John William Wactor III (August 31, 1986 – May 25, 2024) was an American actor known for playing Brando Corbin on the series General Hospital and Johnny on the NBC series Siberia. He also had roles in the series Army Wives and the films USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage and Supercell. On May 25, 2024, Wactor was killed when three men tried to steal his automobile's catalytic converter in downtown Los Angeles. He was 37 years old.
Early life John William Wactor III was born on August 31, 1986, in Charleston, South Carolina. He had two brothers, Lance and Grant. He grew up in Summerville, South Carolina, where he graduated from Summerville High School in 2004. Wactor then graduated from the College of Charleston with a Bachelor of Science in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish in May 2009.
Career Wactor moved to Los Angeles to work as an actor. He made his television debut with Army Wives in 2007. Wactor played Brando Corbin on the series General Hospital from 2020 to 2022. He also played Johnny on the series Siberia, and had roles in the films USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, and Supercell. Wactor had a voice role in the video game Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021).
Personal life Wactor was engaged to actress and director Tessa Farrell, whom he began dating in 2010, but their relationship ended in late 2013.
Murder After finishing a bartending shift, Wactor was killed on May 25, 2024. He was at the corner of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles, when he encountered three men who were trying to steal a catalytic converter from his Toyota Prius. Wactor was walking a co-worker to her car when he saw the men, and reportedly initially believed they were towing his car. According to his brother, once Wactor realized what was happening, he shielded his co-worker with his body, and was shot by one of the men attempting to steal the converter.
The three men subsequently fled the scene, and Wactor was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Wactor's funeral was held at the Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, South Carolina, on June 16, 2024, three weeks after he was killed.
On August 15, 2024, four men were arrested in connection with Wactor's death. Four days later, prosecutors charged two of the men, associated with a South Central Los Angeles street gang, with murder; the two other men were charged on lesser charges.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleDirector(s) Notes2010 The Grass Is Never Greener Johnny Alex Vivian Short film Lover's Speed Johnny Candace Infuso Short film2011 GoldenBox Tucker Matt MacDonald Short film Snap Judgment Orderly Trevor Erickson Roundhay Hall Ethan Rob Wood Short film Synchronicity Kevin Monique Thomas Short film2012 The Con-Artist Journalist Luis F. Pazos Short film The Proposal Bobby Jason Federici Short film Mr. and Mrs. Kill Eloped Husband Doc Vidal, Ryan Kibby Short film: Voice role2014 Menthol John Micah Van Hove Ever John Josh Beck Life, Perfected Howie Tyler Seiple Short film2015 Flyover States Mike Alexander Malt Short film A Most Suitable Applicant Johnny Baker Krystal White Short film2016 The Interrogation Troy Michael B. Silver Short film USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage Connor Mario Van Peebles 2017 F***, Marry, Kill Jacob Scott Donovan Short film2018 Cold Soldiers Orderly Nick Smith Boy Crazy Troy Tessa Farrell Short film 2019 Anything for You, Abby Tom Jamin Bricker Short film 2020 The Relic Marcus J.M. Logan Short film 2022 Broken Riders Moxin Robert Benson Short film2023 Trapper's Edge Billy Johnny Hickey, Jimmy Scanlon Supercell Martin Herbert James Winterstern 2024 Dead Talk Tales: Volume 1 Marcus John Vizaniaris
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2007–2009 Army Wives Airman Byers, PFC Kantor, Soldier 3 episodes 2010–2016 Hollywood Girl Shane Hudson 8 episodes 2013 Siberia Johnny 11 episodes 2015 Agent X John's Father Episode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences"2016 Vantastic Beyanna BamBam 3 episodes Animal Kingdom MP #1 Episode: "Man In"2017 Training Day Greg Episode: "Code of Honor" Criminal Minds Trey Gordon Episode: "In the Dark" Sisters of the Groom Tim Television film Struggling Servers Actor Episode: "The Move" 2017–2018 Age Appropriate Jake 3 episodes 2018 Disillusioned Jared Television film2019 NCIS Navy Lieutenant Ross Johnson Episode: "The Last Link" The OA EMT 2 Episode: "Angel of Death"2020 Westworld Gunny Thompson 2 episodes The Passenger Horace Parker 3 episodes 2020–2022 General Hospital Brando Corbin 164 episodes2023 Station 19 Lt. Cooper Episode: "Even Better Than the Real Thing" Barbee Rehab Star Trek Ken 7 episodes
Video game YearTitleRoleNotes 2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Additional Voice Voice role
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Johnny's Mile