John Swanbeck

John Swanbeck (Director) made his film debut with THE BIG KAHUNA, starring Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito.  In pre-production for SUBWAY, to shoot in Tokyo 2010, which he is producing and directing. Attached to direct HAUPTMANN, starring Danny DeVito, with a screenplay by John Logan (GLADIATOR, AVIATOR, THE LAST SAMURAI, SWEENEY TODD).  His stage productions have been produced in New York, where he directed the U.S. Premieres of Logan's NEVER THE SINNER and ALL KIDDING ASIDE by Richard Lagravanese (THE HORSE WHISPERER, BELOVED, PS, I LOVE YOU); in Los Angeles, where he directed the critically acclaimed, U.S. Premiere of THE FORCE OF CHANGE, an Irish Thriller set in Belfast; and in Chicago, where he received the Joseph Jefferson "Best Director" Award for his production of Steven Berkoff's GREEK.  Screenplays include THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN and BORN LOSER and his stage play ANTIGONE AT THE WHITE HOUSE was produced in Los Angeles with Swanbeck directing.  Between directing and writing projects, Swanbeck teaches at ACT Conservatory in San Francisco, CalArts, UCLA, AADA, and Columbia College.  He also teaches a small exclusive On Camera class at his studio in Hollywood -

Red Carpet Women's Retreat:

Oct 16 - 23, 2010

Scene Study Master Class

(with fabulous Bjørn Johnson)

June 2011 Munich

July 2011 Berlin