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Our Past Lives exploration continues with John Magaro who chats about the film, his real life parallels to it, forgotten New York City institutions, and childhood friends.


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Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two

decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance.
Starring: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro


More about John Magaro

John Magaro has spent his career nurturing an impressive body of work that encompasses film, television, and theatre.

John can now be seen in Showing Up, opposite Michelle Williams, in a reunion with Kelly Reichardt. The film made its world debut in competition at Cannes 2022. John can soon be seen in Celine Song's Past Lives opposite Greta Lee (A24) which is premiering at Sundance 2023, and a supporting role in Call Jane, directed by Phyllis Nagy, that premiered at Sundance 2022.


No stranger to the small screen, Magaro most recently appeared opposite Elliot Page in the hit Netflix series “The Umbrella Academy,” based on the comic book series of the same name by Gerard Way. He was also seen in the Amazon series, “Jack Ryan,” alongside John Krasinski, and starred as the young male lead in Amazon's “Crisis In Six Scenes” opposite Rachel Brosnahan, Miley Cyrus, and Elaine May. Other television credits include recurring roles on “Orange is the New Black,” “The Good Wife,” “Taking Chance” opposite Kevin Bacon, and guest star appearances on “Law & Order: SVU,” “Person of Interest,” “Body of Proof,” “Law & Order” and “Conviction”.

A stage actor as well, Magaro was last seen as Joe Papp in The Public Theater's Illyria, written and directed by Richard Nelson. He made his Broadway debut in a flashy supporting role in Scott Rudin's revival of The Front Page, directed by Jack O’Brien, opposite Nathan Lane, John Slattery and John Goodman. Magaro also played the male lead in the critically acclaimed production of Tigers Be Still, written by Kimberly Rosenstock and directed by Sam Gold (Fun Home) for the Roundabout Theatre Company, as well as Rod McLauchlan's Good Television, directed by Bob Krakower, for the Atlantic Theater Company.

Past Lives is in theaters now.

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