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John Magaro

John Magaro

33 movies on Netflix

Biography

John Magaro is an American actor from Akron, Ohio, who grew up in Munroe Falls and started out in local theater in that area before heading to Point Park University in Pittsburgh to study theater. He picked up early screen parts in The Brave One and the HBO movie Taking Chance, and took the lead in My Soul to Take, a horror film. He took a lead in Not Fade Away (2012), which brought him the HFF Spotlight award. He later fronted Kelly Reichardt's First Cow (2020), a performance that earned him a 2020 Gotham Award nomination for Best Actor. Other films include Carol (2015), Overlord (2018), Showing Up (2023) and Past Lives (2023), plus September 5 (2024). On television he appeared in Orange Is the New Black and The Umbrella Academy, and in 2016 he made his Broadway debut in a revival of The Front Page.

43years old

Turns 44 on February 16in 97 days

  • Born Akron
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Also credited as John Robert Magaro

Movie Career

Films
33
Career span
19 years2007 to 2026

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    Magaro starred in a popular Walmart and Coke holiday commercial in 2008 that played in movie theaters across the country.

  2. First role

    In 2016, John Magaro played Earl Williams, an escaped convict, in a Broadway revival of The Front Page. That role marked his Broadway debut.

John Magaro movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. Past Lives2023 Drama, Romanceas Arthur

    IMDb rating 7.8178K votes

  2. Overlord2018 Horror, Sci-Fi, Waras Tibbet

    IMDb rating 6.6118K votes

  3. Carol2015as Dannie McElroy

    IMDb rating 7.3155K votes

  4. September 52024as Geoffrey Mason

    IMDb rating 7.139K votes

  5. First Cow2020as Cookie

    IMDb rating 7.125K votes

  6. War Machine2017as Cory Staggart

    IMDb rating 6.054K votes

  7. Liberal Arts2012as Dean

    IMDb rating 6.742K votes

  8. My Soul to Take2010as Alex

    IMDb rating 4.823K votes

Most often with

Kelly Reichardt directed three of these films, Celine Song two. Matthew Maher appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Matthew Maher, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Matthew MaherSteve Buscemi, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Steve BuscemiPeter Sarsgaard, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Peter SarsgaardZoë Kravitz, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Zoë KravitzEmory Cohen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Emory CohenTalia Balsam, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Talia BalsamKelly ReichardtDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Kelly ReichardtCeline SongDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Celine Song

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Box office

What John Magaro's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$614 million

23 of the 33 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 33 films: 23 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 23Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

Unbroken2014as Tinker$163 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Unbroken2014as Tinker
    $163M26.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Materialists2025as Mark P.
    $108M17.6% of the total
  3. 3
    The Brave One2007as Ethan
    $70M11.4% of the total
  4. 4
    The Finest Hours2016as Ervin Maske
    $52M8.5% of the total
  5. 5
    Overlord2018as Tibbet
    $42M6.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Carol2015as Dannie McElroy
    $40M6.6% of the total
  7. 7
    The Box2009as Charles
    $33M5.4% of the total
  8. 8
    Past Lives2023as Arthur
    $28M4.6% of the total
The Bride! (2026), $23.9 millionMy Soul to Take (2010), $21.5 millionThe Many Saints of Newark (2021), $13.0 millionMarshall (2017), $10.1 millionBig George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World (2023), $3.8 millionThe Mastermind (2025), $2.1 millionSeptember 5 (2024), $852,000Showing Up (2023), $708,854Not Fade Away (2012), $610,792Liberal Arts (2012), $327,345Lansky (2021), $136,579First Cow (2020), $101,068Assassination of a High School President (2008), $69,564Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer (2024), $48,000Day of the Fight (2024), $25,859

$77.4 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total

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