Born in Dundee, Scotland, and raised in Indiana, John Lister has been acting professionally in Chicago and regionally for more than 35 years. His theater credits include productions with Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Writers Theatre, Northlight Theatre, American Players Theatre and Indiana Repertory.
Film and TV credits include Public Enemies (Universal), Animals (Oscilloscope), The Secret Santa (TLC), Chicago Fire (NBC), Chicago Med (NBC), Patriot (Amazon), easy (Netflix), The Red Line (CBS) and Dark Matter (Apple TV+). He also can be seen in the upcoming feature film Never Not Yours.
Lister holds a bachelor of arts degree from Ball State University and a master of fine arts degree from Michigan State University. He is represented by Stewart Talent.
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