Johnny Wactor | |
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![]() Wactor in 2012 | |
Born | John William Wactor III August 31, 1986 |
Died | May 25, 2024
Los Angeles,
California, U.S. | (aged 37)
Alma mater | College of Charleston |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–2024 |
Notable work |
General Hospital Siberia |
John William Wactor III (August 31, 1986 – May 25, 2024) was an American actor known for playing Brando Corbin on the series General Hospital and Johnny on the NBC series Siberia. He also had roles in the series Army Wives and the films USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and Supercell. Wactor was killed in downtown Los Angeles, at the age of 37.
John William Wactor III was born on August 31, 1986, in Charleston, South Carolina. [1] He has two brothers, Lance and Grant. [2] He grew up in Summerville, South Carolina, where he graduated from Summerville High School in 2004. Wactor then graduated from the College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Science in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish in May 2009. [3] [4]
Wactor moved to Los Angeles to work as an actor. [4] He made his television debut with Army Wives in 2007. [5] Wactor played Brando Corbin on the series General Hospital from 2020 to 2022. [6] [7] [8] He also played Johnny on the series Siberia, and had roles in the films USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, and Supercell. [7] Wactor had a voice role in the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021). [9]
Wactor was engaged to actress and director Tessa Farrell, whom he dated from 2013, but their relationship ended in the late 2010s. [10] Wactor reportedly dated actress Kaitlin Sullivan afterwards, who acted in Fresh Off the Boat, but the couple later broke up. [11] He was working as a bartender at the time of his death. [4]
After finishing a bartending shift, Wactor was killed at the corner of West Pico Boulevard and South Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles on May 25, 2024, when he encountered three men who were trying to steal a catalytic converter from his Toyota Prius. [4] [8] Wactor was walking a co-worker to her car when he saw the men, and reportedly initially believed they were towing his car. According to his brother, once Wactor realized what was happening, he shielded his co-worker with his body, and was shot by one of the men attempting to steal the converter. [12] The three men subsequently fled the scene, and Wactor was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. [7] [13] Johnny Wactor's funeral was held at the Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, South Carolina, on June 16, 2024, three weeks after he was killed. The three men remain at large. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
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2010 | The Grass Is Never Greener | Johnny | Alex Vivian | Short film |
Lover's Speed | Johnny | Candace Infuso | Short film | |
2011 | GoldenBox | Tucker | Matt MacDonald | Short film |
Snap Judgment | Orderly | Trevor Erickson | ||
Roundhay Hall | Ethan | Rob Wood | Short film | |
Synchronicity | Kevin | Monique Thomas | Short film | |
2012 | The Con-Artist | Journalist | Luis F. Pazos | Short film |
The Proposal | Bobby | Jason Federici | Short film | |
Mr. and Mrs. Kill | Eloped Husband | Doc Vidal, Ryan Kibby | Short film: Voice role | |
2014 | Menthol | John | Micah Van Hove | |
Ever | John | Josh Beck | ||
Life, Perfected | Howie | Tyler Seiple | Short film | |
2015 | Flyover States | Mike | Alexander Malt | Short film |
A Most Suitable Applicant | Johnny Baker | Krystal White | Short film | |
2016 | The Interrogation | Troy | Michael B. Silver | Short film |
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Connor | Mario Van Peebles | ||
2017 | F***, Marry, Kill | Jacob | Scott Donovan | Short film |
2018 | Cold Soldiers | Orderly | Nick Smith | |
Boy Crazy | Troy | Tessa Farrell | Short film | |
2019 | Anything for You, Abby | Tom | Jamin Bricker | Short film |
2020 | The Relic | Marcus | J.M. Logan | Short film |
2022 | Broken Riders | Moxin | Robert Benson | Short film |
2023 | Trapper's Edge | Billy | Johnny Hickey, Jimmy Scanlon | |
Supercell | Martin | Herbert James Winterstern | ||
2024 | Dead Talk Tales: Volume 1 | Marcus | John Vizaniaris |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007–2009 | Army Wives | Airman Byers, PFC Kantor, Soldier | 3 episodes |
2010–2016 | Hollywood Girl | Shane Hudson | 8 episodes |
2013 | Siberia | Johnny | 11 episodes |
2015 | Agent X | John's Father | Episode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences" |
2016 | Vantastic | Beyanna BamBam | 3 episodes |
Animal Kingdom | MP #1 | Episode: "Man In" | |
2017 | Training Day | Greg | Episode: "Code of Honor" |
Criminal Minds | Trey Gordon | Episode: "In the Dark" | |
Sisters of the Groom | Tim | Television film | |
Struggling Servers | Actor | Episode: "The Move" | |
2017–2018 | Age Appropriate | Jake | 3 episodes |
2018 | Disillusioned | Jared | Television film |
2019 | NCIS | Navy Lietuenant Ross Johnson | Episode: "The Last Link" |
The OA | EMT 2 | Episode: "Angel of Death" | |
2020 | Westworld | Gunny Thompson | 2 episodes |
The Passenger | Horace Parker | 3 episodes | |
2020–2022 | General Hospital | Brando Corbin | 164 episodes |
2023 | Station 19 | Lt. Cooper | Episode: "Even Better Than the Real Thing" |
Barbee Rehab | Star Trek Ken | 7 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Additional Voice | Voice role |
Johnny Wactor | |
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![]() Wactor in 2012 | |
Born | John William Wactor III August 31, 1986 |
Died | May 25, 2024
Los Angeles,
California, U.S. | (aged 37)
Alma mater | College of Charleston |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–2024 |
Notable work |
General Hospital Siberia |
John William Wactor III (August 31, 1986 – May 25, 2024) was an American actor known for playing Brando Corbin on the series General Hospital and Johnny on the NBC series Siberia. He also had roles in the series Army Wives and the films USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and Supercell. Wactor was killed in downtown Los Angeles, at the age of 37.
John William Wactor III was born on August 31, 1986, in Charleston, South Carolina. [1] He has two brothers, Lance and Grant. [2] He grew up in Summerville, South Carolina, where he graduated from Summerville High School in 2004. Wactor then graduated from the College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Science in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish in May 2009. [3] [4]
Wactor moved to Los Angeles to work as an actor. [4] He made his television debut with Army Wives in 2007. [5] Wactor played Brando Corbin on the series General Hospital from 2020 to 2022. [6] [7] [8] He also played Johnny on the series Siberia, and had roles in the films USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, and Supercell. [7] Wactor had a voice role in the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021). [9]
Wactor was engaged to actress and director Tessa Farrell, whom he dated from 2013, but their relationship ended in the late 2010s. [10] Wactor reportedly dated actress Kaitlin Sullivan afterwards, who acted in Fresh Off the Boat, but the couple later broke up. [11] He was working as a bartender at the time of his death. [4]
After finishing a bartending shift, Wactor was killed at the corner of West Pico Boulevard and South Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles on May 25, 2024, when he encountered three men who were trying to steal a catalytic converter from his Toyota Prius. [4] [8] Wactor was walking a co-worker to her car when he saw the men, and reportedly initially believed they were towing his car. According to his brother, once Wactor realized what was happening, he shielded his co-worker with his body, and was shot by one of the men attempting to steal the converter. [12] The three men subsequently fled the scene, and Wactor was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. [7] [13] Johnny Wactor's funeral was held at the Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, South Carolina, on June 16, 2024, three weeks after he was killed. The three men remain at large. [14]
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | The Grass Is Never Greener | Johnny | Alex Vivian | Short film |
Lover's Speed | Johnny | Candace Infuso | Short film | |
2011 | GoldenBox | Tucker | Matt MacDonald | Short film |
Snap Judgment | Orderly | Trevor Erickson | ||
Roundhay Hall | Ethan | Rob Wood | Short film | |
Synchronicity | Kevin | Monique Thomas | Short film | |
2012 | The Con-Artist | Journalist | Luis F. Pazos | Short film |
The Proposal | Bobby | Jason Federici | Short film | |
Mr. and Mrs. Kill | Eloped Husband | Doc Vidal, Ryan Kibby | Short film: Voice role | |
2014 | Menthol | John | Micah Van Hove | |
Ever | John | Josh Beck | ||
Life, Perfected | Howie | Tyler Seiple | Short film | |
2015 | Flyover States | Mike | Alexander Malt | Short film |
A Most Suitable Applicant | Johnny Baker | Krystal White | Short film | |
2016 | The Interrogation | Troy | Michael B. Silver | Short film |
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Connor | Mario Van Peebles | ||
2017 | F***, Marry, Kill | Jacob | Scott Donovan | Short film |
2018 | Cold Soldiers | Orderly | Nick Smith | |
Boy Crazy | Troy | Tessa Farrell | Short film | |
2019 | Anything for You, Abby | Tom | Jamin Bricker | Short film |
2020 | The Relic | Marcus | J.M. Logan | Short film |
2022 | Broken Riders | Moxin | Robert Benson | Short film |
2023 | Trapper's Edge | Billy | Johnny Hickey, Jimmy Scanlon | |
Supercell | Martin | Herbert James Winterstern | ||
2024 | Dead Talk Tales: Volume 1 | Marcus | John Vizaniaris |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2007–2009 | Army Wives | Airman Byers, PFC Kantor, Soldier | 3 episodes |
2010–2016 | Hollywood Girl | Shane Hudson | 8 episodes |
2013 | Siberia | Johnny | 11 episodes |
2015 | Agent X | John's Father | Episode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences" |
2016 | Vantastic | Beyanna BamBam | 3 episodes |
Animal Kingdom | MP #1 | Episode: "Man In" | |
2017 | Training Day | Greg | Episode: "Code of Honor" |
Criminal Minds | Trey Gordon | Episode: "In the Dark" | |
Sisters of the Groom | Tim | Television film | |
Struggling Servers | Actor | Episode: "The Move" | |
2017–2018 | Age Appropriate | Jake | 3 episodes |
2018 | Disillusioned | Jared | Television film |
2019 | NCIS | Navy Lietuenant Ross Johnson | Episode: "The Last Link" |
The OA | EMT 2 | Episode: "Angel of Death" | |
2020 | Westworld | Gunny Thompson | 2 episodes |
The Passenger | Horace Parker | 3 episodes | |
2020–2022 | General Hospital | Brando Corbin | 164 episodes |
2023 | Station 19 | Lt. Cooper | Episode: "Even Better Than the Real Thing" |
Barbee Rehab | Star Trek Ken | 7 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Additional Voice | Voice role |