John Alton is an American actor who grew up in the states of Missouri and Minnesota. He received a degree in Industrial Design from Arizona State University and after working in the design professions for a number of years trained as an actor at the Performer Studio Workshop with the esteemed Kathy Laughlin for 5 years. John relocated to Los Angeles in 2005 and has been working as an actor since then. He works in film, television and on stage and continues to train at the highly respected John Kirby Studio in Hollywood. The John Kirby Studio is the choice for many accomplished actors such as Jeff Bridges and Jim Caviezel. Some of his notable films are "Your Old Man" "Starship Rising " "The Assignment" and "Odd Brodsky". He has appeared in television on the hit shows "Gilmore Girls" "The Office" "Wilfred" and "Fresh off the Boat".