John Hoogenakker's upcoming projects include starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn in Paul Thomas Anderson's film "One Battle After Another" in 2025, as well as appearing in Amazon's "G20" alongside Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Ramón Rodríguez, and Anthony Starr, and joining the cast of Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show" with Reese Witherspoon.
He is also known for his critically acclaimed performances in Hulu's limited series "Dopesick" opposite Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Kaitlyn Dever, and Rosario Dawson, and in Amazon's hit series "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" as black-ops CIA operator Matice, alongside John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce.
Born on April 23, 1977, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, Hoogenakker began his acting career at an early age, performing in church musicals, commercials, and Charlotte's Children's Theatre. He later attended The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, where he appeared in numerous productions at esteemed houses such as The Goodman, Writers' Theatre, Court Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and the Steppenwolf Garage.
Hoogenakker's stage work includes a wide range of roles, from Chris Smith in Tracy Letts' "Killer Joe" to Hamlet at The Illinois Shakespeare Festival, as well as shows with the iconic hip-hop theatrical group The Q Brothers. He received excellent reviews for his performance as Willie Oban in the acclaimed remounting of "The Iceman Cometh" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music alongside Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy.
In 2006, Hoogenakker earned his first feature film credit on "Flags of Our Fathers," working alongside fellow North Carolinian George Grizzard under the direction of Clint Eastwood. He has also had a successful career in commercial voice over, voicing campaigns for hundreds of clients including McDonald's, BMO Harris, Nintendo, Comcast, and OnStar. His on-camera work on television commercials includes spots that have run during Super Bowls and the Olympics, as well as campaigns for Bud Light, Chevy, and Spectrum.
