My Take
John Magaro is one of those actors who quietly accumulates an enviable filmography without ever chasing the spotlight, and honestly that's exactly what makes him so compelling to watch. Out of Akron, Ohio, trained at Point Park University, he's the kind of performer who disappears into a role — whether he's playing a scrappy young musician in Not Fade Away, wading through the moral swamp of The Big Short, or carrying the near-silent emotional weight of First Cow alongside Orion Lee. That 2019 Kelly Reichardt film is where I think he really announced himself: minimal dialogue, maximum presence. And then Past Lives in 2023 — a smaller but pivotal role where he holds his own against a devastating story without a single false note. No splashy award circuit moment, just an actor who keeps making interesting choices. I respect that more than I can say.
Overview
John Robert Magaro (born February 16, 1983) is an American actor. He has appeared 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), and in the series Orange Is the New Black (2015–2019), The Umbrella Academy (2019), and Crisis in Six Scenes (2016).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Magaro
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・マガロ
- Reading
- じょん・まがろ
- Born
- February 16, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Stow-Munroe Falls High School
- University
- Point Park University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.