Johns first gift was for music and his first ambition was to become a lead guitarist in his own band. His cameo in "Almost Famous" set him on the road to acting. His other accomplishment, graduating high school at the age of 15. John has one younger brother and a cute dog named Poe.


He attended acting school at the Actors Center in Philadelphia. He landed his role in Almost Famous (2000) by sending the director a videotape of himself playing the electric guitar. The director liked it so much that he wrote up a part just for John. Played (the ghost of) the cousin of the character played by Vanessa Lengies, on (separate episodes of) "Ghost Whisperer", and they're in "Stick It", together. Contributed the song, "Love Song," to the soundtrack of the movie "Stick It," in which he appeared. He is a natural Musician and can play virtually any instrument by ear.