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Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech (pronounced /ʃɛk/; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early 1990s. He first gained recognition for his role in How to Make an American Quilt (1995). Other films include The Doom Generation (1995), That Thing You Do! (1996), Hush (1998), Prom Night (2008), Phantom (2013), Marauders (2016) and The Night Clerk (2020).
On television, Schaech's work inlude Harry Houdini in Houdini (1998), Time of Your Life (1999–2000), and colonel Sidney Sherman in Texas Rising (2015). He also played the DC Comics gunslinger Jonah Hex in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2018) and Batwoman. As of 2025, he stars as the sheriff in the TV-series Blue Ridge (2024), reprising his role from the 2020 film with the same name.
Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joseph, a Baltimore City law enforcement officer, and Joanne Schaech, a human resources executive. He is Catholic. He has a sister, Renée.
Schaech graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied economics and took one acting class.
In 1989, Schaech signed with Wilhelmina West, Inc. and worked for three years doing commercials and bit parts in movies. He studied under acting teacher Roy London for three and half years until London's death in 1993.
In 1993, Schaech played the lead role in Franco Zeffirelli's period drama Sparrow (Italian: Storia di una capinera). Schaech then played drifter Xavier Red in the Gregg Araki film The Doom Generation. In 1995, Schaech's character Leon romanced Winona Ryder's character Finn in How to Make an American Quilt. It was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and was something of a break-out role for him. In 1996, Schaech played the ambitious but self-absorbed lead singer of The Wonders in Tom Hanks' That Thing You Do! Schaech next starred in the 1998 thriller Hush, which "promptly bombed".
Also in 1996, he was on the cover of Vanity Fair's annual "Hollywood" issue. The Baltimore Sun said in 1998 that he " has been labeled a hot, young heartthrob to watch."
In 1997, Schaech starred in the Australian comedy Welcome to Woop Woop directed by Stephan Elliott. Playing a British military man, Schaech was in the independent feature Woundings in 1998, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2001 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. In 1998, Schaech portrayed Harry Houdini in TNT's Houdini. Schaech received praise not only for a convincing dramatic portrayal, but for learning and performing all the magic tricks and stunts himself. In 1999, Schaech appeared with Harvey Keitel in Finding Graceland and in 1999, Schaech reunited with Araki in Splendor, which premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. In 1999, he played the love interest of Jennifer Love Hewitt in the Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life. In 2000, Schaech performed in his first major play, David Rabe's A Question for Mercy, playing a Colombian-born gay Manhattanite dying of AIDS. He lost 35 pounds (16 kg) for the role. In 2000, Schaech played a small part in the comedy How To Kill Your Neighbor's Dog.
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Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech (pronounced /ʃɛk/; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early 1990s. He first gained recognition for his role in How to Make an American Quilt (1995). Other films include The Doom Generation (1995), That Thing You Do! (1996), Hush (1998), Prom Night (2008), Phantom (2013), Marauders (2016) and The Night Clerk (2020).
On television, Schaech's work inlude Harry Houdini in Houdini (1998), Time of Your Life (1999–2000), and colonel Sidney Sherman in Texas Rising (2015). He also played the DC Comics gunslinger Jonah Hex in DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2018) and Batwoman. As of 2025, he stars as the sheriff in the TV-series Blue Ridge (2024), reprising his role from the 2020 film with the same name.
Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joseph, a Baltimore City law enforcement officer, and Joanne Schaech, a human resources executive. He is Catholic. He has a sister, Renée.
Schaech graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied economics and took one acting class.
In 1989, Schaech signed with Wilhelmina West, Inc. and worked for three years doing commercials and bit parts in movies. He studied under acting teacher Roy London for three and half years until London's death in 1993.
In 1993, Schaech played the lead role in Franco Zeffirelli's period drama Sparrow (Italian: Storia di una capinera). Schaech then played drifter Xavier Red in the Gregg Araki film The Doom Generation. In 1995, Schaech's character Leon romanced Winona Ryder's character Finn in How to Make an American Quilt. It was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and was something of a break-out role for him. In 1996, Schaech played the ambitious but self-absorbed lead singer of The Wonders in Tom Hanks' That Thing You Do! Schaech next starred in the 1998 thriller Hush, which "promptly bombed".
Also in 1996, he was on the cover of Vanity Fair's annual "Hollywood" issue. The Baltimore Sun said in 1998 that he " has been labeled a hot, young heartthrob to watch."
In 1997, Schaech starred in the Australian comedy Welcome to Woop Woop directed by Stephan Elliott. Playing a British military man, Schaech was in the independent feature Woundings in 1998, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the 2001 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. In 1998, Schaech portrayed Harry Houdini in TNT's Houdini. Schaech received praise not only for a convincing dramatic portrayal, but for learning and performing all the magic tricks and stunts himself. In 1999, Schaech appeared with Harvey Keitel in Finding Graceland and in 1999, Schaech reunited with Araki in Splendor, which premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. In 1999, he played the love interest of Jennifer Love Hewitt in the Party of Five spin-off, Time of Your Life. In 2000, Schaech performed in his first major play, David Rabe's A Question for Mercy, playing a Colombian-born gay Manhattanite dying of AIDS. He lost 35 pounds (16 kg) for the role. In 2000, Schaech played a small part in the comedy How To Kill Your Neighbor's Dog.