John Schwab (born 15 September 1972) is an American

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and

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who resides in

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. He produced '' The Hide'' with Christopher Granier-Deferre, which was nominated for a BIFA 2010. He is best known for his film and television roles, such as lawyer

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in the 2015 drama film '' The Program'' (2015), baseball player

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in the 2018 biographical drama film '' The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018) and television producer Jotham Starr in the television miniseries ''

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'' (2019). He has worked on British television series such as ''

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'', '' Clone'', ''

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'', '' Hotel Babylon'' and ''

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''. His voice work in animation and video games include Dane in '' Crysis: Warhead'', Zeck in ''

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'', Vinnie in '' Thomas & Friends: The Great Race'', Timo in '' Gladiators of Rome'', Jin in ''

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'' and '' Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country'', Dandelion in ''

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'' video games, Tony Stark / Iron Man in ''

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'' and the Guardian, Black Sinja and the Blue Sinja in ''

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''.

Career

Schwab made his first appearance in 1997 as the US voice of a voice trumpet in the British iconic children's series ''

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''. In 2005, he played Owen Bywater, a commander of the base who guards the Metaltron Cage with his subordinate, De Maggio (

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), in the episode of ''

'', "

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". His other television roles include ''

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'', ''

Noel's House Party ''Noel's House Party'' is a BBC light entertainment series that was hosted by Noel Edmonds. Set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo, it ran from 23 November 1991 to 26 March 2000 on BBC One, a ...

'', '' Hotel Babylon'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' America's War on Drugs'' and '' Monarch of the Glen''. Schwab served as the narrator of the

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documentary television series ''

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'' from 2007 through 2008. Schwab provides the voice of Tristan Jackson in the Canadian animated series ''Elemental Dragons'' with fellow voice actors Samuel Vincent,

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and Daniel Bacon. Schwab auditioned to provide the US narration for ''

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'' after

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and

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left the series, but

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was chosen to narrate it instead in the US and UK dubs. Three years later, he joined the voice cast in the series taking on the role of Stanley in the US dub, replacing

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and from Series 20 onwards. The same year, he voices Vinnie, a tough

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in the feature film '' Thomas & Friends: The Great Race''. Following the success of ''The Great Race'', Schwab voiced some characters in the 2017 feature film '' Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor''. He played an umpire in the comedy film ''

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'' (2004), featuring the comedic actor

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. His film credits include '' Back to Gaya'', '' The Fifth Estate'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Program'', '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' and ''

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''. He provides voices in video games, such as ''

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'',

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'', ''

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'' and many others. In 2011, Schwab provided the voice of Dandelion, starting with the video game '' The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings''. Schwab appears as baseball player

in the biographical film '' The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018), featuring

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and

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. He provided the English voice of Timo in the animated film '' Gladiators of Rome''. In 2019, he appeared as Jotham Starr, a filmmaker who molested Isaac (Max Fincham) in the

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television miniseries '' Dark Mon£y''.

Music

Schwab played the

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in the TV show ''

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: The Pete Waterman Story'' (2001).

Producing

Schwab, alongside Christopher Granier-Deferre, produced the film '' The Hide'', a movie that was nominated for the

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for producing in 2010.

Personal life

He met his wife, Tamsin, in

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after graduation and studied at

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(English Literature, 1993–96). He and Tasmin married in 1994 and settled in the United Kingdom. He has two sons.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Radio

Stage

References

External links

John Schwab
at the

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