Actor
John Ward
May 22, 1970 · Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, USA
John Ward was lured into show business at the age of 12 when his younger sister, Jennifer, was named the photo double and stand-in for Drew Barrymore in Stephen King's Firestarter (1984), which was shot in his native Wilmington, NC. This gave him the acting bug, leading to several small acting roles over the years. In 1998 he made his directorial debut with Enchanted (1998), a film he also wrote, produced and starred in. It went on to cult status on cable, airing to this day. From there, he continued to write and direct feature films, with 11 to date. In 2013, he wrote, produced and directed Heart of the Country (2013) based upon the 2012 novel of the same name Ward also authored. He served as President of Bay Ridge Films, Inc. He died from complications from a rare plasma cell disorder on February 16 in 2024, Newport Beach, California.
Notable work
Often works with
Bonnie Johnson
2 titles together
Sleeping with the Enemy, Heart of the Country
Rosalie Miller
2 titles together
Heart of the Country, I Am
Jenny Wright
2 titles together
Heart of the Country, Enchanted
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Sydney Penny
2 titles together
Heart of the Country, Enchanted
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Stefan Hajek
2 titles together
Heart of the Country, I Am
Full filmography · 7
Heart of the Country
as Jake Carraday and Director and Writer
20136.2
I Am
as Aaron Rossdale and Director and Writer
2010
Enchanted
as David Russell and Director and Writer
1998
A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
as Beau
1994
Sleeping with the Enemy
as Theater Student
19916.5
Dream a Little Dream
as Derek
19895.8