John Bobek grew up in Brookfield, Wisconsin. There, he began acting in high school and then kept at it in college at Marquette University in their Theatre Arts program, garnering his B.A. and graduating in the summer of 2004. He moved to Los Angeles, started working as much and as fast as possible, and was first seen on the LA stage (Proof by David Auburn), in film (Sony Pictures' Telefondaki Yabancı (2006)), and TV (The West Wing). Since then, he continues to make many television, film, and stage appearances all over the world.