About Corey Johnson
Born 1961. Corey Johnson is an American actor, film actor and television actor.
Corey Johnson (born John William Johnson; May 17, 1961) is an American actor largely active in the United Kingdom, 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.
Early life and education Johnson was born John William Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of five children, having two brothers and two sisters. While attending Tulane University he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He moved to England to study at London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he met his wife Lucy Cohu.
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.
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.
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.
Personal life Johnson was married to actress Lucy Cohu from 1994 to 2005.
Filmography Film +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1993 The Innocent Lou Film Debut1996KabutoKazuma (voice)English dub 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-videoArchival footageDocumentary 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 SpooksRichard BoydUncreditedEpisode: "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" Fuld2011 Beaver Falls Rick Traviata Episode: "#1.3" Comedy Showcase Rex Masters Episode: "Felix & Murdo" 2011β14 Nova Narrator Recurring role; 5 episodes 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 Recurring role; 2 episodes 2013β19 Ancient Mysteries Narrator Recurring role; 17 episodes 2014 24: Live Another Day Admiral Miniseries, 2 episodes2015 The Saboteurs General Pritchard Miniseries, 3 episodes Crossing Lines Jay Pemberton Recurring role; 2 episodes2017 America: Promised Land Narrator 1 episode Fearless Larry Arlman Miniseries; 2 episodes Bounty Hunters Foster Recurring role; 2 episodes 2017, 2020 The Windsors Donald Trump Recurring role; 2 episodes 2017β18 Strike Back Colonel Parker Recurring role; 4 episodes 2018 The Alienist Hobart Weaver Episode: "Psychopathia Sexualis" The City and the City Geary Recurring role; 2 episodes Deep State Burrell Recurring role; 5 episodes 2019 Nazi Megastructures Narrator Episode: "Hitler's Mediterranean Fortress" 2020 Devs Dr. Goodman Episode: "Episode 4"2021 Death in Paradise The Love Demon Episode: "I'll Never Let You Go" Grantchester Colonel Wade Episode: "Series 6, Episode 4" 2022 The Ipcress File Captain Skip Henderson Miniseries; 6 episodes2023 Emigracja XD Profesorek Recurring role; 2 episodes Black Mirror Clay Episode: "Mazey Day" Midsomer Murders Rooster Harlin Episode: "A Climate of Death" 2024 The Day of the Jackal Doug Wojack Recurring role; 6 episodes 2025 The Buccaneers Mr McCarthy Recurring role; 1 episodes
Video games YearTitleVoice roleNotesRef. 1996 Bud Tucker in Double Trouble Additional voices 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 2001 Shadow Man: 2econd Coming Thomas Deacon, Gabe, additional voices Wave Rally Additional voices 2002 Stuntman Reign of Fire Denton van Zan 2004 Vietcong: Fist Alpha Additional voices 2005 Constantine 2006 Driver: Parallel Lines 2009 Killzone 2 ISA Troops 2011 Kinect Sports Additional voices 2013 Killzone: Mercenary Commander Anders Benoit 2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Amalthus 2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country 2021 Shadow Man Remastered Marco Cruz, Milton Pike
Stage YearTitleRoleNotesRef. 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
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American character actor (born 1961)
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