Born and raised in Northern Kentucky near Cincinnati, John Newkirk is a producer and SAG-AFTRA actor. Over the past several years, John has trained with local acting coaches and taken numerous workshops. He gained his acting experience through local theater, commercials, student and indie films as well as a few studio films as an extra. While on film sets John began to develop an interest in production office work. He has worked in the capacity of everything from production assistant and production manager to head producer of three short films. Additionally, in 2012 John volunteered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and was also Co-Chairman of the Arnold Sports Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio.