Jeffrey Johnson (actor)

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{{Infobox person
|name = Jeffrey Johnson
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|birthname = Jeffrey S.S. Johnson
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|01|28}}
|birth_place = [[Southborough, Massachusetts]]
|occupation = Actor, Musician
|yearsactive = 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]]''.

==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 (TV series)|Bones]]'', ''[[Boomtown (2002 TV series)|Boomtown]]'', ''[[Lie to Me]]'', and ''[[Burn Notice]]''. He has also been seen in films such as ''[[Helter Skelter (2004 film)|Helter Skelter]]'' and ''[[Scorcher (film)|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. His single, "[[Nothin' Will Just Have to Do]]" was featured in an episode of ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|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 (Square Enix franchise)|''Hitman'' game series]].

==Filmography==
{| class=wikitable
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
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| 1999 || ''Resculpting Venus'' || Jerry || Film debut
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| rowspan=2 | 2001 || ''[[So Little Time]]'' || Kyle || Television series (Episode "The New Guy")
|-
| ''[[Three Sisters (TV series)|Three Sisters]]'' || Cute Guy || Television series (Episode "The Dry Spell")
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2002 || ''[[Scorcher (film)|Scorcher]]'' || Styles ||
|-
| ''[[Boomtown (2002 TV series)|Boomtown]]'' || Victor Alfandre || Television series (Episode "Reelin' in the Years")
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Tremors (TV series)|Tremors]]'' || Chad Ranston || Television series (Episode "Graboid Rights")
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2004 || ''[[The District]]'' || Ken || Television series (Episode "Breath of Life")
|-
| ''Target'' || Curtis ||
|-
| ''[[Helter Skelter (2004 film)|Helter Skelter]]'' || Terry Melcher || Television movie
|-
| ''[[Without a Trace]]'' || Ethan || Television series (Episode "American Goddess")
|-
| rowspan=6 | 2005 || ''Down Dog'' || Guru Dave || Short film
|-
| ''House of Grimm'' || Wraith ||
|-
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' || Morgan Stewart || Television series (Episode "[[Spark of Life (CSI)|Spark of Life]]")
|-
| ''Over the Shoulder'' || Ralph || Short film
|-
| ''[[Barbershop (TV series)|Barbershop]]'' || Carl || Television series (Episode "Get Your Hand Out of My Womb")
|-
| ''A Coat of Snow'' || Mark ||
|-
| rowspan=2| 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 ||
|-
| rowspan=4| 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 (TV series)|Bones]]'' || Mike Casper || Television series (Episode "The Shallow in the Deep")
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Lie to Me]]'' || Ben Aston || Television series (Episode "Gone")
|-
| 2011 || ''[[NCIS (TV series)|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 (TV series)|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
|-
| 2012 || [[Apparitional]] || Ben || Lead Role
|-

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1378502}}

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| DATE OF BIRTH = January 28, 1970
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Southborough, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American television actors]]
[[Category:American film actors]]
[[Category:People from Southborough, Massachusetts]]