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John Schwab

John Schwab

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

John Schwab is an American actor, producer and musician, born in 1972 in Pensacola, who began his screen career in 1997 providing the US voice of a voice trumpet on Teletubbies. He went on to British television, playing Owen Bywater in a 2005 episode of Doctor Who and appearing in My Dad's the Prime Minister, Hotel Babylon and The Mallorca Files, and he narrated the documentary series Weaponology from 2007 to 2008. His voice work includes Vinnie in Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016) and characters in Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017), Timo in Gladiators of Rome (2012) and Dandelion in The Witcher games. On film he played Lefty Grove in The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) and appeared in Annihilation (2018) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and he produced The Hide, nominated for a British Independent Film Award in 2010.

54years old

Turns 55 on September 15in 337 days

  • Born Pensacola
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as John William Schwab III

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
22 years2004 to 2026

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  1. First role

    Schwab's first screen appearance came in 1997, when he was the US voice of a voice trumpet on the British children's series Teletubbies.

  2. A role that slipped away

    In 2013 Schwab auditioned to narrate Thomas & Friends for US audiences after Michael Brandon left, but Mark Moraghan won the job for both the US and UK dubs.

  3. Behind the camera

    Schwab produced The Hide with Christopher Granier-Deferre. In 2010 the film received a British Independent Film Award nomination for producing.

  4. Beyond film

    In 2001, Schwab appeared on the television show The Hit Factory: The Pete Waterman Story, where he played the harmonica.

John Schwab 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. Annihilation2018 Adventure, Drama, Horroras Paramedic

    IMDb rating 6.8399K votes

  2. Blood Star2024 Horror, Thrilleras Sheriff Bilstein

    IMDb rating 6.08.4K votes

  3. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018as Tech Operator

    IMDb rating 6.2388K votes

  4. Gladiators of Rome2012as Timo

    IMDb rating 5.21.8K votes

  5. The Special Relationship2010as Reporter

    IMDb rating 6.75.3K votes

  6. Beyond2014as National Space Agency Spokesperson

    IMDb rating 4.01.2K votes

  7. The Catcher Was a Spy2018as Lefty Grove

    IMDb rating 6.314K votes

  8. LifeHack2026as Interpol Agent #1

    IMDb rating 6.21.3K votes

Most often with

David Stoten directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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William Hope, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with William HopeKerry Shale, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Kerry ShaleRasmus Hardiker, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Rasmus HardikerDemetri Goritsas, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Demetri GoritsasDavid Bedella, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David BedellaGlenn Wrage, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Glenn WrageDavid StotenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by David Stoten

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