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John Hoogenakker

John Hoogenakker

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

John Hoogenakker is an American actor who grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and trained in acting at DePaul University in Chicago, finishing in 1999. That same year he took his first professional stage role, Scarus in Antony and Cleopatra at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and he has since worked in many plays around Chicago and Milwaukee. He also played Hamlet for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival and King Henry II in The Lion in Winter at Court Theatre. On television his roles include Lt. Spellman in Chicago Fire, Matice in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Carl Wilkes in Castle Rock, and Dopesick, the Hulu limited series, as Randy Ramseyer. He was the Bud Light King in the Dilly Dilly commercials, and his films include At Any Price (2012), Knox Goes Away (2024) and One Battle After Another (2025).

49years old

Turns 50 on April 23in 192 days

Born April 23, 1977Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 13 years2012 to 2025

Genres

Drama67%, 4 films
Thriller67%, 4 films
Action33%, 2 films
Crime33%, 2 films
Comedy17%, 1 film

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Big break
In the medieval-themed Bud Light commercial "Banquet," which came out in August 2017, Hoogenakker's lines as the Bud Light King gave rise to the catchphrase "Dilly Dilly." He said he tried out for the part by video teleconference.
First role
In 1999, Hoogenakker took on his first professional part, playing Scarus in the Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of the Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra.
Big break
Hoogenakker landed his role as Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Ramseyer on the Hulu mini-series Dopesick after auditioning via Zoom, and he helped director Avy Kaufman with read-throughs while other actors auditioned.

John Hoogenakker movies on Netflix

G202025IMDb rating 5.1as Agent Darden
One Battle After Another2025IMDb rating 7.6as Tim Smith
Knox Goes Away2024IMDb rating 7.0as Detective Rale
Teacher2019IMDb rating 6.0as Todd Harper
Market Value2017IMDb rating 7.2as Eric Reese
At Any Price2012IMDb rating 5.6as Mr. Pritchard

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

One Battle After Another2025 Comedy, Crime, Thrilleras Tim Smith
IMDb rating 7.6446K votes
Knox Goes Away2024 Action, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Detective Rale
IMDb rating 7.031K votes
G202025as Agent Darden
IMDb rating 5.127K votes
At Any Price2012as Mr. Pritchard
IMDb rating 5.68.3K votes
Teacher2019as Todd Harper
IMDb rating 6.01.8K votes
Market Value2017as Eric Reese
IMDb rating 7.276 votes

Worked with

John Hoogenakker made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Clancy Brown

Dennis Quaid

Heather Graham

Kevin Pollak

Marcia Gay Harden

Paul Thomas AndersonDirector, 1 film

Michael KeatonDirector, 1 film Patricia RiggenDirector, 1 film

Films together

Clancy Brown1 film together, 2012
Clancy Brown's page
- At Any Price2012IMDb rating 5.6Hoogenakker as Mr. PritchardBrown as Jim Johnson
Dennis Quaid1 film together, 2012
Dennis Quaid's page
- At Any Price2012IMDb rating 5.6Hoogenakker as Mr. PritchardQuaid as Henry Whipple
Heather Graham1 film together, 2012
Heather Graham's page
- At Any Price2012IMDb rating 5.6Hoogenakker as Mr. PritchardGraham as Meredith Crown
Kevin Pollak1 film together, 2019
Kevin Pollak's page
- Teacher2019IMDb rating 6.0Hoogenakker as Todd HarperPollak as Bernard Cooper
Al Pacino1 film together, 2024
Al Pacino's page
- Knox Goes Away2024IMDb rating 7.0Hoogenakker as Detective RalePacino as Xavier Crane
Marcia Gay Harden1 film together, 2024
Marcia Gay Harden's page
- Knox Goes Away2024IMDb rating 7.0Hoogenakker as Detective RaleHarden as Ruby Knox
Paul Thomas AndersonDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Paul Thomas Anderson
- One Battle After Another2025IMDb rating 7.6Hoogenakker as Tim Smith
Michael KeatonDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Michael Keaton
- Knox Goes Away2024IMDb rating 7.0Hoogenakker as Detective Rale
Patricia RiggenDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Patricia Riggen
- G202025IMDb rating 5.1Hoogenakker as Agent Darden

Online

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