, former pupil Diana McFee is haunted by memories of the tragedy. After losing her b...

Bomb

2007

Acting

What starts as an innocent flirtation between teenagers on the edge of an old bombing range turns askew when a trip home reveals a chaotic adult world...

Silk

N/A

Director

Directing

In this short narrative nod to the classic film Gaslight, gifted aerialist Cara falls hard for Sol, the lighting designer on her upcoming high-stakes ...