Jon Osbeck

Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Editor

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.

FreeMovies & Shows on Plex

  • Minus One
    Minus One

Known For

  • A Kind of Murder
    A Kind of Murder
  • Horrors of War
    Horrors of War
  • Down to the Felt
    Down to the Felt
  • Minus One
    Free
    Minus One
  • My Mother the Madam
    My Mother the Madam
  • The Street Where We Live
    The Street Where We Live

Filmography

2025
My Mother the Madam · as Mike Lancaster
2022
A Man Called Otto · as Army Doctor
2022
A League of Their Own (2022) · as Bob The Announcer
2021
American Rust · as Billy's Lawyer
2019
Dark Waters · as Sarah's Brother
2019
2018
The Public · as Security Officer Williams
2016
A Kind of Murder · as Jon Carr
2016
Goat · as Provost
2015
Chain of Command · as Cliff
2013
2010
Minus One · as David SolomonOn Plex
2009
Aidan 5 · as Charles Mabon
2008
2006
Horrors of War · as Lieutenant John Schmidt
2004
Mann in the Slip · as Mann
2003
Green Card Fever · as Young Ins Cop
2002
The Calling · as Delaware
2002
New World · as Tanner

2026
Jimmy · as Co-Executive Producer