John Schwab
John William Schwab III (born September 15, 1972) is an American actor, TV producer and musician who was born in Pensacola, Florida and resides in London. He produced The Hide with Christopher Granier-Deferre, which was nominated for a BIFA 2010.
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| Born | John William Schwab III September 15, 1972 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, musician |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tasmin Schwab (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 sons |
Early life
Schwab was born in Pensacola, Florida, the son of John William Schwab II, and the third of four children. He went to high school in Okinawa, Japan and Seoul, South Korea. His father served in the United States Marine Corps, which his father fought in the Vietnam War.
His paternal grandfather was John William Schwab I.
Career
Schwab made his first appearance in 1997 as the US voice of a voice trumpet in the British iconic children's series Teletubbies. In 2005, he played Bywater, a commander of the base who guards the Metaltron Cage with his subordinate, De Maggio (Jana Carpenter), in the episode of Doctor Who, "Dalek".
His other television roles include Rescue Heroes, My Dad's the Prime Minister, Noel's House Party, Hotel Babylon, Trust, Ultimate Force, Undercover, America's War on Drugs and Monarch of the Glen.
Schwab served as the narrator of the Discovery Channel documentary television series Weaponology from 2007 through 2008. Schwab provides the voice of Tristan Jackson in the Canadian animated series Elemental Dragons with fellow voice actors Samuel Vincent, Clancy Brown, Andrew Francis, Chiara Zanni, Keith David and Daniel Bacon.
Schwab auditioned to provide the US narration for Thomas & Friends after Michael Brandon and Michael Angelis left the series, but Mark Moraghan was chosen to narrate it instead in the US and UK dubs. Three years later, he joined the voice cast in the series taking on the role of Stanley in the US dub, replacing Rob Rackstraw and from Series 20 onwards. The same year, he voices Vinnie, a tough confederation locomotive in the feature film Thomas & Friends: The Great Race.
He played an umpire in the comedy film Mr. 3000 (2004), featuring the comedic actor Bernie Mac. His film credits include Back to Gaya, The Fifth Estate, Zero Dark Thirty, The Anomaly, The Current War, The Program, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Annihilation.[1]
Schwab appears as baseball player Lefty Grove in the biographical film The Catcher Was a Spy (2018), featuring Paul Rudd, Jeff Daniels, Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti.[1]
He provided the English voice of Timo in the animated film Gladiators of Rome.
In 2019, he appeared as Jotham Starr, a filmmaker who molested Isaac (Max Fincham) in the BBC One television miniseries Dark Mon£y.[2]
Music
Schwab played the harmonica in the TV show The Hit Factory: The Pete Waterman Story (2001).
Producing
Schwab, alongside Christopher Granier-Deferre, produced the film The Hide, a movie that was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for producing in 2010.
Personal life
He met his wife, Tamsin, in Seoul after graduation and studied English Literature at Durham University. He and Tasmin married in 1994. He has two sons.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Nothing to Declare | Pilot (voice) | |
| 2002 | Spartans | Alcheus (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | The Order | American Bureaucrat | |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Additional Voice (voice) | |
| 2004 | Back to Gaya | Zeck (voice)[3] | |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Umpire | |
| 2005 | Foster | Older Zach | Also associate producer |
| 2005 | Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | Tolmekian Soldier (voice) | English dub |
| 2007 | Davros Connections | Bywater | Direct-to-video Archival footage Documentary film |
| 2010 | Shooting Earth | Moe | Short film |
| 2012 | Gladiators of Rome | Timo (voice)[3] | English version |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Deputy National Security Advisor | |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | White House Staffer | |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Detective | |
| 2013 | The Trap | Dog Cop | |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | New York DWP Worker | |
| 2014 | The Angola Deception | Advisor | Short film |
| 2014 | Beyond | National Space Agency Spokesperson | |
| 2014 | The Anomaly | Harrison Samuel | |
| 2015 | The Program | Travis Tygart | |
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Vinnie (voice) | UK & US versions |
| 2016 | Soldier | Voiceover | Short film |
| 2016 | Storks | Additional Voice (voice) | |
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Dapper Jack Rogers (voice) | |
| 2017 | The Current War | Rudolph Young | |
| 2017 | Journey Beyond Sodor | Ulli and an unnamed Bridlington Diesel (voices) | UK & US versions |
| 2018 | Annihilation | Paramedic | |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Lefty Grove | |
| 2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Tech Operator | |
| 2019 | Toy Story 4 | Additional Voice (voice) | |
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Motorbike Bird (voice) | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-2001 | Teletubbies | Male Voice Trumpet | 365 episodes USA version |
| 1998-present | The Magical World of Walt Disney | Tom | 450 episodes |
| 1998 | Noel's House Party | Episode: #7.18 | |
| 2000-2002 | Rescue Heroes | Additional Voices | 14 episodes |
| 2001 | Hotel! | Agent Imefine | |
| 2002 | Fireheart | Blake Voss | Television movie |
| 2003 | My Dad's the Prime Minister | American Businessman | Episode: "Homework" |
| 2004-2010 | Wife Swap | Narrator | 107 episodes |
| 2004 | Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets | Larry Conrad, CAPCOM | Television documentary movie |
| 2005 | Hope & Faith | Announcer (voice) | Episodes: "Wife Swap: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Bywater | Episode: "Dalek"[4] |
| 2005-2006 | Transformers: Cybertron | Additional Voices | 51 episodes |
| 2005 | Monarch of the Glen | Bill | Episode: "Episode #7.4" |
| 2005 | Broken News | Miles Anderton | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Ultimate Force | Lt. Pincher | Episode: "Dividing Line" |
| 2006 | The Only Boy for Me | NY Colleague | Television movie |
| 2007 | Soviet War Scare 1987 | Narrator | Television documentary movie |
| 2007 | Inside Brookhaven Obesity Clinic | Narrator | 6 episodes |
| 2007-2008 | Weaponology | Narrator | Documentary series |
| 2007-2009 | Storm Hawks | Various Cyclonian Talons (voices) | 45 episodes |
| 2007 | Hotel Babylon | Texan Cliff Barnes | Episode: "Episode #2.1" |
| 2008 | Clone | American Golfer | Episode: "The Line" |
| 2008 | Zorro Generation Z | Additional Voices | 26 episodes |
| 2008 | Dork Hunters from Outer Space | Additional Voice (voice) | Episode: "The Falcon" |
| 2010 | The Special Relationship | Reporter | Television movie |
| 2012 | Top Secret Weapons Revealed | Narrator | Episode: "Weapons of the Superspies" |
| 2013 | The Vatican | Reporter | Television movie |
| 2013-2016 | Officer Blue | Officer Cade McDonough | Lead role 96 episodes |
| 2013 | Nixon's the One | Bill Headline | Episode: "TV" |
| 2014 | Obsession: Dark Desires | Alan | Episode: "Screams in the Desert" |
| 2014 | CIA Declassified | Narrator | Episode: "Killing Mad Dog Gaddafi" |
| 2014 | The Assets | Interviewee #1 | Episode: "Avenger" |
| 2015-present | Yu-Gi-Oh!: Game On | Seto Kaiba (voice) | English version |
| 2015-2017 | Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet | Narrator | 22 episodes |
| 2016 | Undercover | Dr. Francis | Episode: "#1.1" |
| 2016 | Amazing Animal Selfies | Narrator | Television movie |
| 2016 | Prisoner Zero | Additional Voice (voice) | Episodes: "Rogue: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends | Stanley (voice) | US version Episode: "Pouty James"[5] |
| 2017 | America's War on Drugs | Rob Maheu | Episode: "Cocaine, Cartels, and Crackdowns" |
| 2017 | Spider-Man | A.I.M. Soldier #3 (voice) | Episode: "Symbiotic Relationship" |
| 2017 | Sheriff Callie's Wild West | Calamity Caleb (voice) | |
| 2018 | Trust | Lang Jeffries | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Dark Mon£y | Jotham Starr | 4 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2019 | The Mallorca Files | Abe Steiner | Episode: "Number One Fan" |
| 2020 | The Queen's Gambit | Mr. Booth | In production Episode: "#1.6" Television miniseries |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Vietcong | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2002 | Prisoner of War | Additional Voice (voice) | Also in special thanks |
| 2002 | Simple 2000 Series, Vol. 16: The Sniper 2 | Harry C. Spencer (voice)[3] | |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Writer | |
| 2004 | Vietcong: Fist Alpha | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2004 | Vietcong: Purple Haze | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2004 | Killzone | Additional ISA Voices (voice)[3] | |
| 2006 | Pursuit Force | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2006 | Killzone: Liberation | ISA Demolition Guy, ISA Generic (voice)[3] | |
| 2007 | Crysis | Crewman 1 (voice) | |
| 2008 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2008 | Crysis Warhead | Dane (voice) | |
| 2008 | Mirror's Edge | Generic SWAT #2 Male (voice) | |
| 2009 | Killzone 2 | Additional ISA Voices (voice)[3] | |
| 2011 | Operation Flashpoint: Red River | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2011 | The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings | Dandelion (voice)[3] | English version |
| 2011 | Kinect Disneyland Adventures | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2013 | Crysis 3 | Teammate #7 (voice) | |
| 2013 | Lego City Undercover | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2013 | Grid 2 | Additional Voice (voice) | |
| 2013 | Company of Heroes 2 | The Western Front Armies DLC, Ardennes Assault DLC (voices) | |
| 2013 | Killzone: Shadow Fall | VSA (voice) | |
| 2014 | Alien: Isolation | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2015 | Grey Goo | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Dandelion (voice)[3] | English version |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Battlefront | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2016 | Star Ocean: Anamnesis | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2016 | Quantum Break | Additional Voices (voice)[3] | |
| 2016 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine | Dandelion (voice) | English version |
| 2016 | Battlefield 1 | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2016 | Trials of the Blood Dragon | The Guardian, Black Sinja, Blue Sinja (voices) | |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Walla Walla (voice) | |
| 2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Jin (voice)[3] | English version |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Iron Man / Tony Stark (voice)[3] | |
| 2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game | Additional Voice (voice) | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Battlefront II | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2018 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country | Jin (voice)[3] | English version |
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Video Game | Additional Male Characters (voice) |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Doctor Who: The Nowhere Place | EXO Moore | |
| 2006 | Doctor Who: The Reaping | Lieutenant Doyle | |
| 2007 | Doctor Who: Phobos | Hayd | |
| 2008 | Stargate SG-1: Gift of the Gods | Lt. Hunter |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Picasso: Art is Crime | Stanley | |
| 2006 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks | Understudy | |
| 2008 | Speed the Plow | Bobby (Understudy) | |
| 2010 | True West | Saul Kimmer | |
| 2013 | Yellow Face | Rocco Palmierei, Senator John Kerry, others | |
| 2013 | Our Ajax | Menelaus | |
| 2014 | Yellow Face | Rocco Palmierei, Senator John Kerry, Various | |
References
- "John Schwab Theater Profile". Curtain Call Online. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- "Dark Money cast: who stars in the new BBC One series, and what time it's on tonight". www.inews.co.uk. July 16, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- "John Schwab - 14 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- Writer: Robert Shearman; Director: Joe Ahearne; Producer: Phil Collinson (30 April 2005). "Dalek". Doctor Who. BBC. BBC Three.
- Schwab, John (November 17, 2016). "Yes, that's me. Thanks for watching". Twitter. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
External links
- John Schwab at the British Film Institute
- John Schwab on IMDb
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