Jamie Johnston
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| James "Jamie" Johnston | |
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| Born | James Michael Johnston July 7, 1989  Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
James "Jamie" Johnston (born July 7, 1989) is a Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his role as Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
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[edit] Personal life and career
Johnston has an older brother Chris and in 2007 went to Kenya to build a school.
Johnston portrayed Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He has also recently starred in the series Wild Card and Zixx: Level One. He was a student at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, and has a wide range of interests, including soccer, snowboarding, skateboarding, cycling and playing the guitar. In 2007 Jamie went to Kenya with the organization "Free the Children" to build a school and filmed as a special for MTV. Jamie has made numerous appearances on ET Canada and etalk. He has traveled extensively. He is also the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of a band called Canadian Incident. He also plays guitar in a band called SoundSpeed along with a few of his fellow Degrassi cast mates.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999–2000 | I Was A Sixth Grade Alien | ||
| 2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Young Patrick Kennedy | |
| 2002 | Winter Sun | Young Duncan | Independent short |
| Doc | Bryce | Episode #209, "Karate Kid" | |
| 2002–2004 | Ace Lightning | ||
| 2003 | Name of the Rose | Young Rob | Independent feature |
| Absolon | Boy | Feature film | |
| More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story | Corey | Young Artist Award 2004, Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special — Supporting Young Actor[1] | |
| Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong | Deegan Schauer | TV movie | |
| Public Domain | Ian | Feature film | |
| 2003–2005 | Wild Card | Clifford "Cliff" Woodall | Nominated — Young Artist Award 2005, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor[2] |
| 2004 | Zixx: Level One | Adam Frake | Series lead |
| 2005 | Zixx: Level Two | Adam | Guest star, Episode #2-21, "Now You See Him" |
| The Rick Mercer Report | Son | Episode #3.3, in skit "Fatherly Advice" | |
| 2005–2010 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Peter Stone | Series regular, episodes #5.01–10.14 Nominated — Young Artist Award 2006, Best Performance in a TV series — Young Ensemble Performance[3] Nominated — Young Artist Award 2007, Best Performance in a TV Series — Leading Young Actor[4] Young Artist Award 2008, Best Performance in a TV Series — Leading Young Actor[5] Nominated — Young Artist Award 2009, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor[6] Nominated — Young Artist Award 2010, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor[7] |
| 2008 | Degrassi Spring Break Movie | Peter Stone | TV movie |
| The Tenth Circle | Jason Underhill | Nominated — Young Artist Award 2009, Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special — Supporting Young Actor[6] | |
| 2009 | Degrassi Goes Hollywood | Peter Stone | TV movie |
| Degrassi Takes Manhattan | Peter Stone | TV movie | |
| 2010 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | James | TV movie |
| Reviving Ophelia | Ty Benchley | TV movie | |
| Connor Undercover | Andre | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Really Me | Dylan Dillon | 2 episodes |
| Jesus Henry Christ | Young Billy Herman | ||
| Wingin' It | Space Pirate Bruce | Episode "Reel Trouble" |
- Symphony of Fire – Independent Short
[edit] Theatre
- Aesop Fables: A Man, A Boy & A Donkey – Donkey
- The Chrysalids – Mark
- Epimenides – Cabin Boy
- Job & The Snake – Neptune
[edit] References
- ^ "25th Annual Young Artist Awards - Winners and Nominations". Young Artist Awards. 2004. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "26th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2005. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2006. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms27.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "28th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2007. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms28.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "29th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2008. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ a b "30th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2009. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms30.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "31st Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2010. http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms31.html. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
[edit] External links
- Jamie Johnston at the Internet Movie Database
Canada - Jamie Johnston Official Site
- Jamie Johnston talks to theTVaddict.com
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