Johnny Wactor

**John William Wactor III** (August 31, 1986 – May 25, 2024) was an American actor. He is known for playing Brando Corbin on the television series _General Hospital_ and Johnny on the NBC television series _Siberia_. He also had roles in the television series _Army Wives_ and the movies _USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage_ and _Supercell_. Wactor was killed in downtown Los Angeles, at the age of 37.

## Life

John William Wactor III was born on August 31, 1986, in Charleston, South Carolina. He has two brothers, Lance and Grant. He grew up in Summerville, South Carolina, where he graduated from Summerville High School in 2004. Wactor then graduated from the College of Charleston in May 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.

## Career

Wactor moved to Los Angeles to work as an actor. He made his television debut in 2007 with _Army Wives_. Wactor played Brando Corbin in the series _General Hospital_ in 164 episodes from 2020 to 2022. He also played Johnny in the television series _Siberia_, and had roles in the movies _USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage_ and _Supercell_. Wactor had a voice acting role in the video game _Call of Duty: Vanguard_.

## Murder

After finishing his bartending job, Wactor was gunned down in downtown Los Angeles on May 25, 2024, when he saw three men trying to steal a catalytic converter from his Toyota Prius. His funeral was held at the Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, South Carolina, on June 16, 2024, three weeks after he was killed. On August 15, 2024, four people were arrested in connection with Wactor's murder. Four days later, prosecutors charged two men with ties to a South Los Angeles street gang, with Wactor's murder. Two other men were charged with lesser crimes.

### Movies

|Year|Title|Role|Director(s)|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2010|_The Grass Is Never Greener_|Johnny|Alex Vivian|Short movie|
|_Lover's Speed_|Johnny|Candace Infuso|Short movie|||
|rowspan="4"|2011|_GoldenBox_|Tucker|Matt MacDonald|Short movie|
|_Snap Judgment_|Orderly|Trevor Erickson||||
|_Roundhay Hall_|Ethan|Rob Wood|Short movie|||
|_Synchronicity_|Kevin|Monique Thomas|Short movie|||
|rowspan="3"|2012|_The Con-Artist_|Journalist|Luis F. Pazos|Short movie|
|_The Proposal_|Bobby|Jason Federici|Short movie|||
|_Mr. and Mrs. Kill_|Eloped Husband|Doc Vidal, Ryan Kibby|Short movie: Voice role|||
|rowspan="3"|2014|_Menthol_|John|Micah Van Hove||
|_Ever_|John|Josh Beck||||
|_Life, Perfected_|Howie|Tyler Seiple|Short movie|||
|rowspan="2"|2015|_Flyover States_|Mike|Alexander Malt|Short movie|
|_A Most Suitable Applicant_|Johnny Baker|Krystal White|Short movie|||
|rowspan="2"|2016|_The Interrogation_|Troy|Michael B. Silver|Short movie|
|_USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage_|Connor|Mario Van Peebles||||
|2017|_F***, Marry, Kill_|Jacob|Scott Donovan|Short movie||
|rowspan="2"|2018|_Cold Soldiers_|Orderly|Nick Smith||
|_Boy Crazy_|Troy|Tessa Farrell|Short movie|||
|2019|_Anything for You, Abby_|Tom|Jamin Bricker|Short movie||
|2020|_The Relic_|Marcus|J.M. Logan|Short movie||
|2022|_Broken Riders_|Moxin|Robert Benson|Short movie||
|rowspan="2"|2023|_Trapper's Edge_|Billy|Johnny Hickey, Jimmy Scanlon||
|_Supercell_|Martin|Herbert James Winterstern||||
|2024|_Dead Talk Tales: Volume 1_|Marcus|John Vizaniaris|||

### Television series

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2007–2009|_Army Wives_|Airman Byers, PFC Kantor, Soldier|3 episodes||
|2010–2016|_Hollywood Girl_|Shane Hudson|8 episodes||
|2013|_Siberia_|Johnny|11 episodes||
|2015|_Agent X_|John's Father|Episode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences"||
|rowspan="2"|2016|_Vantastic_|Beyanna BamBam|3 episodes|
|_Animal Kingdom_|MP #1|Episode: "Man In"|||
|rowspan="4"|2017|_Training Day_|Greg|Episode: "Code of Honor"|
|_Criminal Minds_|Trey Gordon|Episode: "In the Dark"|||
|_Sisters of the Groom_|Tim|Television movie|||
|_Struggling Servers_|Actor|Episode: "The Move"|||
|2017–2018|_Age Appropriate_|Jake|3 episodes||
|2018|_Disillusioned_|Jared|Television movie||
|rowspan="2"|2019|_NCIS_|Navy Lieutenant Ross Johnson|Episode: "The Last Link"|
|_The OA_|EMT 2|Episode: "Angel of Death"|||
|rowspan="2"|2020|_Westworld_|Gunny Thompson|2 episodes|
|_The Passenger_|Horace Parker|3 episodes|||
|2020–2022|_General Hospital_|Brando Corbin|164 episodes||
|rowspan="2"|2023|_Station 19_|Lt. Cooper|Episode: "Even Better Than the Real Thing"|
|_Barbee Rehab_|Star Trek Ken|7 episodes|||

### Video games

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2021|_Call of Duty: Vanguard_|Additional Voice|Voice role|

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Johnny Wactor
- **image**: Johnny Wactor.jpg
- **caption**: Wactor in 2012
- **birth name**: John William Wactor III
- **birth place**: Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Gunshot wound
- **alma mater**: College of Charleston
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 2007–2024
- **notable works**: _General Hospital_
_Siberia (TV series), Siberia_