John Novak: John Novak. Actor: Legends of the Fall. John Novak is a Canadian actor who was born in Venezuela, country that his parents were visiting. John began his acting career in the middle of the 1980s. In 1994, he acted in the film Legends of the Fall (1994), alongside Brad Pitt. The success came in 2001, when John played the villain role in the film Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of...