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Corey Johnson
Johnson in 2016
Born
John William Johnson

(1961-05-17) May 17, 1961 (age 63)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouse
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(m. 1994; div. 2005)​
Children2

Corey Johnson (born John William Johnson; May 17, 1961) is an American character actor largely active in the UK, known for his supporting roles in Hellboy, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Captain Philips, The Bourne Ultimatum, Kick-Ass, Ex Machina, the Spooks episode "The Special", the Doctor Who episode "Dalek" and The Last Days of Lehman Brothers as Richard S. Fuld, Jr., the final chairman & CEO of Lehman Brothers.

Personal life

Johnson was born John William Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of five children, having two brothers and two sisters. One of his brothers is a sports talk radio personality in New Orleans.[1] While attending Tulane University he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He trained professionally at London's Central School of Speech and Drama where he met actress Lucy Cohu.[1] The two were married from 1994 to 2005.[2]

Career

His films include Out for a Kill, The Contract, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, Saving Private Ryan, Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Hellboy, the 2005 Ray Bradbury film A Sound of Thunder, and Harrison's Flowers. He also appeared in the award-winning mini series by HBO; Band of Brothers. Johnson had a breakout year in 1999, first playing the wiseguy American tomb-raider Daniels in The Mummy, then the bungling, dim-witted assassin Bruno Decker in Do Not Disturb opposite William Hurt and Michael Chiklis.

Johnson appeared as smug business tycoon Henry van Statten in "Dalek", an episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Other TV guest spots include Spooks, Foyle's War, Celeb and Nash Bridges. He played the role of Louis Nacke II, a passenger, in United 93. In April 2007, Johnson made his Broadway debut as Nixon's Chief of Staff Jack Brennan in Frost/Nixon.[3]

While appearing on Broadway, Johnson also filmed The Caller starring Elliott Gould and Frank Langella.

In 2004, Johnson was nominated for a Best Actor award at the British TMAs for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge. He has also provided voice acting for several video games including the video game tie-in with the films Reign of Fire and Constantine.

Johnson then played The Judge/Saint Peter in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre in London.[4]

Until 19 September 2014, Johnson played Mitch in Benedict Andrews' revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire at the Young Vic theatre in London, alongside Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster. Johnson's performance was described as "lovely" and "measured" by The Evening Standard's theatre critic and the overall production also received considerable critical acclaim. In 2015, he played a helicopter pilot in the science fiction film Ex Machina, starring Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac.[5]

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Innocent Lou Film Debut
1998 Saving Private Ryan Navy Radioman (aka, Shore Party)
1999 The Mummy David Daniels
1999 Do Not Disturb Bruno Decker
2000 Harrison's Flowers Peter Francis
2001 Black Hawk Down U.S. Medic Uncredited
Last Run Jon Neely
Endgame Max Bergman
2003 Out for a Kill Ed Grey Direct-to-video
2004 Hellboy Agent Clay credited as John William Johnson
2005 7 Seconds Tool Direct-to-video
A Sound of Thunder Christian Middleton
2006 United 93 Louis J. Nacke II
Rollin' with the Nines Chronic
The Contract Davis
2007 The All Together Mr. Gaspardi
Davros Connections Henry van Statten Direct-to-video
Archival footage
Documentary film
The Bourne Ultimatum Ray Wills
2008 The Caller Paul Wainsail
2009 Thick as Thieves Voutiritas
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Richard S. Fuld Jr.
Universal Soldier: Regeneration Colonel John Coby Direct-to-video
The Fourth Kind Tommy Fisher
2010 Pimp Axel
Kick-Ass Sporty Goon
2011 X-Men: First Class Chief Warden
Day of the Falcon Thurkettle
2012 The Bourne Legacy Ray Wills
2013 How I Live Now Consular Official
Captain Phillips Ken Quinn
2014 Warhol Dave Dawson Short film
Blood Moon Hank Norton
National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire Harold Mitchell
Kingsman: The Secret Service Church Leader
2015 Ruby Strangelove Young Witch Zebubb
Ex Machina Jay
2016 Jackie Larry O'Brien
2017 Megan Leavey Master Sergeant
The Current War Chester A. Arthur
2018 The Titan CI Jim Petersen
Hunter Killer Captain
A Private War Norm Coburn
2019 Churchill and the Movie Mogul Additional Senator Documentary film
Radioactive Adam Warner
The Coldest Game Donald Novak
Swept Under Rug Bob Short film
2020 Enemy Lines General McCloud
Lair Steven Caramore
2021 The Mauritanian Bill Seidel
2022 Morbius Mr. Fox
All the Old Knives Karl Stein
Batgirl — Cancelled

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia Reporter Uncredited
Television film
1994 Under the Hammer Peter Pollack Episode: "After Titian"
1995 Casualty Jackson - Ice Hockey Coach Episode: "Exiles"
1996 Over Here Webster Television film
1997 Kavanagh QC Eugene Styles Episode: "In God We Trust"
2001 Nash Bridges Edward Bender Episode: "The Partner"
Band of Brothers Major Louis Kent Episodes: "Why We Fight" and "Points"
2002 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Gary Hathaway Episode: "Another Country"
2003 Second Nature Bobby Willard Television film
2005 Doctor Who Henry van Statten Episode: "Dalek"[6]
2005 Spooks Richard Boyd Uncredited

Episode: "The Special" Part 1 & 2

2006 Foyle's War Sergeant Jack O'Connor Episode: "Invasion"
2007 Sex, the City and Me Jeff Moran Television film
2009 The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Richard "Dick" Fuld
2011 Beaver Falls Rick Traviata Episode: "#1.3"
2011–2014 Nova Narrator 5 episodes
2011 Comedy Showcase Rex Masters Episode: "Felix & Murdo"
2012 Playhouse Presents John D. Ehrlichman Episode: "Nixon's the One"
Treasures Decoded Narrator (voice) Episode: "The Vinland Map"
2013 Nazi Mega Weapons Narrator (voice) Episode: "Fortress Berlin"
Television documentary series
Nixon's the One John D. Ehrlichman 2 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day Admiral Miniseries, 2 episodes
2015 The Saboteurs General Pritchard Miniseries, 3 episodes
2015 Crossing Lines Jay Pemberton 2 episodes
2017, 2020 The Windsors Donald Trump 2 episodes
2017–2018 Strike Back Colonel Parker 4 episodes
2018 The Alienist Hobart Weaver Episode: "Psychopathia Sexualis"
The City and the City Geary 2 episodes
Deep State Burrell 5 episodes
2023 Black Mirror Clay Episode: "Mazey Day"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Bud Tucker in Double Trouble Additional Voices (voice)
1997 I-War
Realms of the Haunting
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror Credited as John Johnson
1999 Shadow Man Marco Cruz, Milton T. Pike (voices)
2001 Shadow Man: 2econd Coming Thomas Deacon, Gabe, Additional Voices (voices)
Wave Rally Additional Voices (voice)
2002 Stuntman
Reign of Fire' Denton van Zan (voice)
2004 Vietcong: Fist Alpha Additional Voices (voice)
2005 Constantine
2006 Driver: Parallel Lines
2009 Killzone 2 Additional ISA Voices (voice)
2011 Kinect Sports Additional Voices (voice)
2013 Killzone: Mercenary Commander Anders Benoit (voice)
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Amalthus (voice)
2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country

Stage

Year Title Role(s) Notes
2007 Frost/Nixon Jack Brennan Broadway debut
2008 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Soldier / Judge Littlefield
2010 Enron Jeffrey Skilling
2014 A Streetcar Named Desire Harold Mitchell
2015 Man and Superman Mr. Malone

References

  1. ^ a b "Corey Johnson Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. ^ "I still pine for my lost love; INTERVIEW; Lucy Cohu; The Secret House of Death (ITV 9pm)". Daily Mirror. 15 March 1996.
  3. ^ "Frost/Nixon". Playbill Vault. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ^ "The Cast". Almeida Theatre. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. ^ Miska, Brad (March 3, 2015). "Is the Robot Truly Evil In This 'Ex Machina' Trailer?!". Bloody Disgusting.
  6. ^ Writer: Robert Shearman; Director: Joe Ahearne; Producer: Phil Collinson (30 April 2005). "Dalek". Doctor Who. BBC. BBC Three.
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