John C. McGinley's journey to stardom is a classic Hollywood tale. As an understudy in New York's Circle-In-The-Square production of John Patrick Shanley's "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," he was spotted by director Oliver Stone and soon landed roles in "Platoon," "Wall Street," "Talk Radio," "Born on the Fourth of July," "Nixon," and "Any Given Sunday."
He stars in IFC's scripted comedy-horror series "Stan Against Evil," where he plays the title character and serves as a producer. John C. stars as disgruntled former police sheriff Stanley Miller, a sour, aging bulldog who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst at his wife's funeral.
John C. has a deep commitment to independent films, starring in and completing production on three upcoming motion pictures in 2016 alone: James Gunn's "The Belko Experiment," Paul Shoulberg's "The Good Catholic," and Richard Dresser's "Rounding Third."
He is an audience favorite for his hilarious portrayal of Dr. Perry Cox in the Emmy-nominated medical comedy series "Scrubs," which ended its successful nine-season run in 2010. He starred in TBS's workplace comedy series "Ground Floor" for two seasons and made a memorable arc on season 6 of USA Networks' hit drama series "Burn Notice."
John C.'s impressive film career spans over seventy films, including "Get A Job," "Alex Cross," "Wild Hogs," "Identity," "The Animal," "The Rock," "Nothing to Lose," "Set It Off," "Seven," "Office Space," "Mother," "Wagons East," "Surviving the Game," "On Deadly Ground," "Point Break," "Highlander II," "A Midnight Clear," and "Fat Man and Little Boy."
He also appeared in director Eriq La Salle's "Crazy As Hell" and director Scott Silver's "Johns." John C. co-produced and starred in the film "Colin Fitz," which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival. He starred in director D.B. Sweeney's independent feature "Two Tickets to Paradise," which received raves on the festival circuit.
John C. is a partner at McGinley Entertainment Inc., an independent film production company with several projects currently in development. He has worked both sides of the camera, serving double duty as actor and producer for the romantic comedy "Watch It!" (with Peter Gallagher and Lili Taylor).
He received stunning reviews for his starring role in Dean Koontz's suspense drama "Intensity," a four-hour original film for FOX-TV. He executive-produced and starred opposite John Cusack in HBO Pictures' western "The Jack Bull," directed by John Badham.
In addition to film and television, John C.'s background is heavily rooted in theater. He received stellar reviews for his starring performance as Dave Moss in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Glengarry Glen Ross." He was previously featured on Broadway in "Requiem for a Heavyweight" and off-Broadway in "The Ballad of Soapy Smith" and the original cast production of Eric Bogosian's "Talk Radio."
John C. was honored to deliver the keynote address at the commencement ceremony for the University of California San Francisco's (UCSF) School of Medicine in May 2005. As the father of his eighteen-year-old son with Down syndrome, John C. is committed to building awareness and acceptance of people with Down syndrome.
He serves as an Ambassador for Special Olympics and is a board member of the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. John C. is also one of the original creators, in conjunction with Special Olympics, of the groundbreaking "Spread the Word to End the Word" national campaign to eradicate the "R" word. He has blogged repeatedly on the Huffington Post, advocating acceptance and awareness of people with special needs as well as the importance of eliminating the "R" word.
John C. resides in Los Angeles and enjoys stand-up paddle surfing, weight lifting, and golf. He married Nichole Kessler on April 7, 2007, at the couple's home in Malibu, and they now have two young daughters, Billie Grace and Kate Aleena, in addition to big brother Max.
