John Mese

John Mese is an American actor who has also worked as a producer, director, and writer. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he earned an MFA in theater from Louisiana State University. His first big television job came in 1992, playing Marlee Matlin's love interest on Reasonable Doubts. He later made guest appearances on The X Files, Monk, Weeds, Castle, Suits, and other series, and played Donn Eisele in From the Earth to the Moon (1998). On film, he starred as Richard Broderick in Noise in the Middle (2020) and played Augie in King of Herrings (2013). In the one-man show Wild Son: The Testimony of Christian Brando, which premiered in 2019, he had the title role and drew praise from playwright Beth Henley. His performance as Crow in the short Bugtussle earned a best acting award at the Oregon Short Film Festival.