Jon Osbeck
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2025
- Down to the Felt ... (Director)
- My Mother the Madam as Mike Lancaster
2022
- A Man Called Otto as Army Doctor
- A League of Their Own as Bob the Announcer
2019
- Dark Waters as Sarah's Brother
- The Public as Security Officer Williams
2017
- Holding Patterns as Ernie Tucker
2016
- A Kind of Murder as Jon Carr
- Goat as Provost
2015
- Chain of Command as Cliff
2013
- The Christmas Spirit as Jerry
- The Other Men in Black as The Ba'al Shem Tov / Rabbi Eizik Taub
2010
- Seven Songs About Thunder as Steven
- Minus One as David Solomon
2006
- Horrors of War as Lieutenant John Schmidt