- Born
- Birth nameJohn Robert Actis II
- Nicknames
- Doc
- Doc John
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- John Ceallach was born 18 February 1972 in Biloxi, Mississippi. John Ceallach's father was a Boston, Massachusetts native and his mother was from the Biloxi, Mississippi area (Pass Christian). He had small roles in films and TV as a child and teenager. John attended college for short time, before enlisting in the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman (Naval medical corps). He served alongside the Navy and the US Marines during the Gulf War era. John left military active duty a few years later, transferred to reserve military and went on to work in state and local law enforcement while completing his college degree.
In 2001 while working as a State Police officer, he was selected for a national television show with the ABC television network. However, it was canceled at the time of the September 11th attacks. In response to the pending war, he switched to the US Army Reserve (U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command). He served in Iraq and other places as a US Soldier and later as a US Govt. protective service officer (Contracted) with the Department of Defense for several years.
He returned to the United States to work as military tactics and warfare instructor near Los Angeles that gave him the chance to pursue his goals in the entertainment industry using prior gained skills to work as a writer, actor and military advisor for film and television.- IMDb Mini Biography By: NoBody@gmail.com
- SpouseAmber Actis(March 17, 1999 - February 14, 2003) (divorced, 2 children)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- He is a direct descendant on his mother's side of John Bell of Adams, Tennessee that was the origin of the Bell witch Legend.
- In 2001 he was selected for the ABC television reality show "The Runner", co-produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. He would have had to go cross country doing covert style missions with a team of persons to track/capture him. The September 11th Attacks put the show on hold and was later cancelled due to security concerns during that time.
- John is involved with causes surrounding Autism as he is a father of an autistic (ASD) "Asperger syndrome" Child. He is also heavily involved in US/UK Veteran's causes to also include OIF/OEF Vets and Children of OIF/OEF Vets causes.
- John was involved in the October 2008 viral campaign "Vote or Else/Five Friends" spearheaded by Leonardo DiCaprio/ Appian Way productions and many other well known celebrities. The project was put out to urge the US Public to get out and vote in the 2008 presidential elections. His part in the video however was not shown in the final cut that was released to the public. No matter how small, It was John's first opportunity to be directed by Steven Spielberg.
- Was mentioned in an article in Soldier of Fortune magazine.
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