Shane Johnson (actor)

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Shane Johnson
Born (1976-02-29) February 29, 1976 (age 48)
Education Ephrata High School
Whitman College
Occupation Actor

Shane Johnson (born February 29, 1976) is an American actor with numerous credits in both television and film. He is noted for playing Scott in Black Cadillac and Cooper Saxe in Power and its spin-off Power Book II: Ghost [1] [2] . He has also appeared as Will Cooper in two episodes of the 2008 TNT show Raising the Bar .

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Career

Most recently filmed in the Little Walter project "Them: The Scare" alongside Luke James on Amazon Streaming Video.

Early life

He graduated from Ephrata High School (WA) in 1994 and later graduated from Whitman College in 1998.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Saving Private Ryan Soldier on the Beach
2000Love, Lust & JoyBarry
2001 Behind Enemy Lines Red Crown Operator #2
2002 Pumpkin Jeremy
The Big TimeTimothy WilkisonTV movie
2003 Black Cadillac Scott
2007TakeOfficer Runion
2008 The Great Buck Howard Las Vegas Producer
2009The Hardest Job in the BusinessCraft Service GuyShort
2011Cage ShiftKevin the MagicianShort
2013Shadow on the MesaArt DowdyTV movie
Chez UpshawSlade Woodshed
Hot Guys with GunsBad Actor
2014 The Possession of Michael King Michael King [3]
2016Losing in LoveJimmy
Talk to MeFatherShort
The Human ElementDr. Michael KuntzShort
2019 From Zero to I Love You Clay
2020BoyMomSmith GatesShort
2023Death EverlastingChris Wright
Decade of the DeadGrinner
2024Call Me Now: The Rise and Fall of Miss CleoSteven

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Undressed CaseyRecurring Cast: Season 2
Freaks and Geeks Good-Looking GuyEpisode: "Kim Kelly Is My Friend"
Strong Medicine -Episode: "Pilot"
2002 ER JasonEpisode: "A Hopeless Wound"
Birds of Prey ColinEpisode: "Primal Scream"
2006 Bones Kyle RichardsonEpisode: "Mother and Child in the Bay"
CSI: NY Liam GriffinEpisode: "Love Run Cold"
Cold Case Sean 'Coop' CooperEpisode: "Forever Blue"
2008 CSI: Miami T.J. PrattEpisode: "To Kill a Predator"
Raising the Bar Will CooperRecurring Cast: Season 1
2009Deep Sea SalvageNarratorMain Narrator
2010 Miami Medical RyanEpisode: "An Arm and a Leg"
Private Practice Dave WalkerEpisode: "Take Two"
2011 The Closer Marcus WinslowEpisode: "Under Control"
2012 NCIS CIA Agent Stephen WheelerEpisode: "The Missionary Position"
Castle Deputy Adam JonesEpisode: "Murder He Wrote"
Criminal Minds Chad MillsEpisode: "The Fallen"
Easy to Assemble Grover ThorstenRecurring Cast: Season 4
2014–20 Power Cooper SaxeRecurring Cast: Season 1, Main Cast: Season 2-6
2017 Scandal Donny LoganEpisode: "Head Games"
2020Find a Way or Make OneNetflix (voice)Episode: "Are You Still?"
2020–23 Power Book II: Ghost Cooper SaxeMain Cast: Season 1-3
2022 Blue Bloods Dr. KnightEpisode: "First Blush"
Chicago P.D. Andrew ChaffeyEpisode: "Sympathetic Reflex"
2023 S.W.A.T. Special Agent Alan RitterEpisode: "Stockholm"
2024 Them Investigator PhillipsRecurring Cast: Season 2
Grey's Anatomy Anthony ValentineEpisode: "The Marathon Continues"

Video Games

YearTitleRole
2007 The World Ends with You Megumi Kitaniji (English version, voice)
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Various Roles (voice)
The 3rd Birthday Various Roles (voice)
2015 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Various Roles (voice)
Rise of the Tomb Raider Various Roles (voice)
2016 World of Final Fantasy Various Roles (voice)
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Various Roles (voice)
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Various Roles (voice)

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References

  1. "Shane Johnson - Contact Info, Agent, Manager | IMDbPro".
  2. "Interview: Shane Johnson – Possession of Michael King - Nerdlocker.com". www.nerdlocker.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "Interview: Shane Johnson Talks The Possession of Michael King". Shockya.com. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.