---
name: "John Schwab"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-schwab"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 September 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-17T09:05:29.402683+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Schwab

Actor. Born 15 September 1972 in Pensacola, Florida, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 September 1972, Pensacola, Florida, USA
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 69 (3), 2020s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $257m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schwab, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6257003, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1134945/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/207304

## Coming up

- *LifeHack* (2026-05-15), as Interpol Agent #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/lifehack.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Annihilation*](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Schwab is an American actor, producer and musician who resides in London. He was born on 15 September 1972 in Pensacola, Florida, and studied English Literature at Durham University.

His film roles include the Paramedic in *Annihilation* (2018), Tech Operator in *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), Detective in *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), Deputy National Security Advisor in *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012) and Lefty Grove in *The Catcher Was a Spy* (2018). On television he has appeared as Mr. Booth in *The Queen's Gambit* (2020), Thomas Miller in *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018–2023) and Jotham Starr in the miniseries *Dark Money* (2019). He has also provided voices for animation and video games, including Dandelion in *The Witcher* series.

Schwab produced the feature film *The Hide* (2008), which was nominated for a British Independent Film Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Pressure* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Officer Powell — [page](https://film.one/film/pressure.md)
- *The Diplomat* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Roger Post — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *The Queen's Gambit* (2020), Fi1m 74, as Mr. Booth — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-queens-gambit.md)
- *Annihilation* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Paramedic — [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md)
- *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), Fi1m 46, as Detective — [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass-2.md)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Deputy National Security Advisor — [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pressure* (2026), as Officer Powell — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pressure.md)
- *LifeHack* (2026), as Interpol Agent #1 — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/lifehack.md)
- *Animal Farm* (2026), as Additional Voices (voice)
- *The Fantastic 4: First Steps* (2025), as The Thing Acting Double — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fantastic-4-first-steps.md)
- *7 Bears* (2025), series, as Prince Charmless (voice)
- *Blood Star* (2024), as Sheriff Bilstein
- *A Very Royal Scandal* (2024), series, as Andrew Brettler
- *Masters of the Air* (2024), series, as Lt. Col. James Lann
- *The Diplomat* (2023), series, as Roger Post — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *The Undeclared War* (2022), series, as Matthew Mitchie
- *Grace* (2021), series, as Eric Klein
- *The Queen's Gambit* (2020), series, as Mr. Booth — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-queens-gambit.md)
- *The Mallorca Files* (2019), series, as Abe Steiner
- *Dark Money* (2019), series, as Jotham Starr
- *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018), series, as Thomas Miller
- *The Catcher Was a Spy* (2018), as Lefty Grove
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), as Tech Operator
- *Trust* (2018), series, as Lang Jefferies
- *Annihilation* (2018), as Paramedic — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/annihilation.md)
- *The Current War* (2018), as Rudolph Young
- *Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor* (2017), as Ulli / Mainland Diesel (voice)
- *Thomas & Friends: The Great Race* (2016), as Vinnie (voice)
- *Amazing Animal Selfies* (2016), as Narrator (voice)
- *Love Is a Four Letter Word: Worth Seven Points* (2015), Director
- *The Program* (2015), as Travis Tygart
- *Beyond* (2014), as National Space Agency Spokesperson
- *CIA Declassified* (2014), series, as Narrator
- *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), as Detective — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass-2.md)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), as Deputy National Security Advisor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *Return of the Clouded Leopards* (2012), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Special Relationship* (2010), as Reporter
- *Hotel Babylon* (2006), series, as Texan Cliff Barnes
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Bywater
- *Mr. 3000* (2004), as Umpire
- *Nothing to Declare* (2003), as Pilot
- *Hope & Faith* (2003), series, as Announcer
- *The Order* (2003), as American Bureaucrat
- *Ultimate Force* (2002), series, Acting
- *Hotel!* (2001), as Agent Imefine
- *Monarch of the Glen* (2000), series, Acting
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Dr. Jonah Catmull
- *A Great Personality Is Just Skin Deep*, Director
- *Paradise Found*, as Jack Molson

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