John Posey, a graduate of the University of Florida, hails from Florida. He was noticed while toiling on stage for the Atlanta-based, 80’s comedy group, “Comedia”, an ensemble he co-founded.
He was brought to Los Angeles by casting executives in 1986, where he has since compiled a long, 35-year list of theatre, television and film credits that include HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, CRIMINAL MINDS, “24”, BOSTON LEGAL, TEEN WOLF, NCIS, SCORPION, E.R., SEINFLED, CHEERS, CHICAGO HOPE, A SOLDIER’ STORY, MANHUNTER, FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, NEWSRADIO, among many others. He has also performed in hundreds of radio and TV commercials over the span of his career.
A screenwriter, Posey has sold original feature scripts to Disney, HBO and Sony. His OWN feature, LEGENDARY, a coming-of-age drama, starring Patricia Clarkson and Danny Glover, was produced in 2010. Posey wrote, produced and starred in the film. His original script GORGEOUS GEORGE has been set up at WWE Film Studios. He will produce the sports drama WHERE MY SPIRIT RIDES, slated for Spring of 2021.
He has performed his critically acclaimed, one-man stage production, FATHER, SON & HOLY COACH, to rave reviews, all over the country, since it premiered in Los Angeles in 1993.
Since 2015, Posey has taken his nearly four decades of knowledge and experience to the classroom. He teaches scene study, audition technique and even solo live performance classes to hundreds of students in L.A, (and nationwide and abroad, via Zoom).
He lives in Los Angeles County, CA. and is the father of two boys you may know; Jesse, 26, and Tyler 29, both actors.
Tyler, as a 10-year-old, starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in the film “MAID IN MANHATTAN”. In addition to his many other roles, he may be best known as SCOTT MCCALL, in the global hit TV series TEEN WOLF.
Jesse, an ex-college baseball player, is also an actor, plays series regular, CHRIS PEREZ, in the Netflix Series SELENA.