Jeffrey Johnson (actor)
| Jeffrey Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jeffrey S.S. Johnson January 28, 1970 Southborough, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Actor, Musician |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Jeffrey S. S. Johnson (born January 28, 1970) is an American actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his role as Brady McDaniels in Letters to God.[1]
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 ten couples, including his sister and her husband in the summer of 2005, and his cousin, a decorated war veteran and his wife in 2009. He currently resides 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 is more commonly known for his role 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, for which he has received rave reviews for his performance.
In 2012, Johnson starred as the titluar 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, but after a decade he decides to attend an AA meeting and try to get his life back on track, unaware of a shocking twist that will challenge his recovering faith in God. Johnson's performance was well received.
Musical career
Johnson is also a guitarist and singer. He is a member of the rock-&-roll band NSC along with writer, Mike Bernier. 2 of his compositions were chosen for the "Apparitional"/"Haunting of Cellblock 11"soundtrack & his single, "Nothin' Will Just Have to Do" was featured in an episode of Bionic Woman.
Video games
In 2012, Johnson had lend his voice as various non-playable characters in the games, The Exiled Realm of Arborea and Hitman: Absolution, the fifth entry of the Hitman game series.
Voiceover artist
Johnson has appeared in dozens of TV, Radio & Internet adverts as a voiceover actor. Most notably the voice of T Mobile starting in 2012.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Resculpting Venus | Jerry | Film debut |
| 2001 | So Little Time | Kyle | Television series (Episode "The New Guy") |
| Three Sisters | Cute Guy | Television series (Episode "The Dry Spell") | |
| 2002 | Scorcher | Styles | |
| Boomtown | Victor Alfandre | Television series (Episode "Reelin' in the Years") | |
| 2003 | Tremors | Chad Ranston | Television series (Episode "Graboid Rights") |
| 2004 | The District | Ken | Television series (Episode "Breath of Life") |
| Target | Curtis | ||
| Helter Skelter | Terry Melcher | Television movie | |
| Without a Trace | Ethan | Television series (Episode "American Goddess") | |
| 2005 | Down Dog | Guru Dave | Short film |
| House of Grimm | Wraith | ||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Morgan Stewart | Television series (Episode "Spark of Life") | |
| Over the Shoulder | Ralph | Short film | |
| Barbershop | Carl | Television series (Episode "Get Your Hand Out of My Womb") | |
| A Coat of Snow | Mark | ||
| 2007 | Day Break | Driver | Television series (Episode "What If He's Not Alone?" |
| Burn Notice | Kent Fontenau | Television series (Episode "Loose Ends, Part 1") | |
| 2008 | Unhitched | Rick | Television series (Episode "Pole-Dancing Toddler") |
| 2009 | Stellina Blue | Mark | |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Detective Marty Cotrone | Television series (Episode "The Uncanny Valley") |
| Letters to God | Brady McDaniels | Lead Role | |
| The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Peter's father | Television series (Episode "Chicken Little") | |
| Bones | Mike Casper | Television series (Episode "The Shallow in the Deep") | |
| 2011 | Lie to Me | Ben Aston | Television series (Episode "Gone") |
| 2011 | NCIS | Commander Nelson Tunney | Television series (Episode "Dead Reflection") |
| 2012 | Shadow Witness | Jack Hodel | |
| 2012 | The Exiled Realm of Arborea | Various (Voice) | Video Game |
| 2012 | Vegas | Marty Gilson | Television series (Episode "The Real Thing") |
| 2012 | Wicca Please | Samuki the Satyr | Television series (Episode "Transpo") |
| 2012 | Hitman: Absolution | Various (Voice) | Video Game |
| 2012 | Worth: The Testimony Of Johnny St. James | Johnny St. James | Lead Role |
| 2013 | Apparitional | Ben | Lead Role |