John Cameron Mitchell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-04-21 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, United States

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. Among other things, he directed a play by Tennessee Williams. From 1991, he appeared in the original Broadway production of Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's musical adaptation of The Secret Garden, which won several Tony Awards. In the early 1990s, together with musician Stephen Trask, he developed the character of Hedwig, a transgender rock musician who grew up in East Berlin, for performances in the New York drag bar Squeezebox. This led to the successful Off-Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch in 1998, which won two Obie Awards, and three years later to the film version of the musical, again with himself in the title role. The film premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Director's and Audience Awards, and the play won the 2001 Lambda Literary Award. At the 2002 Chlotrudis Awards, he won the prize for best leading actor. At the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in 2001, the film was shown in the ‘PANORAMA’ section and won the Teddy Award. In 2003, he produced the film Tarnation by Jonathan Caouette, which was honoured as best documentary film by the US National Society of Film Critics, among others. In 2004, Mitchell shot the music video for the Scissor Sisters' single Filthy/Gorgeous with stars from the New York drag scene. The clip was not shown on American MTV due to its explicit sexual depictions. IMDb minii bio by; yusufpiskin

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • The Good Fight

    The Good Fight

  • The Sandman

    The Sandman

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Yellowjackets

    Yellowjackets

  • Girls

    Girls

  • Mozart in the Jungle

    Mozart in the Jungle

  • Freddy's Nightmares

    Freddy's Nightmares

  • Shortbus

    Shortbus

  • Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

  • Vinyl

    Vinyl

  • The Stepford Children

    The Stepford Children

  • Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'

    Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'

  • My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

    My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

  • Daybreak

    Daybreak

  • City on Fire

    City on Fire

  • I Remember

    I Remember

  • Shrill

    Shrill

  • Indie Sex

    Indie Sex

  • Band of the Hand

    Band of the Hand

  • Joe vs Carole

    Joe vs Carole

  • Heaven Above Rowen

    Heaven Above Rowen

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Ron Forever

    Ron Forever

  • Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

    Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

  • One More Saturday Night

    One More Saturday Night

  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    Hedwig and the Angry Inch

  • A Friendship in Vienna

    A Friendship in Vienna

  • How to Talk to Girls at Parties

    How to Talk to Girls at Parties

  • Book of Love

    Book of Love

  • The Dreamer of Oz

    The Dreamer of Oz

  • The Roommate

    The Roommate

  • Apparition of the Eternal Church

    Apparition of the Eternal Church

  • Dr. Jackie

    Dr. Jackie

  • Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

    Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

  • AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

    AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex

  • Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

    Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • The House of Venus Show

    The House of Venus Show

  • Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

  • The Hooping Life

    The Hooping Life

  • Danny Says

    Danny Says

  • Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open

    Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open

  • Girl 6

    Girl 6

  • Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig

    Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig

  • Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

    Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

  • Cockroach

    Cockroach

  • Reclaim the Flag

    Reclaim the Flag

  • Totally Gay!

    Totally Gay!

  • Misplaced

    Misplaced

  • John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One

    John Cameron Mitchell & Stephen Trask: Nation of One

  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    Hedwig and the Angry Inch

  • David Searching

    David Searching

  • Impresario

    Impresario

  • Lisbon

    Lisbon

  • The Spark: The Origins of Pride

    The Spark: The Origins of Pride

  • Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family

    Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family