John Cameron Mitchell

Career timeline

1. 1963 · Born

   Born in El Paso, Texas, USA

2. 1982 · Screen debut

   American Playhouse (TV)

3. 1985 · Breakthrough

   MacGyver (TV)

4. 2001 · Directing debut

   Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Movie)

5. 2006 · Writing debut

   Shortbus (Movie)

6. 2006 · First production

   Shortbus (Movie)

7. 2026 · Latest release

   Heaven Above Rowen (Movie)

Career in numbers

10 1980s

9 1990s

4 2000s

11 2010s

13 2020s

• Drama31
• Comedy19
• Romance7
• Music5
• Documentary4
• Mystery4

Highest-rated title The Sandman 2022 7.8 Most popular title Law & Order 1990 7.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Cameron Mitchell in our catalogue.

Michael Dinner

2 titles together

Deirdre O'Connell

2 titles together

Miriam Shor

2 titles together

1. — Ron Forever Upcoming as Ron Movie
2. 2026 Heaven Above Rowen as Promise (voice) Movie
3. 2026 Cockroach as James Movie
4. 2025 Lisbon Movie
5. 2023 City on Fire as Amory 6.3 TV
6. 2022 Dr. Jackie as John Cameron Mitchell TV
7. 2022 The Sandman as Hal Carter 7.8 TV
8. 2022 I Am More Movie
9. 2022 Impresario Movie
10. 2022 Joe vs Carole as Joe 'Exotic' Schreibvogel 4.1 TV
11. 2021 Yellowjackets as Caligula 7.4 TV
12. 2021 John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One as John Cameron Mitchell Movie
13. 2020 Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies as Self 6.5 Movie
14. 2019 Shrill as Gabe 6.3 TV
15. 2017 How to Talk to Girls at Parties as Punk (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
16. 2017 The Good Fight as Felix Staples 7.6 TV
17. 2016 My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea as Brent Daniels (voice) 6.7 Movie
18. 2016 Vinyl as Andy Warhol 7.0 TV
19. 2014 Mozart in the Jungle as Egon 7.5 TV
20. 2012 Girls as David Pressler-Goings 6.4 TV
21. 2006 Shortbus as Sextra (one of the participants in the orgy sequence) 6.2 Movie
22. 2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch as Hedwig 7.5 Movie
23. 1999 I Remember as Joe Movie
24. 1998 Hedwig and the Angry Inch as Hedwig Robinson/Tommy Gnosis Movie
25. 1997 David Searching as Man with Fruit Movie
26. 1996 Party Girl as Derrick TV
27. 1996 Girl 6 as Rob 5.1 Movie
28. 1993 Daybreak as Lennie 5.2 Movie
29. 1990 The Dreamer of Oz as Albert Movie
30. 1990 Law & Order as Eddie 7.3 TV
31. 1990 Book of Love as Floyd 5.5 Movie
32. 1989 Misplaced as Jacek Movie
33. 1988 Freddy's Nightmares as Bryan Ross 7.2 TV
34. 1988 A Friendship in Vienna as Tommi Lowberg Movie
35. 1987 The Stepford Children as Kenny Movie
36. 1986 One More Saturday Night as Teenager #2 Movie
37. 1986 Band of the Hand as J.L. 6.2 Movie
38. 1985 MacGyver as Aaron 7.7 TV
39. 1985 The Equalizer as Ed Donahue 7.2 TV
40. 1984 The Roommate as Calvin Fitch Movie
41. 1982 American Playhouse as Calvin Fitch TV

1. 2017 How to Talk to Girls at Parties 6.0 Movie
2. 2017 GLOW 7.3 TV
3. 2013 Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment Movie
4. 2010 Rabbit Hole 6.6 Movie
5. 2009 Nurse Jackie 7.1 TV
6. 2006 Shortbus 6.2 Movie
7. 2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch 7.5 Movie

1. 2017 How to Talk to Girls at Parties 6.0 Movie
2. 2006 Shortbus 6.2 Movie

1. 2017 How to Talk to Girls at Parties 6.0 Movie
2. 2013 Seraph Movie
3. 2006 Shortbus 6.2 Movie

1. 2021 John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One Movie
2. 2013 Seraph Movie
3. 2001 Hedwig and the Angry Inch 7.5 Movie

1. — Untitled Candy Darling Biopic Upcoming Movie
2. 2025 Paying for It Movie
3. 2003 Tarnation 6.8 Movie

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