John Reynolds (actor)

For the John Reynolds who played Torgo in a 1966 film, see Manos: The Hands of Fate.

John Reynolds
Reynolds in 2014
Born	John Paul Reynolds (1991-08-05) August 5, 1991 (age 33)[1] Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

John Paul Reynolds (born August 5, 1991) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role in the series Search Party (2016–2022) and his recurring role on Stranger Things (2016–present).^[2] Reynolds also starred in the miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral in 2019. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, he began his career at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago.^[3][4]

Career

Reynolds began his career in Chicago at the age of 18. He graduated from the IO Training Center and the Second City Conservatory in Chicago, and performed regularly at IO Chicago, The Annoyance, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, The Playground, and Upstairs Gallery.^[5] He was also a part of the Kill All Comedy collective along with comedians Conner O'Malley and Gary Richardson.^[6]

Reynolds has said he based his Search Party character Drew Gardner on his experience growing up in the Midwest: "I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and I based him as a guy I would know in the Midwest who sees his brothers grow up a certain way, and wants to maintain that status quo with his family, and doesn’t want to be in any spotlight."

In 2023 Reynolds co-performed the live comedy show No Tengo Escuela with comedian Carmen Christopher, with performances at Union Hall in New York^[7] and the Soho Theatre in London.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Party Time Party Time	Lewk
2018	Most Likely to Murder	Perkins
2020	Save Yourselves!	Jack
	Horse Girl	Darren
	Cowboys	Grover
2023	Genie	Marvin

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014–2016	The Chris Gethard Show	Todd Watch / Lawrence	2 episodes
2015	Red Oaks	Bartender	Episode: "The Wedding"
	Master of None	Excited Dude	Episode: "Finale"
2015–2016	The Special Without Brett Davis	Brian Wilson / Ralph	4 episodes
2016	Netflix Presents: The Characters	Employee #3	Episode: "Tim Robinson"
	High Maintenance	Aaron	Episode: "Selfie"
	Thanksgiving	Chad Morgan	Main role; 8 episodes
2016–present	Stranger Things	Officer Callahan	16 episodes
2016–2022	Search Party	Drew Gardner	Main role
2018	The Shivering Truth	Mr. Lawson (voice)	Episode: "Constadeath"
2019	Miracle Workers	Mason	2 episodes
	Four Weddings and a Funeral	Duffy	Main role[8]
2020	Wild Life	Glenn (voice)	6 episodes
2022	Killing It	Nate	2 episodes
	The Sex Lives of College Girls	Dan O'Connell	Episode: "Doppelbanger"
2023	Up Here	Derek	Episode: "Labels"
	Yellowjackets	Jay/Officer Matt Saracusa	5 episodes
	Teenage Euthanasia	Van (voice)	Episode: "Mother's Day"

References

1. "John Reynolds". Facebook. April 10, 2018.
2. Chavez, Danette (November 2, 2017). "Search Party's John Reynolds wishes he'd studied piano instead of watching Whose Line Is It Anyway?". AV Club. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
3. Littleton, Cynthia (November 2, 2015). "TBS Gives Series Order to Mystery Comedy 'Search Party'".
4. Spangler, Todd (November 10, 2016). "'Thanksgiving' Comedy Starring Amy Sedaris, Chris Elliott to Hit Verizon's Go90".
5. "John Reynolds". The Second City. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
6. "John Reynolds". March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
7. "John ReYnolds & Carmen Christopher (in NYC) – The Comedy Bureau". Retrieved July 16, 2023.
8. Goldberg, Lesley (October 26, 2018). "'Four Weddings and a Funeral' Sets Its Cast: Jessica Williams to Star in Hulu Anthology". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

External links

• John Reynolds at IMDb