1. Johnathon Schaech is an American actor and screenwriter.
33 Facts About Johnathon Schaech
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Johnathon Schaech experienced a career resurgence in the late 2000s and 2010s, starring in the films Prom Night, Quarantine, Phantom, The Legend of Hercules, and Marauders, and having a main role as Sidney Sherman on the History Channel television miniseries Texas Rising.
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Johnathon Schaech portrayed DC Comics character Jonah Hex on the CW television series Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman.
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Johnathon Schaech starred in the horror film Suitable Flesh.
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Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joe, a Baltimore City law enforcement officer, and Joanne Schaech, a human resources executive.
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Johnathon Schaech graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied economics and took one acting class.
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In 1989, Johnathon Schaech signed with Wilhelmina West, Inc and worked for three years doing commercials and bit parts in movies.
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Johnathon Schaech studied under acting teacher Roy London for three and half years until London's death in 1993.
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In 1993, Johnathon Schaech played the lead role in Franco Zeffirelli's period drama Sparrow.
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Johnathon Schaech then played drifter Xavier Red in the Gregg Araki film The Doom Generation.
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In 1997, Johnathon Schaech starred in the Australian comedy Welcome to Woop Woop directed by Stephan Elliott.
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Johnathon Schaech received praise not only for a convincing dramatic portrayal, but for learning and performing all the magic tricks and stunts himself.
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In 1999, Johnathon Schaech appeared with Harvey Keitel in Finding Graceland and in 1999, Johnathon Schaech reunited with Araki in Splendor, which premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
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In 2000, Johnathon Schaech performed in his first major play, David Rabe's A Question for Mercy, playing a Colombian-born gay Manhattanite dying of AIDS.
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In 2000, Johnathon Schaech played a small part in the comedy How To Kill Your Neighbor's Dog.
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In 2001, Johnathon Schaech played the title character in the ABC television film Judas.
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In 2007, Johnathon Schaech was nominated for an MTV award for best villain for his performance in Sony's remake of Prom Night.
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In 2009, Johnathon Schaech played Captain Rezo Avaliani in the Renny Harlin directed war film 5 Days of War.
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In 2009, Johnathon Schaech guest starred in a Cold Case, playing Julian Bellows, a light-skinned black man who was passing as white to live a better life.
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In 2013, Johnathon Schaech played a Soviet political officer, in the submarine thriller Phantom.
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Johnathon Schaech 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 of muscle for the role.
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In 2014, Johnathon Schaech played Colonel Sherman in the miniseries Texas Rising.
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Between 2016 and 2018, Johnathon Schaech appeared in the first three seasons of the television series Legends of Tomorrow as the DC Comics bounty hunter Jonah Hex.
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Johnathon Schaech returned in 2019 to reprise the role in the crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths.
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In 2016, Johnathon Schaech shot the heist movie Marauders, playing a possibly corrupt cop whose wife is dying of cancer.
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In 2018, Johnathon Schaech appeared in noir crime drama The Night Clerk opposite Ana de Armas.
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In 2018, Johnathon Schaech starred opposite Frank Grillo in the action flick Reprisal.
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In 2023, Johnathon Schaech leads an action-crime series based on the 2020 film Blue Ridge.
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The series of the same name expands the film's storyline, and Johnathon Schaech reprises his lead role as Sheriff Justin Wise.
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Johnathon Schaech has co-written several screenplays with Richard Chizmar, including Heroes, Road House 2, based on a story by Miles Chapman, Masters of Horror The Washingtonians, based on a story by Bentley Little and The Poker Club, based on the story by Ed Gorman.
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Johnathon Schaech was scheduled to appear in the 1997 episode of Ellen in which DeGeneres's character came out as gay but could not participate in the filming.
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Johnathon Schaech married Jana Kramer on July 4,2010, seven months after announcing their engagement.
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In 2013, Johnathon Schaech spoke on Capitol Hill about the importance of arts education.