Jon Osbeck

Biography

Jon Osbeck – American actor, director, writer, and producer, with no publicly recorded birthplace or birthday. Based in Columbus, Ohio, he earned a B.A. in Film and Journalism (Summa cum laude) from Capital University and has been active since 1985.

His most notable film roles include Army Doctor in A Man Called Otto (2022, directed by Marc Forster), Sarah's Brother in Dark Waters (2019, directed by Todd Haynes), Security Officer Williams in The Public (2018, directed by Emilio Estevez), Jon Carr in A Kind of Murder (2016), Provost in Goat (2016), and Cliff in Chain of Command (2015). On television he is best known for his series regular role as Bob the Announcer in A League of Their Own (2022, Amazon Prime, 7 episodes), created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, and as Billy's Lawyer in American Rust (2021). As a filmmaker he wrote and co-directed Minus One (2010, Best Narrative Feature at the GI Film Festival), directed Supper (2021), and served as director, writer, and producer on Down to the Felt (2025). He won Best Actor for his performance in the independent short Eroded.

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Known For

A Man Called Otto
A Man Called Otto

2022

as Army Doctor

Dark Waters
Dark Waters

2019

as Sarah's Brother

A Kind of Murder
A Kind of Murder

2016

as Jon Carr

Goat
Goat

2016

as Provost

The Public
The Public

2019

as Security Officer Williams

My Mother the Madam
My Mother the Madam

2025

as Mike Lancaster

Chain of Command
Chain of Command

2015

as Cliff

Minus One
Minus One

2010

as David Solomon

The Christmas Spirit
Holding Patterns
Holding Patterns

2017

as Ernie Tucker

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The Other Men in Black
The Other Men in Black

2013

as The Ba'al Shem Tov / Rabbi Eizik Taub

Horrors of War
Horrors of War

2006

as Lieutenant John Schmidt