Corey Johnson (actor)

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Corey Johnson
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Johnson in 2016
Born
John William Johnson

(1961-05-17) May 17, 1961 (age 63)
Occupation Actor
Years active1992–present
Spouse
(m. 1994;div. 2005)
Children2

Corey Johnson (born John William Johnson; May 17, 1961) is an American character actor largely active in the UK, known for his supporting roles in Hellboy , Kingsman: The Secret Service , Captain Philips , The Bourne Ultimatum , Kick-Ass, Ex Machina , the Spooks episode "The Special", the Doctor Who episode "Dalek" and The Last Days of Lehman Brothers as Richard S. Fuld, Jr., the final chairman & CEO of Lehman Brothers.

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Personal life

Johnson was born John William Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of five children, having two brothers and two sisters. One of his brothers is a sports talk radio personality in New Orleans. [1] While attending Tulane University he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He trained professionally at London's Central School of Speech and Drama where he met actress Lucy Cohu. [1] The two were married from 1994 to 2005. [2]

Career

His films include Out for a Kill , The Contract , The Bourne Ultimatum , The Bourne Legacy , Saving Private Ryan , Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Hellboy , the 2005 Ray Bradbury film A Sound of Thunder , and Harrison's Flowers . He also appeared in the award-winning mini series by HBO; Band of Brothers . Johnson had a breakout year in 1999, first playing the wiseguy American tomb-raider Daniels in The Mummy , then the bungling, dim-witted assassin Bruno Decker in Do Not Disturb opposite William Hurt and Michael Chiklis.

Johnson appeared as smug business tycoon Henry van Statten in "Dalek", an episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who . Other TV guest spots include Spooks , Foyle's War , Celeb and Nash Bridges . He played the role of Louis Nacke II, a passenger, in United 93 . In April 2007, Johnson made his Broadway debut as Nixon's Chief of Staff Jack Brennan in Frost/Nixon . [3]

While appearing on Broadway, Johnson also filmed The Caller starring Elliott Gould and Frank Langella.

In 2004, Johnson was nominated for a Best Actor award at the British TMAs for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge . He has also provided voice acting for several video games including the video game tie-in with the films Reign of Fire and Constantine .

Johnson then played The Judge/Saint Peter in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre in London. [4]

Until 19 September 2014, Johnson played Mitch in Benedict Andrews' revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire at the Young Vic theatre in London, alongside Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster. Johnson's performance was described as "lovely" and "measured" by The Evening Standard's theatre critic and the overall production also received considerable critical acclaim. In 2015, he played a helicopter pilot in the science fiction film Ex Machina , starring Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac. [5]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 The Innocent LouFilm Debut
1996 Kabuto Kazuma (voice)English dub [6]
1998 Saving Private Ryan Navy Radioman (aka, Shore Party)
1999 The Mummy David Daniels
1999 Do Not Disturb Bruno Decker
2000 Harrison's Flowers Peter Francis
2001 Black Hawk Down U.S. MedicUncredited
Last Run Jon Neely
EndgameMax Bergman
2003 Out for a Kill Ed GreyDirect-to-video
2004 Hellboy Agent Claycredited as John William Johnson
2005 7 Seconds ToolDirect-to-video
A Sound of Thunder Christian Middleton
2006 United 93 Louis J. Nacke II
Rollin' with the Nines Chronic
The Contract Davis
2007 The All Together Mr. Gaspardi
Davros Connections Henry van StattenDirect-to-video
Archival footage
Documentary film
The Bourne Ultimatum Ray Wills
2008 The Caller Paul Wainsail
2009 Thick as Thieves Voutiritas
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Richard S. Fuld Jr.
Universal Soldier: Regeneration Colonel John CobyDirect-to-video
The Fourth Kind Tommy Fisher
2010 Pimp Axel
Kick-Ass Sporty Goon
2011 X-Men: First Class Chief Warden
Day of the Falcon Thurkettle
2012 The Bourne Legacy Ray Wills
2013 How I Live Now Consular Official
Captain Phillips Ken Quinn
2014WarholDave DawsonShort film
Blood Moon Hank Norton
National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named DesireHarold Mitchell
Kingsman: The Secret Service Church Leader
2015Ruby Strangelove Young WitchZebubb
Ex Machina Jay
2016 Jackie Larry O'Brien
2017 Megan Leavey Master Sergeant
The Current War Chester A. Arthur
2018 The Titan CI Jim Petersen
Hunter Killer Captain
A Private War Norm Coburn
2019Churchill and the Movie MogulAdditional SenatorDocumentary film
Radioactive Adam Warner
The Coldest Game Donald Novak
Swept Under RugBobShort film
2020Enemy LinesGeneral McCloud
LairSteven Caramore
2021 The Mauritanian Bill Seidel
2022 Morbius Mr. Fox [7]
All the Old Knives Karl Stein
Batgirl Cancelled [7]
Lion vs the Little PeopleDetective Rioni
2023 Kandahar Chris Hoyt
2024 September 5 Hank Hanson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia ReporterUncredited
Television film
1994 Under the Hammer Peter PollackEpisode: "After Titian"
1995 Casualty Jackson - Ice Hockey CoachEpisode: "Exiles"
1996 Over Here WebsterTelevision film
1997 Kavanagh QC Eugene StylesEpisode: "In God We Trust"
2001 Nash Bridges Edward BenderEpisode: "The Partner"
Band of Brothers Major Louis KentEpisodes: "Why We Fight" and "Points"
2002 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Gary HathawayEpisode: "Another Country"
2003 Second Nature Bobby WillardTelevision film
2005 Doctor Who Henry van StattenEpisode: "Dalek" [8]
Spooks Richard BoydUncredited
Episode: "The Special" Part 1 & 2
2006 Foyle's War Sergeant Jack O'ConnorEpisode: "Invasion"
2007Sex, the City and MeJeff MoranTelevision film
2009 The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Richard "Dick" Fuld
2011 Beaver Falls Rick TraviataEpisode: "#1.3"
Comedy Showcase Rex MastersEpisode: "Felix & Murdo"
2011–2014 Nova NarratorRecurring role; 5 episodes
2012 Playhouse Presents John D. EhrlichmanEpisode: "Nixon's the One"
Treasures DecodedNarrator (voice)Episode: "The Vinland Map"
2013Nazi Mega WeaponsNarrator (voice)Episode: "Fortress Berlin"
Television documentary series
Nixon's the OneJohn D. EhrlichmanRecurring role; 2 episodes
2013–2019Ancient MysteriesNarratorRecurring role; 17 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day AdmiralMiniseries, 2 episodes
2015 The Saboteurs General PritchardMiniseries, 3 episodes
Crossing Lines Jay PembertonRecurring role; 2 episodes
2017America: Promised LandNarrator1 episode
Fearless Larry ArlmanMiniseries; 2 episodes
Bounty Hunters FosterRecurring role; 2 episodes
2017, 2020 The Windsors Donald Trump Recurring role; 2 episodes
2017–2018 Strike Back Colonel ParkerRecurring role; 4 episodes
2018 The Alienist Hobart WeaverEpisode: "Psychopathia Sexualis"
The City and the City GearyRecurring role; 2 episodes
Deep State BurrellRecurring role; 5 episodes
2019 Nazi Megastructures NarratorEpisode: "Hitler's Mediterranean Fortress"
2020 Devs Dr. GoodmanEpisode: "Episode 4"
2021 Death in Paradise The Love DemonEpisode: "I'll Never Let You Go"
Grantchester Colonel WadeEpisode: "Series 6, Episode 4"
2022 The Ipcress File Captain Skip HendersonMiniseries; 6 episodes
2023Emigracja XDProfesorekRecurring role; 2 episodes
Black Mirror ClayEpisode: "Mazey Day"
Midsomer Murders Rooster HarlinEpisode: "A Climate of Death"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
1996 Bud Tucker in Double Trouble Additional voices
1997 I-War
Realms of the Haunting
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror Credited as John Johnson
1999 Shadow Man Marco Cruz, Milton T. Pike
2001 Shadow Man: 2econd Coming Thomas Deacon, Gabe, additional voices
Wave RallyAdditional voices
2002 Stuntman
Reign of Fire'Denton van Zan
2004 Vietcong: Fist Alpha Additional voices
2005 Constantine
2006 Driver: Parallel Lines
2009 Killzone 2 ISA Troops [6]
2011 Kinect Sports Additional voices
2013 Killzone: Mercenary Commander Anders Benoit [6]
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Amalthus [6]
2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country
2021 Shadow Man Remastered Marco Cruz, Milton Pike

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Frost/Nixon Jack BrennanBroadway debut
2008 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Soldier / Judge Littlefield
2010 Enron Jeffrey Skilling
2014 A Streetcar Named Desire Harold Mitchell
2015 Man and Superman Mr. Malone

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