Keean Johnson

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Keean Johnson
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Johnson at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born1996or1997(age 26–27)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Keean Johnson (born c. 1996/1997) [1] is an American actor who known for his lead role as Adam Freeman in action horror adventure series Spooksville . [2]

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Johnson played one of the lead roles, Hugo, in the film Alita: Battle Angel . [3] He is also known for his lead role in the film Low Tide as Alan [4] [5] and The Ultimate Playlist of Noise as Marcus Lund. [6]

Early life

Johnson was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado. His father is British and his mother is American-Chilean. He has a younger brother, Cade Johnson. His first professional acting debut came at the age of 11 at the Denver Center for Performing Arts in the play Plainsong. It was at this same time that the casting director Nora Brennan for the Broadway musical Billy Elliot cast him in the show which went on to win the Tony for Best Musical in 2008. [7]

Acting career

Television

Johnson began his professional acting career as an actor at the age of 16, when he appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: Switched at Birth , Notorious and Joe Pickett .

Johnson made his television debut in 2013, he was cast to play the lead role of Adam Freeman in the action horror adventure series Spooksville alongside Katie Douglas, Nick Purcha and Morgan Taylor Campbell, based on Christopher Pike's novel of the same name, which that aired on the Hub Network from October 26, 2013 to May 17, 2014. [8] [9]

From 2014 to 2016, Johnson played the recurring role of Colt Wheeler in the musical drama film Nashville . [10]

In 2015, Johnson appeared on the third season of the family drama series The Fosters , which he played the role of Tom / Tony. [11] Johnson appeared on the second season in the teen drama web series Guidance , he played the main role of Kyo 'Ozo' Ozonaka, which was second season released between November 14 to December 9, 2016. [12] Johnson appeared on the first season of the teen drama series Euphoria , which he played the recurring role of Daniel, based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name. [13]

In 2023, Johnson was cast to play the main role of Vernon Howell in the crime drama miniseries Waco: The Aftermath , developed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, which was premiered on April 16, 2023, on Showtime. [14] [15]

Film

In 2016, Johnson made his feature film debut in the comedy-drama film Heritage Falls starring David Keith, he played the role of Markie Fitzpatrick, which was released on September 2, 2016. [16] [17] Johnson's break-out role came in 2019, when he played the role of Hugo in the cyberpunk action film Alita: Battle Angel starring Rosa Salazar, directed by Robert Rodriguez, based on Yukito Kishiro's manga series Gunnm , which was world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on January 31, 2019 and released on February 14, 2019. [18]

Johnson also co-starred Alexandra Daddario, Maddie Hasson, Amy Forsyth, Logan Miller and Austin Swift in the horror thriller film We Summon the Darkness as Mark, directed by Marc Meyers and written by Alan Trezza, which was premiered at Mammoth Film Festival on February 28, 2019, and was released in digital and on-demand in the United States on April 10, 2020, by Saban Films. [19] [20]

Johnson starred alongside Jaeden Martell, Alex Neustaedter and Kristine Froseth in the 2019 drama film Low Tide , directed by Kevin McMullin, which he played the lead role of Alan, which was premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2019 and was theatrically released on October 4, 2019. [21]

Johnson played the role of Chief Aviation Radioman James Murray in the war film Midway directed by Roland Emmerich, which was released on November 8, 2019. [22] [23]

In 2020, Johnson played Rufus Kelly in the historical drama film Emperor stars Dayo Okeniyi, James Cromwell, Kat Graham, and Bruce Dern, directed by Mark Amin, which was released on August 18, 2020. [24] [25] On the same year, he appeared in the heist film Cut Throat City directed by RZA, which was released on August 21, 2020, by Well Go USA Entertainment. [26]

Johnson starred in the romantic comedy-drama film by Bennett Lasseter titled The Ultimate Playlist of Noise with Madeline Brewer, which was released January 15, 2021. [27] [28]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Sam PresentsSam ArmstrongShort film
2016 Heritage Falls Markie Fitzpatrick
2019 Alita: Battle Angel Hugo
2019 Low Tide Alan
2019 We Summon the Darkness Mark
2019 Midway James Murray
2020 Emperor Rufus Little
2020 Cut Throat City Junior
2021 The Ultimate Playlist of Noise Marcus

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Spooksville Freak FilesAdam FreemanWeb series [29]
2013–2014 Spooksville Adam FreemanMain role
2014 Switched at Birth Angelo 'A.J.' Sorrento Jr.Episode: "Yuletide Fortune Tellers"
2014–2016 Nashville Colt WheelerRecurring role, 22 episodes
2015 The Fosters TonyRecurring role, 6 episodes
2016 Notorious FinnEpisode: "Tell Me a Secret"
2016 Guidance OzoMain role (season 2)
2019 Euphoria DanielRecurring role, 6 episodes
2022 Joe Pickett Luke BrueggemanMain role (season 2)
2023 Waco: The Aftermath Vernon Howell 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2013 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor Spooksville Nominated
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV SeriesSpooksvilleNominated

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