Johnathan McClain (born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is an American actor, screenwriter, and audiobook narrator.
Career At the age of 21 McClain moved to Chicago where he wrote and began performing his critically acclaimed, multiple character, one-man show, "Like It Is." The Chicago Reader was quoted as saying: “If we’re ever to return to a day when theatre matters, we’ll need a few hundred more artists with McClain’s vision and courage.” The show subsequently moved to New York, where his work was compared to that of Eric Bogosian, John Leguizamo, and Anna Deavere Smith.
McClain continued to pursue stage acting for a number of years in New York City and his work there includes appearing Off-Broadway in the original cast of Jonathan Tolins’ "The Last Sunday In June" at The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and later in its transfer to The Century Center for the Performing Arts, as well as at Lincoln Center Theater and with the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab. Around the country, he has been seen on stage at the American Conservatory Theater, South Coast Repertory, Florida Stage, Paper Mill Playhouse, and the National Jewish Theatre, as well as at various theatres in Los Angeles.
In 2004 he booked a lead in the Jessica Simpson pilot for ABC, and over the next several years made a number of guest appearances on television. In 2010 he was cast as the lead in TV Land's second original comedy series Retired at 35 which premiered on January 19, 2011, at 10:30 pm following Hot in Cleveland.
He has also worked as a contributor to the Public Radio International series Fair Game (radio).
Personal life McClain is originally from South Carolina. He and his wife, Laura, divide their time between New York and Los Angeles.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Isaac Yarbrough Episode: "Countdown" Sponk! Host 2002 Far from Heaven Staff Member #1 2003 Happy Family Jimmy Episode: "Randall's Gift" 2004 Jessica Joe TV Pilot 2005 The Bad Girl's Guide Patric Main Cast 2006 CSI: Miami Todd Manning Episode: "The Score" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Adam Chase Episode: "Rashomama" 2007 Without a Trace Justin Hobart Episode: "One and Only" 2008 Valentine Morgan Treat Episode: "Daddy's Home" 2009 24 Derek Watts Multiple Episodes Medium Ted - Executive in Meeting Episode "How To Make A Killing In Big Business Parts 1&2" 2010 Scoundrels Hugh Barnes Episode: "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire" Love and Other Unstable States of Matter Owen 2011–12 Retired at 35 David Robbins Lead 2012 The Glades Zach Ferguson Episode: "Longworth's Anatomy" 2014 Crash & Bernstein Trent Bixby Episode: "Flushed In Space" Mad Men Alan Silver Multiple Episodes 2016 Lab Rats: Elite Force Tony Episode: "Need for Speed" Bizaardvark Liam Multiple Episodes 2018 Prince of Peoria King of Buronia Multiple Episodes 2019 Mom Mark Episode: "Triple Dip and an Overhand Grip" 2022 The Outfit Co-writer and Executive Producer
Audiobook work In 2012, New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child's audiobook recording of The Third Gate was released for which Johnathan McClain was the narrator. AudioFile magazine reviewed it positively saying, "McClain enhances the narrative passages about the history of Egyptian royalty with deft pacing." Later that year, McClain continued his audiobook narrating with Christopher Krovatin's YA novel, Mountain of Bones: Gravediggers, Book 1, as well as three books from the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child: Die Trying, Tripwire, and Running Blind. His most recent narration project was Blake Crouch's novel, Famous, which is slated to be adapted into an A24 film starring Zac Efron. Audiobooks Year Project Author2012The Third GateLincoln Child2012Mountain of Bones: Gravediggers, Book 1Christopher Krovatin2012 Die TryingLee Child2012TripwireLee Child2012Running BlindLee Child2013These Broken StarsAmie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner2015The Forgotten RoomLincoln Child2015IlluminaeJay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman2016The Last Days of NightGraham Moore2017InfiniKrista & Becca Ritchie2017The Book Of Joe: The Life, Wit, And (Sometimes Accidental) Wisdom Of Joe BidenJeff Wilser2019The Mayor of NoobtownRyan Rimmel2019The Village of NoobtownRyan Rimmel2020Castle of the NoobsRyan Rimmel2020Dungeons and NoobsRyan Rimmel2021Noob Game PlusRyan Rimmel2022Nautical NoobsRyan Rimmel2023Tower of the NoobsRyan Rimmel2024I Ran Away to EvilMystic Neptune2024Ultimate Level 1Shawn Wilson2024Bog Standard Isekai: ScarredMiles English2024Bog Standard Isekai: IllusionistMiles English2025FamousBlake Crouch2025Bog Standard Isekai: NightmaresMiles English2026Bog Standard Isekai: BenightedMiles English
References
External links
Johnathan McClain on tvland.com