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John Robinson(IX)

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John Robinson at an event for Big Sur (2013)
A host takes a call, where an unknown person threatens to kill the showman's entire family on air. To save loved ones, the radio host will have to play a survival game and the only way to win is to find out the identity of the criminal.
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John Robinson made his acting debut in the Palm d'Or winning film Elephant 2003 directed by Gus van Sant, following this film Stacy Peralta personally selected John to play himself in Lords Of Dogtown 2005 directed by Catherine Hardwicke. John has acted in 40 plus films to include Asia Argento's The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things 2004, Seraphim Falls 2006 starring opposite Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson, Michael Bay's Transformers 2007, Wendy and Lucy 08' starring opposite Michelle Williams, John most recent work includes: BIG SUR 2013 directed by Michael Polish and starring opposite Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Rhada Mitchell and Jean mar Barr which premiered at Sundance, Looking 2014 pilot for HBO starring opposite Jonathan Groff dped by Reed Morano, She's Funny That Way 2014 written and directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring opposite Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and Imogen Poots. John is also attached to Larry moss' directorial debut Relative Insanity starring opposite Helen Hunt, David Duchovny, Maggie Grace and Joan Chen.

In 2015 John moved to Europe where he began working with refugees in Calais France as a volunteer. He then went on to DP and co wrote and directed the short film Terre Ferme as an experiment in writing and collaborating with Refugee non actors and filmmakers in France and Germany and started a production company out of Berlin to regain his thirst for storytelling and collaborate with like minded filmmakers.

John is currently producing and in development with five TV shows and three features and is also adapting the comic book The Red Monkey by Joe Daily with his friend collaborator and director Sebastien Auger that he will star in. His latest film The AmityVille Murders 2018 he stars as Butch Defeo.
BornOctober 25, 1985
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Eddie Cahill, Joel McHale, and John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Tony Hawk and John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, and John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Emile Hirsch and John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown (2005)
John Robinson and Jimmy Bennett in The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
John Robinson and Mason Rock Bay in Transformers (2007)
Elias McConnell and John Robinson in Elephant (2003)
John Robinson in Elephant (2003)
Elias McConnell and John Robinson in Elephant (2003)
John Robinson in Elephant (2003)
John Robinson in Elephant (2003)
John Robinson in Elephant (2003)

Known for

Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, and John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Lords of Dogtown
7.1
  • Stacy
  • 2005
Elephant (2003)
Elephant
7.1
  • John McFarland
  • 2003
Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
Transformers
7.0
  • Miles
  • 2007
Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson in Seraphim Falls (2006)
Seraphim Falls
6.6
  • Kid
  • 2006

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Actor

  • You Above All
    • In Production
  • Intuition
    • Pre-production
  • Stony Brook
    • Chris
    • In Development
  • Lake Mead
    • Ranger John
    • Post-production
  • The Falconer's Apprentice
    • Colorado Dolors
    • In Development
  • Arsonist's Lullabye
    • In Production
  • Mel Gibson in On the Line (2022)
    On the Line
    • Noam
    • 2022
  • Ashley Benson in Alone at Night (2022)
    Alone at Night
    • Handyman
    • 2022
  • Les papillons noirs (2022)
    Les papillons noirs
    • Steven Powell
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Dark Stories (2019)
    Dark Stories
    • Matthew
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Billboard (2019)
    Billboard
    • Casey
    • 2019
  • The Amityville Murders (2018)
    The Amityville Murders
    • Ronald 'Butch' Defeo, Jr.
    • 2018
  • Jean-Marc Barr in The Cellar (2018)
    The Cellar
    • Marek
    • 2018
  • William Baldwin, Brad Dourif, Jean-Marc Barr, Lew Temple, John Robinson, and Devyn A. Tyler in Cut Off (2017)
    Cut Off
    • Clive Stone
    • 2017
  • Avenues (2017)
    Avenues
    • Richard
    • 2017
  • Showreel
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Room 105 (2016)
    Room 105
    • Mike
    • 2016
  • Bret Roberts in Alcoholist (2016)
    Alcoholist
    • Trevor
    • 2016
  • Intruder (2016)
    Intruder
    • John
    • 2016
  • Danny Masterson, Anthony Anderson, Larry Miller, Cynthia Kirchner, and Zack Pearlman in Hot Bot (2016)
    Hot Bot
    • Rodney
    • 2016
  • Ms. Long Legs (2015)
    Ms. Long Legs
    • Young Boy (voice)
    • Short
    • 2015

Writer

  • Terre ferme
    • co-writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • The Napkin (2012)
    The Napkin
    • story
    • Short
    • 2012

Producer

  • William Baldwin, Brad Dourif, Jean-Marc Barr, Lew Temple, John Robinson, and Devyn A. Tyler in Cut Off (2017)
    Cut Off
    • associate producer
    • 2017
  • Poor Boy (2016)
    Poor Boy
    • associate producer
    • 2016
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There Is a New World Somewhere
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There Is a New World Somewhere
Boys of Abu Ghraib
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Boys of Abu Ghraib
Elephant
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Elephant
Alcoholist
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Alcoholist
LORDS OF DOGTOWN Trailer
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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • October 25, 1985
    • Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Other works
    Appears in the music video for The Boxettes - "Puppet on a String".
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    He had to be pulled out of high school to act in Lords of Dogtown.

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