Jeffrey Johnson (actor)

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Jeffrey Johnson
Born
Jeffrey S. S. Johnson

(1970-01-28) January 28, 1970 (age 54)
Southborough, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1999–present

Jeffrey S. S. Johnson (born January 28, 1970) is an American actor and musician. [1]

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Life

Johnson was born and raised in Southborough, Massachusetts, on January 28, 1970. He is a 1988 graduate of Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, Massachusetts. As an ordained minister with The Universal Life Church, he has married twelve couples, including his sister and her husband in the summer of 2005, and a cousin who is a decorated war veteran and his wife in 2009. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Throughout his acting career, Johnson has appeared in or voice-performed various commercials and guest-starred in several television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Bones , Boomtown , Lie to Me , and Burn Notice . He has also been seen in films such as Helter Skelter and Scorcher .

Johnson appeared in the 2010 faith-based drama Letters to God as Brady McDaniels, a troubled mailman who finds inspiration through the wisdom of a young boy stricken with cancer.

In 2012, Johnson starred as the titular character in another faith-based independent film, Worth: The Testimony of Johnny St. James, co-starring Eric Roberts and Vincent Irizarry. He portrays a seminary student dealing with rage and alcoholism after tragically losing his wife and unborn child to a drunk driver. He decides to attend an AA meeting to try to get his life back on track, unaware of a shocking twist that will challenge his recovering faith in God.

Musical career

Johnson is a guitarist and singer. He is a member of the rock and roll band NSC along with writer Mike Bernier. Two of his compositions were chosen for the Apparitional / Haunting of Cellblock 11 soundtrack, and his single, "Nothin' Will Just Have to Do" was featured in an episode of Bionic Woman .

Video games

In 2012, Johnson lent his voice as various non-playable characters in the games, TERA and Hitman: Absolution , the fifth entry of the Hitman game series.

Voiceover artist

Johnson has appeared in dozens of television, radio and Internet ads as a voiceover actor, most notably as the voice of T-Mobile starting in 2012.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1999Resculpting VenusJerryFilm debut
2001 So Little Time KyleTelevision series (Episode "The New Guy")
Three Sisters Cute GuyTelevision series (Episode "The Dry Spell")
2002 Scorcher Styles
Boomtown Victor AlfandreTelevision series (Episode "Reelin' in the Years")
2003 Tremors Chad RanstonTelevision series (Episode "Graboid Rights")
2004 The District KenTelevision series (Episode "Breath of Life")
TargetCurtis
Helter Skelter Terry Melcher Television movie
Without a Trace EthanTelevision series (Episode "American Goddess")
2005Down DogDave 'Guru Dave'Short film
House of GrimmWraith
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Morgan StewartTelevision series (Episode "Spark of Life")
Over the ShoulderRalphShort film
Barbershop CarlTelevision series (Episode "Get Your Hand Out of My Womb")
A Coat of SnowMark
2007 Day Break DriverTelevision series (Episode "What If He's Not Alone?"
Burn Notice Kent FontenauTelevision series (Episode "Loose Ends, Part 1")
2008 Unhitched RickTelevision series (Episode "Pole-Dancing Toddler")
2009Stellina BlueMark
2010 Criminal Minds Detective Marty CotroneTelevision series (Episode "The Uncanny Valley")
Letters to God Brady McDanielsLead Role
The Secret Life of the American Teenager Peter's FatherTelevision series (Episode "Chicken Little")
Bones Mike CasperTelevision series (Episode "The Shallow in the Deep")
2011 Lie to Me Ben AstonTelevision series (Episode "Gone")
2011 NCIS Commander Nelson TunneyTelevision series (Episode "Dead Reflection")
2012Shadow WitnessJack Hodel
2012 TERA Various (Voice)Video Game
2012 Vegas Marty GilsonTelevision series (Episode "The Real Thing")
2012Wicca PleaseSamuki The SatyrTelevision series (Episode "Transpo")
2012 Hitman: Absolution Various (Voice)Video Game
2012Worth: The Testimony Of Johnny St. JamesJohnny St. JamesLead Role
2013 Apparitional BenLead Role
2014Haunting of Cellblock 11Joel
2017Tempa KillSethTelevision series
Good GriefPennIndependent Film
Captain BlackMikeIndependent Film, Lead
2019The 6th DegreeKevinFeature thriller
The BeeCaptain BlackShort film
2020Casting The NetDerek AbramsTelevision series (Episodes "The Magnificent Three", "The Outlaw Derek Abrams", "The Good, The Bad, And the Sexy")
Lovecraft CountryMr. LadsTelevision series (Episode "Sundown")
The BicycleGuyShort film

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References

  1. "Meet Jeffrey Johnson". Bold Journey Magazine. March 15, 2024.