Johnathon Schaech

Johnathon Schaech (pronounced Shek; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor, writer, and director. Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland to Joseph, a Baltimore City law enforcement officer, and Joanne Schaech, a human resources executive. He is of German and Italian descent, and was raised Roman Catholic. Schaech has a sister Renee, who now lives in Cumberland and is director of Western Maryland's agency on aging. Schaech began his acting career doing commercials in Baltimore. Johnathon packed up his Toyota truck and moved out to Los Angeles in 1989 to pursue his dream. He immediately met legendary acting coach, Roy London. He studied with Roy for four years, getting bit parts here and there till he won the lead role in Franco Zeffirelli's period feature Storia di una Capinera (Sparrow) opposite academy award winner, Vanessa Redgrave. Johnathon was sent to London to study dialect prior to production. The feature would be filmed in parts of Sicily and Cinecittà studios in Rome. After over a year working on the movie, Johnathon went back to Hollywood only to discover his acting teacher Roy London had become ill and soon would pass away. He was also greatly disappointed to