Press Release:
The Baltimore Comic-Con is proud to announce the addition of media guest Johnathon Schaech to the event on October 18-20, 2019 to celebrate its 20th anniversary at the Baltimore Convention Center. Tickets to see Johnathan are now on sale.
Johnathon Schaech career started out landing pivotal roles in Jocelyn Moorhouse’s How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Gregg Araki’s Doom Generation (1995), and Tom Hanks’ directorial debut That Thing You Do! (1996). Since then, Johnathon has shown incredible versatility as an actor.
Over the last twenty years, he’s starred in over one-hundred and sixty Hollywood productions. Working opposite some of the most acclaimed and awarded actors, producers, writers, and directors, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kenneth Branagh, Ed Harris, Idris Elba, Antonio Banderas, Bruce Willis, Tom Fontana, Gary Goetzman, Neil Moritz, Cary Brokaw, Roy Lee, Jessica Lange, and Bill Paxton.
Schaech captivated television audiences as the eccentric movie-star in the first season of Showtime’s hit series Ray Donovan (2014) and has portrayed comic-book legend Jonah Hex on the first three season’s of DC’s Legends (2015-2018). As confirmed in Entertainment Weekly last week, Schaech will be returning to the role of Jonah Hex in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event this fall on The CW.
Recent films include Renny Harlin’s 5 Days of War (2014), Todd Robinson’s Phantom (2015), Roland Joffe’s Texas Rising (2016), Steven C. Miller’s Marauders (2017), and coming soon in Michael Cristofer’s Night Clerk (2019) opposite Ana de Armas, Ty Sheridan, and Helen Hunt, and A Different Kind of Champion opposite Terrance Howard and R.J. Mitte. Recent TV Credits include The Client List (2013), Star-Crossed (2014), Quantico (2015), Sleepy Hollow (2017), Blue Bloods (2017), Chicago P.D. (2018), and Impastor (2018).
Johnathon now uses his national voice for dyslexia, working with the Harvard University-accredited NoticeAbility.org, a non-profit dedicated to helping students with the brain-based difference identify their unique strengths and build their self-esteem. He’s also on the Speakers Bureau for RAINN – the leading anti-violence organization in the world. #WontStayQuiet
Johnathon has a five-year-old son, Camden, with his wife of five years, Internet influencer Julie Solomon. Follow him on Twitter at @JohnSchaech.
“This is our next celebrity guest for 2019,” said Marc Nathan, show promoter for the Baltimore Comic-Con. “The fans have been asking for them and we heard you, so here we go! Johnathan’s a great actor with a huge resume, and you will see him again as Jonah Hex in the upcoming CW Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover in the Arrowverse shows!”
Visit www.baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets for more information and to purchase your advanced tickets!
In the coming weeks, look for more announcements from the Baltimore Comic-Con. We are looking forward to highlighting our guests, the Ringo Awards, industry exclusives, and programming. The latest developments can always be found on our website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages.
