John Cameron Mitchell

Personal Info

Birthday

April 21, 1963

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, United States

Also Known As

John Mitchell

John Cameron Mitchell

Biography

American writer, director, actor. Mitchell, the son of a U.

S. Army general and a Scottish mother, grew up on various army bases, including Berlin; later the family lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he attended a Catholic school. Since the mid-1980s, he has worked as a theatre actor and director in New York City and played small roles in television and film productions.

Known For

Law & Order

The Sandman

MacGyver

The Good Fight

The Twilight Zone

The Equalizer

Yellowjackets

Mozart in the Jungle

Filmography

2025
Reclaim the Flag
as Self
2023
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
as Self
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
as Self (interview)
2021
John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One
as John Cameron Mitchell
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
2019
The Spark: The Origins of Pride
as Self
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
as Punk (uncredited)
2016
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
as Brent Daniels (voice)
2015
Larry Kramer In Love & Anger
as Himself
Danny Says
as Self
2014
The Hooping Life
as Himself
2007
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer
as Himself
Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'
as Himself
2006
Shortbus
as Sextra (one of the participants in the orgy sequence)
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
Apparition of the Eternal Church
as Self
2003
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
as Self
Totally Gay!
as Self
Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family
as Self (uncredited)
2001
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
as Hedwig
1999
I Remember
as Joe
1997
David Searching
as Man with Fruit
1996
Girl 6
as Rob
1993
Daybreak
as Lennie
1990
The Dreamer of Oz
as Albert
Book of Love
as Floyd
1989
Misplaced
as Jacek
1988
A Friendship in Vienna
as Tommi Lowberg
1987
The Stepford Children
as Kenny
1986
One More Saturday Night
as Teenager #2
Band of the Hand
as J.L.
1984
The Roommate
as Calvin Fitch