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John Paul Kakos

John Paul Kakos stars as Milton Young in Full Count. Explore his baseball background, first leading film role and work on the Georgia production.

Biography

John Paul Kakos plays Milton Young, a baseball prospect forced to return to his family farm, in Full Count. His own experience on a Georgia baseball team helped him secure the leading role.

Milton Young in Full Count.

Known for

Milton Young in Full Count

John Paul Kakos plays Milton Young, a baseball prospect forced to return to his family farm, in Full Count.[1]

Career highlights

  1. Career 1

    Early screen work

    Kakos tried acting during middle school, taking small parts in short films and television before concentrating on baseball in high school. He returned to auditions as he prepared to start college in Georgia.[1]

  2. Career 2

    A role built around baseball

    The Full Count casting call sought an eighteen-year-old who had played baseball. Kakos submitted a recorded audition and attended two further auditions before writer-director Robert Eagar chose him to play Milton.[1][2]

  3. Career 3

    Filming on familiar ground

    The production filmed in several Georgia communities, including Gwinnett. Returning to Mountain View High School meant working on his former baseball field, with members of his old team and his coach appearing as extras.[1]

  4. Career 4

    Learning during his first lead

    Full Count was his first leading feature-film role. Kakos told The Newtown Bee that Natalia Livingston and Jason London, who played his parents, offered practical guidance while he learned the demands of carrying a film.[3]

  5. Career 5

    Meeting the film’s audience

    After the film’s October 2019 premiere, Kakos attended a December screening at Edmond Town Hall in Connecticut. He met audience members and displayed the baseball jerseys used in the production.[3]