John Hoogenakker

John Hoogenakker (/ˈhoʊɡənækər/) is an American stage, screen and commercial actor. On stage, he has been in a number of plays in the Chicago and Milwaukee area. He played the Bud Light King in Bud Light's Dilly Dilly television commercials. He played Lt. Spellman in Chicago Fire, Matice in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Carl Wilkes in Castle Rock, and Randy Ramseyer in Dopesick. Hoogenakker was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. His first commercial was as a child for Pepsi/NASCAR. He attended South Mecklenburg High School. He was involved in choir, children's theatre, JROTC and the debate team. He got his Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from DePaul University in Chicago in 1999. Hoogenakker's first professional role was in 1999 as Scarus in the Shakespeare play Antony and Cleopatra at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. In 2000, he played Chris Smith in the Tracy Letts play Killer Joe when it was at The Theatre at 2851 N. Halsted Street; and the title character in the play Robyn Hood of Barnsdale Wood at the Equity Library Theatre. He was in the main cast for the Bomb-itty of Errors when it was performed in Chicago.