Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, John's focus on acting and music began at a young age and he received early recognition from The Boston Shakespeare Competition and Central Massachusetts Jazz Festival. A graduate of Middlesex School in Concord, MA, he attended Bates College in Lewiston, ME before training at Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City. After graduating, John began a career in theatre, film, and television in New York City and Los Angeles, and also spent four summers at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Williamstown Massachusetts. In addition to acting, he has written for TV and is also a multi-instrumentalist musician, songwriter, producer, and film score composer. John has appeared in over 100 national commercials including spots for Coca Cola, American Airlines, Bud Light, Burger King, Pfizer, Mastercard, and Toyota.