John Paul Wagner
- Height
- 6’3”
- Hair
- Brown
- Eyes
- Blue
- Voice
- Bass-Baritone
Digital Showcase
In addition to our live showcase earlier this year, we have brought together a Digital Showcase to feature the skills and talents of the graduating year of 2021.
Here you can explore John Paul Wagner's digital showreel, which includes theatrical and screen scenes, audio reel and self-created work. Look out later in the year for a short film written and directed by professional film-makers.
LAMDA productions
Jason
Cumpleaños [short film]
Directed by AJ Quinn
Mr Avila / Janne
Let The Right One In
Directed by Matt Hassall
Peter / Captain Saunders
Cockpit
Directed by Philip Wilson
Dad
You Got Older
Directed by Georgia Green
Don John
Much Ado About Nothing
Directed by Nathan Crossan-Smith
Leonid Gayev
The Cherry Orchard
Directed by Helena Lymbery
Sir Lucius O’Trigger
The Rivals
Directed by Beth Vyse
Guardiano
Women Beware Women
Directed by Vik Sivalingam
Joe
The Architect
Directed by Penny Cherns
Professional theatre & TV
Pharoah / Jacob
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Directed by Robert Estrin, Citadel Theatre (Chicago)
Sam Phillips
Million Dollar Quartet
Directed by Ed Flesch, Fireside Theatre (Wisconsin)
Lead
Desperate Alien
“The Onion” News Networks (Web)
Co-Host
On the Fly!
MyNet/Fox
Supporting
Good Morning Gitmo!
Directed by Kyle Dolan, The Annoyance Theatre (Chicago)
Other experience
Supporting
My Village Bells (short film)
Directed by Max Raimi, Crossover FF ’18 - Best Supporting Actor
Supporting
The American Dream (short film)
Directed by John Paul Wagner, Chicago South Asian FF ’18 & San Antonio FF ‘19
Supporting
You’ve Got Gail! (webseries)
Directed by Gail Gilbert, Urban Mediamakers FF ’19 – Best TV Pilot
Supporting
The Follower (short film)
The Martini Shot FF ’19 – Best of Fest
Mordcha
Fiddler on the Roof
Directed by Kevin Long, Harper Ensemble Theatre
Ensemble
iO Harold Team
Directed by Dina Facklis, iO Chicago
Ensemble
House Team
Directed by Yvette Jaskiewicz, Comedy Sportz Chicago
Eligibility
Eligible to work in UK, EU & US (dual Irish-US citizen)
American Actors Equity (AEA), UK Equity
General American (Native), Minnesota, Chicago, California, English Reference Accent, Heightened RP, Irish, German
Historical
Rapier & Dagger, Sabre, Small-Sword, Unarmed, Quarter-Staff
Basketball, Baseball, American Football, Squash, Racquetball, Soccer
Singing [D2 to C5], Guitar (Proficient), Cello (Intermediate), Sightreading
English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
Full Clean Driving Licence (USA); manual; Motorcycle endorsement
LAMDA MFA Professional Acting, 2019-2021
Second City Chicago & iO (Improv Olympic) Chicago, Improv Curriculums
Northwestern University (Chicago), BA Economics
