Jon Osbeck
Actor
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.
Known for
A Man Called Otto
December 28, 2022
Dark Waters
November 22, 2019
Goat
September 23, 2016
A Kind of Murder
December 16, 2016
The Public
April 5, 2019
Chain of Command
August 30, 2015
The Christmas Spirit
December 1, 2013
Horrors of War
March 25, 2006
Minus One
May 16, 2010
My Mother the Madam
December 11, 2025
Holding Patterns
April 15, 2017
Accidents at Home and how They Happen
March 1, 2008
Acting14
- 2025My Mother the Madam as Mike Lancaster
- 2022A Man Called Otto as Army Doctor
- 2019Dark Waters as Sarah's Brother
- 2019The Public as Security Officer Williams
- 2017Holding Patterns as Ernie Tucker
- 2016A Kind of Murder as Jon Carr
- 2016Goat as Provost
- 2015Chain of Command as Cliff
- 2013The Christmas Spirit as Jerry
- 2013The Other Men in Black