John Hoogenakker

John Hoogenakker

Career Stage work Hoogenakker's first professional role was in 1999 as Scarus in the Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. the last of which was nominated for a Jeff Equity Award for Best Ensemble.

At Goodman Theatre, he had roles in Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play: A Cycle in Three Parts (2007),

In 2018, Hoogenakker got a recurring role as Scott Garland in season 3 of Colony. he plays the owner of a cat (Walter the Cat) who does things people would expect of a dog. Another ad reprising the two aired at the end of January and during the 2022 Winter Olympics.

In 2023, he appeared in the mini-series Waco: The Aftermath, a sequel to Waco which aired in 2018 on Paramount Network.

In 2025, he appeared in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. The film went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards in 2026. In an article for Numéro Netherlands, Hoogenakker stated, "I am overjoyed to be able to report to you that Paul Thomas Anderson creates perhaps the most collaborative and creative environment I’ve ever been blessed to be a part of. My first day on location in Sacramento, I was invited to view the dailies with the rest of the cast and crew and was astounded by what I saw. I’m overjoyed for audiences to see this piece."

In February 2026, he appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for the Hyundai Palisade alongside his Jack Ryan co-star, John Krasinski.

Personal life Hoogenakker is married and has two children. The Grapes of Wrath Uncle John Merle Reskin Theatre 1999–2000 Antony and Cleopatra Scarus Chicago Shakespeare Theater Robyn Hood of Barnsdale Wood Robyn Hood Equity Library Theatre Chicago 2001 The Bomb-itty of Errors Various characters Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Royal George Cabaret Theatre, Chicago Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright John Wright, Draftsman, Grant Missouri Repertory Theatre and Arizona Theatre Company touring production Richard III Catesby Milwaukee Repertory Theater Hamlet Hamlet Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2006 The Retreat from Moscow Jamie Northlight Theatre Translations Lieutenant Yolland Milwaukee Repertory Theater The Puppetmaster of Lodz Various characters Writers Theatre original play by Gilles Segal 2007 Passion Play: A Cycle in Three Parts Machinist, German Officer, VA Goodman Theatre by Sarah Ruhl 2008 Othello Roderigo Chicago Shakespeare Theater Wait Until Dark Harry Roat, Jr. Court Theatre Rock 'n' Roll Milan Goodman Theatre 2009 Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead Hamlet Writers Theatre The Good Negro Policeman 2, Paul Moore Goodman Theatre by Tracey Scott Wilson 2010–2011 Travels with My Aunt Henry Pulling, Tooley, et al. Writers Theatre starring roles 2011 Season's Greetings Clive Northlight Theatre 2012, 2015 The Iceman Cometh Willie Oban Goodman Theatre (2012); Brooklyn Academy of Music (2015) Other Desert Cities Trip Wyeth Goodman Theatre Port Authority Dermot Writers Theatre Seven Guitars Flight Announcer Court Theatre 2015 The Amateurs The Physic Goodman Theatre by Jordan Harrison, for their New Stages Festival event 2016 Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf: A Parody George Writers Theatre / The Gillian Theatre; The Second City co-directed by Michael W. Halberstam 2018 Q Brothers Christmas Carol Scrooge Chicago Shakespeare Theater parody of A Christmas Carol by the Q Brothers (GQ and JAQ) 2023 The Lion in Winter Henry II Court Theatre Filmography Film 2023 Knox Goes Away Detective Rale 2025 G20 Agent Darden 2025 One Battle After Another Tim Smith 2027 F.A.S.T. Post-production

Television + List of acting performances in televisionYearTitleRoleNotesSource 2011 The Playboy Club Leo Bianchi 5 episodes 2012 Boss Jeff Doyle Season 2 2013 Chicago Fire Lt. Spellman Recurring season 2