John Schwab

John Schwab is an American actor, TV producer and musician who resides in London. He produced The Hide with Christopher Granier-Deferre, which was nominated for a BIFA 2010. He is best known for his film and television roles, such as lawyer Travis Tygart in the 2015 drama film The Program, baseball player Lefty Grove in the 2018 biographical drama film The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) and television producer Jotham Starr in the television miniseries Dark Money (2019).

He has worked on British television series such as Doctor Who, Clone, My Dad's the Prime Minister, Hotel Babylon and The Mallorca Files. His voice work in animation and video games include Dane in Crysis: Warhead, Zeck in Boo, Zino & the Snurks, Vinnie in Thomas & Friends: The Great Race, Timo in Gladiators of Rome, Jin in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country, Dandelion in The Witcher video games, Tony Stark / Iron Man in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 and the Guardian, Black Sinja and the Blue Sinja in Trials of the Blood Dragon.

Career Schwab made his first appearance in 1997 as the US voice of a voice trumpet in the British iconic children's series Teletubbies. In 2005, he played Owen Bywater, a commander of the base who guards the Metaltron Cage with his subordinate, De Maggio (Jana Carpenter), in the episode of Doctor Who, "Dalek". His other television roles include Rescue Heroes, My Dad's the Prime Minister, Noel's House Party, Hotel Babylon, Trust, Ultimate Force, Undercover, America's War on Drugs, and Monarch of the Glen.

Schwab served as the narrator of the Discovery Channel documentary television series Weaponology from 2007 through 2008. Schwab provides the voice of Tristan Jackson in the Canadian animated series Elemental Dragons with fellow voice actors Samuel Vincent, Clancy Brown, Andrew Francis, Chiara Zanni, Keith David and Daniel Bacon.

In 2013, Schwab auditioned to provide the US narration for Thomas & Friends after Michael Brandon left the series, but Mark Moraghan was chosen to narrate the show instead in both the US and UK dubs, replacing both Brandon and Michael Angelis. Three years later, he joined the voice cast in the series taking on the role of Stanley in the US dub, replacing Rob Rackstraw and from Season 20 onwards. The same year, he voiced Vinnie, a tough confederation locomotive in the series' 2016 special Thomas & Friends: The Great Race. Following the success of The Great Race, Schwab voiced some characters in the 2017 special Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor.

He played an umpire in the comedy film Mr. 3000 (2004), featuring the comedic actor Bernie Mac. His film credits include Back to Gaya, The Fifth Estate, Zero Dark Thirty, The Anomaly, The Current War, The Program, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Annihilation. He provides voices in video games, such as Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Battlefield 1, Killzone 2 and many others. In 2011, Schwab provided the voice of Dandelion, starting with the video game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Schwab appears as baseball player Lefty Grove in the biographical film The Catcher Was a Spy (2018), featuring Paul Rudd, Jeff Daniels, Tom Wilkinson and Paul Giamatti. In 2024, Schwab appeared as Sheriff Bilstein in the psychological-thriller feature film Blood Star, directed by Lawrence Jacomelli and produced by Beast Films, which premiered at the 2024 Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival and was released in the United States on November 25, 2025, through Quiver Distribution.

Music Schwab played the harmonica in the TV show The Hit Factory: The Pete Waterman Story (2001).

Producing Schwab, alongside Christopher Granier-Deferre, produced the film The Hide, which was nominated for the British Independent Film Award for producing in 2010.

Personal life He met his wife, Tamsin, in Seoul after graduation and studied at Durham University (English Literature, 1993–96). He and Tamsin married in 1994 and settled in the United Kingdom. He has two sons.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2001 Nothing to Declare Pilot Voice 2002 Spartans Alcheus Voice, direct-to-video 2003 The Order American Bureaucrat 2003 Brother Bear Additional voices 2004 Boo, Zino & the Snurks Zeck Voice 2004 Mr. 3000 Umpire 2005 Foster Older Zach Also associate producer 2005 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Tolmekian Soldier Voice, English dub 2007 Davros Connections Owen Bywater Direct-to-videoArchival footageDocumentary film 2010 Shooting Earth Moe Short film 2012 Gladiators of Rome Timo 2026 Crime 101 Foster Credited as Jacob Schwab

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997–2001 Teletubbies Male Voice Trumpet 365 episodesUSA version 1998–present The Magical World of Walt Disney Tom 450 episodes 1998 Noel's House Party Episode: #7.18 2000–2002 Rescue Heroes Additional Voices 14 episodes 2001 Hotel! Agent Imefine 2003 My Dad's the Prime Minister American Businessman Episode: "Homework" 2004–2010 Wife Swap Narrator 107 episodes 2004 Space Odyssey Larry Conrad, CAPCOM Television film; documentary 2005 Hope & Faith Announcer Episodes: "Wife Swap" 2005 Doctor Who Owen Bywater Episode: "Dalek" 2005–2006 Transformers: Cybertron Additional Voices 51 episodes 2005 Monarch of the Glen Bill Episode: "Episode #7.4" 2005 Broken News Miles Anderton 4 episodes 2006 Ultimate Force Lt. Pincher Episode: "Dividing Line" 2006 The Only Boy for Me NY Colleague Television film 2007 Soviet War Scare 1987 Narrator Television film; documentary 2007 Inside Brookhaven Obesity Clinic Narrator 6 episodes 2007–2008 Weaponology Narrator Documentary series 2007–2009 Storm Hawks Various Cyclonian Talons 45 episodes 2007 Hotel Babylon Texan Cliff Barnes Episode: "Episode #2.1" 2008 Clone American Golfer Episode: "The Line" 2008 Zorro Generation Z Additional Voices 26 episodes 2008 Dork Hunters from Outer Space Additional voices Episode: "The Falcon" 2010 The Special Relationship Reporter Television film 2011–2012 Transformers: Prime Additional voices 12 episodes 2012 Top Secret Weapons Revealed Narrator Episode: "Weapons of the Superspies" 2013 The Vatican Reporter Television film 2013 Nixon's the One Bill Headline Episode: "TV" 2014 Obsession: Dark Desires Alan Episode: "Screams in the Desert" 2014 CIA Declassified Narrator Episode: "Killing Mad Dog Gaddafi" 2014 The Assets Interviewee #1 Episode: "Avenger" 2015–2017 Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet Narrator 22 episodes 2016 Undercover Dr. Francis Episode: "#1.1" 2016 Amazing Animal Selfies Narrator Television film 2016 Prisoner Zero Additional voices Voice, episode: "Rogue" 2016 Thomas & Friends Stanley Voice, episode: "Pouty James" 2017 America's War on Drugs Rob Maheu Episode: "Cocaine, Cartels, and Crackdowns" 2017 Spider-Man A.I.M. Soldier #3 Voice, episode: "Symbiotic Relationship" 2017 Sheriff Callie's Wild West Calamity Caleb Voice 2018 Trust Lang Jeffries 5 episodes 2019 Dark Mon£y Jotham Starr 4 episodesTelevision miniseries 2019–2021 Fast & Furious Spy Racers Additional voices 12 episodes 2019 The Mallorca Files Abe Steiner Episode: "Number One Fan" 2020 The Queen's Gambit Mr. Booth Episode: "End Game"Television miniseries 2022–2023 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Thomas Miller 6 episodes 2023–present The Diplomat Roger Post Recurring cast 2023 Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix Raymond "T-Bone" Kenney, additional voices 2024 Grace Eric Klein Episode: "Love You Dead" 2024 A Very Royal Scandal Andrew Brettler Television miniseriesCredited as John Schwabb 2025 7 Bears Prince Charmless

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Vietcong Additional voices Prisoner of War Additional voices Also in special thanks Simple 2000 Series, Vol. 16: The Sniper 2 Harry Spencer 2023 Dead Island 2 Trent, Luther, Zephron Atomic Heart Victor Petrov English version

Radio Year Title Role Notes 2006 Doctor Who: The Nowhere Place EXO Moore 2006 Doctor Who: The Reaping Lieutenant Doyle 2007 Doctor Who: Phobos Hayd 2008 Stargate SG-1: Gift of the Gods Lt. Hunter 2019Doctor Who: Harry Houdini's WarHarry Houdini 2021 Hennikay Don

Stage YearTitleRoleNotes 1998 Picasso: Art is Crime Stanley 2006 Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Understudy 2008 Speed the Plow Bobby (Understudy) 2010 True West Saul Kimmer 2013 Yellow Face Rocco Palmierei, Senator John Kerry, others 2013 Our Ajax Menelaus 2014 Yellow Face Rocco Palmierei, Senator John Kerry, Various