John Alton is an American actor. He received a degree in Industrial Design from Arizona State University and after working in the design professions for a number of years trained as an actor at the Performer Studio Workshop with the esteemed Kathy Laughlin for five years. John relocated to Los Angeles in 2005 and has been working as an actor since then. He works in film, television and on stage and studied with John Kirby at the prestigious John Kirby Studio in Hollywood from 2014-2020.
Some of his notable films are 2022’s Oscar nominated short “Please Hold”, “Your Old Man”, “Starship Rising “, “The Assignment” and “Odd Brodsky”.
Fall of 2023 John appeared on “Lesson’s in Chemistry” with Brie Larson and “Quantum Leap” with Raymond Lee.
He has also appeared in television on the hit shows “Gilmore Girls” “The Office” “Wilfred” and “Fresh off the Boat”.
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June 18, 2022
Fantastic news in 2022: “PLEASE HOLD” was one of five films nominated for an Oscar by The Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film! I love sci-fi and I had the privilege of working with the wonderful cast and crew on this film written by K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse and directed by K.D. Dávila. Starring Erick Lopez. Thank you for bringing me in Diego Nájera and Marc Mounier.
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Just worked two days on the new film “Ready” by wirter/director/producer Debbie Yen. I play Baker who is also a “Baker” in this vital project that presents the subject of depression and mental illness in a new way that makes you realize: we all have a story behind our story. www.readytheshortfilm.com
November 29, 2016https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/odd-brodsky/id1171578596John Alton plays Joe Brodsky, father to Audrey Brodsky who quits her dreary desk job to follow her childhood dream of becoming an actress. When she meets an aspiring cameraman on the internet and moves in with a sexy new roommate, the adventure of her life finally begins. Winner of 20 film festival awards, this quirky, bittersweet comedy is about following your passion and finding the magic in life. The Hollywood Times declares “You will fall in love with the characters and laugh to the end”
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