Actor
Jon Osbeck
14 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 14
My Mother the Madam
2025 · Mike Lancaster, Director
On Lifetime Movie Club Amazon Channel
Down to the Felt
2025 · Director, Writer
On Tubi TV
A Man Called Otto
2022 · Army Doctor
On Hulu
Dark Waters
2019 · Sarah's Brother
The Public
2019 · Security Officer Williams
Holding Patterns
2017 · Ernie Tucker
A Kind of Murder
2016 · Jon Carr
On Kanopy
Goat
2016 · Provost
On Kanopy
Chain of Command
2015 · Cliff
On Philo
The Christmas Spirit
2013 · Jerry
On AMC+
The Other Men in Black
2013 · The Ba'al Shem Tov / Rabbi Eizik Taub
Minus One
2010 · David Solomon, Director
On Plex
Accidents at Home and how They Happen
2008 · Actor
Horrors of War
2006 · Lieutenant John Schmidt
On Tubi TV