Personal Info
Birth date
1983-02-16 (42 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Also known as
約翰・馬加羅
جان ماگارو
John Magaro
Biography
John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor. He starred in the films Not Fade Away and First Cow. He also had supporting roles in Unbroken, The Big Short, Carol, Overlord and the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and The Umbrella Academy. He made his Broadway debut as Earl Williams, the escaped convict, in the hit revival of The Front Page in 2016.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Law & Order
7.4
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.Orange Is the New Black
7.7
Overview:
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.The Good Wife
7.598
Overview:
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.Person of Interest
8.1
Overview:
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.Body of Proof
7
Overview:
Dr. Megan Hunt was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game. But her world is turned upside down when a devastating car accident puts an end to her time in the operating room. Megan resumes her career as a medical examiner, determined to solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims.Materialists
7.152
Overview:
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.The Umbrella Academy
8.522
Overview:
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
7.7
Overview:
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.Angie Tribeca
6.4
Overview:
Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.The Oscars
7
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.The Agency: Central Intelligence
7.258
Overview:
Covert CIA agent Martian is ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind unexpectedly reappears, their romance reignites, pitting his career, his real identity and his mission against his heart while hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.Talking Sopranos
NYR
Overview:
Cast members Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa host Talking Sopranos. Michael reviews the Sopranos episode by episode giving inside info, insights and behind the scenes stories.Crisis in Six Scenes
6.552
Overview:
A comedy that takes place in the 1960s during turbulent times in the United States when a middle class suburban family is visited by a guest who turns their household completely upside down.Conviction
5.7
Overview:
A fast-paced character-oriented story, focuses on the lives and loves of the young assistant district attorneys in New York, following their career paths as these passionate but naive ADAs are confronted with tough, emotional cases that challenge their limited experience – and force them to mature quickly or be overwhelmed.Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
6.8
Overview:
Each season of this anthology series explores a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture. The first season tells the story of Uber, one of Silicon Valley’s most successful and most destructive unicorns.Past Lives
7.744
Overview:
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, and the choices that make a life.Unbroken
7.425
Overview:
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.Carol
7.497
Overview:
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.The Mistress
4.7
Overview:
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. And as the couple digs into the increasingly obsessive correspondence, a mysterious woman arrives with a horrifying secret that threatens their lives.September 5
7.1
Overview:
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.Overlord
6.727
Overview:
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 a radio tower in a small village near the beaches of Normandy. After reaching their target, the surviving paratroopers realise that, in addition to fighting the Nazi troops that patrol the village, they also must fight against something else.Big George Foreman
7.5
Overview:
Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.LaRoy, Texas
6.821
Overview:
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 hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.The Many Saints of Newark
6.319
Overview:
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 up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.Under the Boardwalk
7.223
Overview:
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 summers to come.War Machine
5.607
Overview:
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 story of General Stanley McChrystal.The Box
5.635
Overview:
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 mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.Acting
2026The Bride! as Unknown
2025The Mastermind as Fred
2025Materialists as Mark P. (voice)
2025Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer as Keane
2025Köln 75 as Keith Jarrett
2025Omaha as Dad
2024The Agency: Central Intelligence (10 Episodes) as Owen Taylor
2024Day of the Fight as Patrick
2024September 5 as Geoffrey Mason
2024LaRoy, Texas as Ray
2023Under the Boardwalk as Manny (voice)
2023The Mistress as Parker
2023Past Lives as Arthur
2023Big George Foreman as Desmond
2023Showing Up as Sean
2022Call Jane as Detective Chilmark
202218½ as Paul
2022Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (1 Episode) as John Zimmer
2021The Many Saints of Newark as Silvio Dante
2021Lansky as Young Meyer Lansky
2021The Birthday Cake as Cousin Joey
2020First Cow: A Place in This World as Self
2020Talking Sopranos (1 Episode) as Self
2020First Cow as Cookie
2020Sylvie's Love as Sid
2019The Umbrella Academy (10 Episodes) as Leonard Peabody
2018Overlord as Private First Class Lyle Tibbet
2018Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (3 Episodes) as Victor Polizzi
2017Marshall as Irwin Friedman
2017War Machine as Cory Staggart
2016Crisis in Six Scenes (6 Episodes) as Alan Brockman
2016Don't Worry Baby as Robert Lang
2016The Finest Hours as Ervin Maske
2016Angie Tribeca (1 Episode) as Snick
2015The Big Short as Charlie Geller
2015Carol as Dannie McElroy
2014Unbroken as Frank A. Tinker
2013Orange Is the New Black (11 Episodes) as Vince Muccio
2013Deep Powder as Cota
2012Not Fade Away as Douglas Damiano
2012Liberal Arts as Dean
2011Person of Interest (1 Episode) as Carl Elias (Age 22)
2011Body of Proof (1 Episode) as Chuck Foster
2011Down the Shore as Martin
2010My Soul to Take as Alex
2009The Box as Charles
2009The Good Wife (3 Episodes) as Roland Hlavin
2009Taking Chance as Rich Brewer
2008Assassination of a High School President as Cipriato
2007The Brave One as Ethan
2007The Life Before Her Eyes as Michael Patrick
2007Bomb as Unknown
2006Conviction (1 Episode) as Jiggy
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1, 1 Episode) as Andrew Hingham, Keith Musio
1990Law & Order (1 Episode) as Nathan Gersh
1953The Oscars (1 Episode) as Self
Directing
TBASilk ... Director
Production
2025Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer ... Executive Producer
2023Tender ... Producer
Crew
2022Private Property ... Thanks