John G. Preston is an American

United States

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 stage and film actor

Actor

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Preston starred as the title character in the short film Feet of Clay

Feet of Clay (short film)

Feet of Clay is an 2007 short film produced by Daisy 3 Pictures.Feet of Clay was written by David Caudle, and was first produced in 2005 as a play for the Samuel French Festival at the Chernuchin Theatre in New York City.-Plot:...

, and as Alex Dowd in the 2008 feature film Ready? Okay!

Ready? Okay! (film)

Ready? OK! was a 2008 comedy film written, edited, and directed by James Vasquez, and produced by Daisy 3 Pictures.-Plot:Andrea Dowd , a single parent, is struggling to raise her ten-year-old son, Joshua . Andrea's concerned about Joshua's interests. Instead of wanting to be on the school wrestling...

  He has also appeared in television's Law & Order

Law & Order

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and As the World Turns

As the World Turns

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Preston has appeared on stage in the New York Shakespeare Festival

New York Shakespeare Festival

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, and with the Yale Repertory Theater, the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

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 in conjunction with the Asolo Repertory Theatre

Asolo Repertory Theatre

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 in Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota, Florida

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, the Indiana Repertory Theatre

Indiana Repertory Theatre

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, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park

The was founded in 1959 by college student Gerald Covell and was one of the first regional theatres in the United States. Located in Eden Park, the first play that premiered at the Playhouse on October 10, 1960, was Meyer Levin's Compulsion...

, and the Denver Center Theater.

Preston graduated from Florida State University

Florida State University

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in 1987.