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John Jacob Anderson

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John Jacob Anderson
John Anderson is an actor, comedian, and self-proclaimed professional "Trick Talking Meat" who hails from Birmingham, Alabama. He landed his first major motion picture role as a Ravager in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. John also appeared in Jumanji: The Next Level, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Tag, Black Panther, Stranger Things, Sleepy Hollow, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Discovery Channel's Manhunt: Unabomber, Logan Lucky, Pitch Perfect 3, I, Tonya, Jumanji, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Case for Christ, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, MacGyver, The Front Runner, The Leisure Seeker, Hell Fest, Being Mary Jane, and Tyler Perry's Too Close to Home. He also appeared in Make-up Artist Magazine, displaying his alien movie make-up as a Hurctarian Ravager. He recently appeared in Variety and Rolling Stone's review of the movie Tag.

John was given his first speaking role by Oprah Winfrey in her production of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. He was one of 10 Ravagers from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 selected to attend a 2016 Comic-Con surprise celebration in San Diego. The event was filmed and is now airing on CONtv. Further, art featuring John's likeness as a Ravager was included in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: The Art of the Movie.

John's involvement in the Birmingham cosplay community ignited his interest in acting, and he can frequently be found around town volunteering at charity events as Batman, The Joker, and Green Arrow. He refers to himself as "Trick Talking Meat" as coined by the late Carrie Fisher in an interview she did with CNN in 1997. In the interview, she explained that the cast had shirts made with "Trick Talking Meat" printed on them, as they felt that is how George Lucas treated them on the set of Empire Strikes Back.
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John Jacob Anderson
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Screen Test
Shran, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 SDCC 2016
German Train Conductor, MacGyver
Mutant Prisoner,  Doom Patrol
Carnie, Logan Lucky
Scientist 2, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Chicago Tribune Reporter, The Case for Christ
Creepy Clown, Hellfest
AA Meeting Member, Tag
Another Man, Stranger Things Season 2
AA Meeting Member, Tag

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Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
7.6
  • Shran - Ravager(uncredited)
  • 2017
Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, and Hannibal Buress in Tag (2018)
Tag
6.5
  • A.A. Member(uncredited)
  • 2018
Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
Stranger Things
8.7
TV Series
  • Another Man(uncredited)
Hugh Jackman in The Front Runner (2018)
The Front Runner
6.1
  • Cameraman(uncredited)
  • 2018

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  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters
    • (uncredited)
  • Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Michelle Gomez, April Bowlby, Matthew Zuk, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, and Riley Shanahan in Doom Patrol (2019)
    Doom Patrol
    • (uncredited)
  • Tony Todd, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Stephen Conroy, Matt Mercurio, Amy Forsyth, Christian James, and Roby Attal in Hell Fest (2018)
    Hell Fest
    • (uncredited)
  • Hugh Jackman in The Front Runner (2018)
    The Front Runner
    • (uncredited)
  • Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, and Hannibal Buress in Tag (2018)
    Tag
    • (uncredited)
  • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
    Black Panther
    • (uncredited)
  • Gerard Butler, Maurice Compte, Evan Jones, Mo McRae, Brian Van Holt, Pablo Schreiber, 50 Cent, Kaiwi Lyman, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Den of Thieves (2018)
    Den of Thieves
    • (uncredited)
  • Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
    Pitch Perfect 3
    • (uncredited)
  • Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Mark Knapton, and Karen Gillan in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
    Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
    • (uncredited)
  • Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    • (uncredited)
  • Jason Ritter in Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017)
    Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
    • (uncredited)
  • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
    Manhunt
    • (uncredited)
  • Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    I, Tonya
    • (uncredited)
  • Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland in The Leisure Seeker (2017)
    The Leisure Seeker
    • (uncredited)

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