John Swab is a film director, screenwriter, and producer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is known for '' King Ivory'' (2024), ''

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'' (2022) and '' Body Brokers'' (2021).

Film career

Swab's first feature film ''

Let Me Make You a Martyr ''Let Me Make You a Martyr'' is a 2016 American action crime drama film written, directed and co-produced by Corey Asraf and John Swab, and starring Marilyn Manson, Mark Boone Junior, Niko Nicotera, Michael Potts, Sam Quartin, Slaine and Danny ...

,'' was released in 2017, and starred

Mark Boone Junior Mark Boone Junior (born Mark Heidrich; March 17, 1955) is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008–2014) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in '' Last Man On Earth'' (2016-2017), and film roles ...

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He is the lead singer and the only original member remaining of the Marilyn Manson (band), same-titled band he founded in 1989. Th ...

, Sam Quartin and

Niko Nicotera Niko Nicotera is a German-born American actor best known for playing George "Ratboy" Skogstrom in the television series ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2011–2014). Early life and education Niko was born in Giessen, Germany, on an American military base, ...

In 2019, he wrote, produced, and directed '' Run with the Hunted'' starring

Michael Pitt Michael Carmen Pitt (born April 10, 1981) is an American actor, model, and musician. In film, he has appeared in ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' (2001), ''Bully (2001 film), Bully'' (2001), ''Murder by Numbers'' ...

, Sam Quartin,

Ron Perlman Ronald N. Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in th ...

, William Forsythe, and

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In 2021, Swab wrote, produced, and directed '' Body Brokers,'' which stars

Melissa Leo Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Critics' Choice A ...

Michael K. Williams Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He rose to fame for his acclaimed portrayals of Omar Little on the HBO drama series ''The Wire'' (2002–2008) and List of Boardwalk Empire characters, Alb ...

Frank Grillo Frank Anthony Grillo (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor. He is known for playing Brock Rumlow / Crossbones in the superhero franchise Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Sergeant Leo Barnes in ''The Purge'' franchise, and Rick Flag Sr. in ...

, Jack Kilmer,

Alice Englert Alice Allegra Englert (born 15 June 1994) is an Australian actress, director, writer, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for her roles as Rosa in the film ''Ginger & Rosa'' (2012) and Lena Duchannes in the film ''Beautiful Creatures (201 ...

Jessica Rothe Jessica Ann Rothenberg (born May 28, 1987), known professionally as Jessica Rothe (), is an American actress. After appearing in Independent film, independent films and on stage, her Breakthrough role, breakthrough came with playing Tree Gelbman i ...

, Owen Campbell, Sam Quartin, Thomas Dekker and

Peter Greene Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965) is an American actor. A character actor, he is generally known for portraying villains. He is best known for the roles in the 1994 films '' The Mask'', where he plays its main antagonist, Dorian T ...

. Also in 2021, Swab wrote and directed '' Ida Red'', which stars

Josh Hartnett Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. He began his career on American Broadcasting Company, ABC's drama series ''Cracker (American TV series), Cracker'' (1997–1998), after which he became known as a teen idol thro ...

, William Forsythe,

Sofia Hublitz Sofia Hublitz (born June 1, 2000) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Charlotte Byrde in the Netflix crime drama series ''Ozark'' (2017–2022). Early life Hublitz was born in Richmond, Virginia, on June 1, 2000. Due to her ...

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, Slaine, and

Beau Knapp Beau Christian Knapp (born April 17, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' The Signal'' (2014), '' Run All Night'' (2015), and '' Southpaw'' (2015). Knapp portrayed a lead villain in '' Death Wish'' (2018), the sixth instal ...

. In 2022, Swab film, ''

'', starring

Olivia Luccardi Olivia Luccardi (born May 17, 1989) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles as Alice Woods in Syfy's horror anthology series ''Channel Zero (TV series), Channel Zero: Butcher's Block'' and as Yara Davis in the supernatural ...

, Sam Quartin, Owen Campbell, Eden Brolin, and

William Baldwin William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) Note: While birthplace is routinely listed as Massapequa, that town has no hospital, and brother Alec Baldwin was born in nearby Amityville, which does. is an American actor and the second-younge ...

Personal life

Swab married musician Sam Quartin on November 5, 2017, and they live in Woodstock, New York.

Filmography

Film

Short films

References

External links

* Living people 1988 births Film directors from Oklahoma Writers from Tulsa, Oklahoma Screenwriters from Oklahoma American male screenwriters 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers {{US-screen-writer-stub