John M. Jackson Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended The University of Texas at Austin for college
• Born in Baton Rouge, La․, and raised in Ft․ Worth, Texas
• In Austin, Jackson taught social studies at LBJ High School
• Read Jerry Wapinski's part in "Beyond the 17th Parallel," by T․D․ Mitchell, at the Ojai Playwrights Conference in August of 2006
• Went to NYC in 1980, and later on to Hollywood, Calif․, to further his career
• Forced to register with the Screen Actors Guild using his middle initial since there was already an actor named "John Jackson" in the union and the SAG rules prohibit two or more members from using same name
• Was in his late 20s when he started acting