Jon Osbeck
- Known for
- Acting
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.
Filmography
My Mother the Madam 2025
as Mike Lancaster, Director, Producer
Down to the Felt 2025
Director, Writer
A Man Called Otto 2022
as Army Doctor
Dark Waters 2019
as Sarah's Brother
The Public 2019
as Security Officer Williams
Holding Patterns 2017
as Ernie Tucker
A Kind of Murder 2016
as Jon Carr
Goat 2016
as Provost
Chain of Command 2015
as Cliff
The Christmas Spirit 2013
as Jerry
The Other Men in Black 2013
as The Ba'al Shem Tov / Rabbi Eizik Taub
Minus One 2010
as David Solomon, Director, Writer
- Seven Songs About Thunder
Seven Songs About Thunder 2010
as Steven
Accidents at Home and how They Happen 2008
Actor
Horrors of War 2006
as Lieutenant John Schmidt
Credits from TMDB.