John Paval

John Paval's most recent role is that of John Walsh, personal physician to Jacqueline Kennedy (Natalie Portman) who comes to her aid that fatal night of November 22, 1963 at Bethesda Naval Hospital, in Pablo Larrain's "Jackie" (2016). Previously, the legendary film maker Costa Gavras cast him in the role of Paul Frost, the power broker from Goldman Sachs who ruthlessly sets in motion the takeover of a major European bank, in Costa Gavras' financial thriller 'Le Capital' (2013), appearing beside Gabriel Byrne and Gad El Maleh. John began his film acting career in Los Angeles playing the role of Indiana Jones in a series of short films (and a Super Bowl commercial) co-produced by Lucasfilms in 1995 and still running at Disneyland to this day. In 1996 he moved to Paris, France where he has worked with a series of French and international film directors, including Raoul Peck (Palme d'Or, Cannes 1990), Colline Serraut (who directed the original 'Three Men and a Baby' in French), the Greek expatriate Robert Monthoulis, and James Ivory. For Raoul Peck, he played a New York City cop trying in vain to keep his partner from killing an innocent black women in 'Corps Plongés' (1998). For Colline Serraut, he played an international arms merchant in 'Lumières sur un Massacre' (1998). Robert Monthoulis called on John to play an American film producer trying to green-light a film project about the military coup by the Greek colonels in 'Lilly's Story' (Venice Film Festival, 2003). James Ivory films in which John has appeared include 2003's 'The Divorce' and 'A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries' (2001). French language film and television projects have included the role of a wealthy American businessman in the highly successful film 'Tanguy' (2002) directed by Etienne Chatillez. French television viewers first discovered John in the miniseries 'Un et Un Font Six' (France 2, 1998-1999) in the recurring role of the charming but mysterious John Guerini, an American film maker who travels to Paris for the love of a Frenchwoman who helped him recover from alcoholism. An avid theater actor, John recently did a turn as Harrison Howell in Lee Blakeley's staging of Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate" at the prestigious Chatelet Theatre in Paris. His work is well known to festival goers at the Avignon Theater Festival where his leading roles in Albert Gurney's "Love Letters" (1999-2002) and Hjalmar Söderberg's "Docteur Glas" (2011-2014) led to repeat engagements to sold out houses and critical acclaim. John is represented by Monita Derrieux of Agence A. in Paris, France. Show less «