Michael Johnston (actor)

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Michael Johnston
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Johnston at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 (age 28)
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Michael Johnston (born February 22, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Corey Bryant in the MTV series Teen Wolf and for his starring role in the indie film Slash . [1] He is also a voice actor for animation and video games. [2] [3]

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Early life

Johnston was born on February 22, 1996. [4] He grew up in Rutherfordton, North Carolina where at the age of 12 he started auditioning for voice-overs in commercials and animation in a recording studio he had set up in his bedroom. [3] [5] After graduating from R-S Central High School early, he moved to Chicago where he studied acting at The Second City. [1] [5] He was only in Chicago for six months before moving to Los Angeles. [5]

Career

Voice acting

Johnston has voiced characters for video games, including Dust: An Elysian Tail , [6] Tales of Zestiria and Kingdom Hearts III [7] and TV shows, such as Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea , Tales of Zestiria the X [6] and Zak Storm . [5] [7]

Film and television

Johnston appeared in Awkward [1] and played Corey Bryant, a recurring character in the final two seasons of Teen Wolf . [7] [8]

Johnston had the lead role in the comedy film Slash , where he played Neil, a 15-year-old high school student who writes slash fiction. [9] He also appeared in the indie horror film Bornless Ones. [7] [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Bee WarsBuzzalot
2012Totes BurgersEvanShort film
2016 Slash Neil
2016 Bornless Ones Zach
2018Crazy for the BoysChadPost-production
2018 The Maestro Pietro Castelnuovo-Tedesco
2020 Ride Your Wave Wasabi Kawamura (voice)English dub [12]
2021 Endangered Species Noah Halsey
2024 My Oni Girl Hiiragi Yatsuse (voice)English dub; lead male role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2014TOME: Terrain of Magical ExpertiseBubb, Additional Voices3 episodes
2015Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the ShepherdMikleo (voice)English dub
Television film
2015 Awkward SeniorEpisode: "The Graduates"
2015 Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea Atsushi Minegishi (voice)English dub
2015–2017 Teen Wolf Corey Bryant25 episodes
2016 Tales of Zestiria the X Mikleo (voice)English dub (as Philip Lamont)
2016–18 Zak Storm Zak Storm (voice)Main role
2016 Pure Genius Luke WallaceEpisode: "It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery"
2017 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Keanu (voice)Episode: "Tip's Deep Dish/Garbage Day"
2018 Supergirl AdamEpisode: "Rather the Fallen Angel"
2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Shoichi (voice)English dub
2023 Akuma Kun Akuma II/Ichirō Umoregi (voice)English dub [13]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Dust: An Elysian Tail Reed [6]
2015 Tales of Zestiria MikleoEnglish dub [7]
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Ephemer English dub Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover movie [7]
2018 Last Year: The Nightmare Nick [7]
2019 Kingdom Hearts III EphemerEnglish dub [7]
2019 The Blackout Club Male Player, Daxton "Dax" [14]
2019 Concrete Genie Zach [15]
2020 Marvel's Avengers Dante
2021 The Artful Escape Francis Vendetti
2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Shoichi [16]

Discography

Gravity (2024)

Personal life

Johnston identifies as gay. [17] As of February 14, 2023, he is dating writer and director Anthony Sellitti. [18]

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