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William L. Johnson is an American actor and musician who has held starring and prominent roles in many theatrically released projects, including Blue Hill Avenue, Motives 1, Motives 2, Mannsfield 12, Crossover, Doing Hard Time and Tears of a Clown.
Johnson has also acted in several independent short films and features. He also performed in Showtime's A Spider's Web with Stephen Baldwin and Carrie Weir.
As a musician, Johnson has released an album under the persona of "Brotha Bill" called "BrothaBill- Underground Funky Street Soul Brotha". The music falls under the Neo soul, R&B and funk categories.
Soon after graduation from Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High School, he formed a group "Black to Black", supported by manager Jimmy Newton. In 1999, Johnson and producer/engineer Booker T. Jones conceived "BaldHeadDread", which garnered significant exposure when they scored the movie soundtrack for Ragdoll.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ragdoll | Jean | |
| 2000 | The Playaz Court | Lorenzo | |
| Killjoy | Lorenzo | ||
| 2001 | Two Degrees | Terry | |
| Room for Seven | Gabe Ashe | ||
| Nakita Blues | J-Smooth | ||
| Blue Hill Avenue | E. Bone | ||
| Sacred is the Flesh | Unknown | ||
| 2002 | Spider's Web | Conman Jerry | |
| 2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave | Uncredited | |
| Sweet Oranges | Jamal Jenkins | ||
| 2004 | Motives | Ray | |
| Doing Hard Time | Clever | ||
| 2005 | View in Black & White | James | |
| Tears of a Clown | Kenny Lang | ||
| 2006 | Restraining Order | Thug | |
| Crossover | Aub | ||
| 2007 | Motives 2 | Ray | |
| Traci Townsend | Singer | ||
| The Mannsfield 12 | Gutta | ||
| 2008 | Marco Polo | Jared | |
| 2010 | Trapped: Haitian Nights | Blazi | |
| The Confidant | Detective Moore | ||
| Ex$pendable | Arnold | ||
| 2013 | Dolls of Voodoo | Blazi | |
| 2015 | The Man in 3B | Gangsta #1 | |
| 2020 | Bernie Problems | Bernie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Steve Harvey Show | The Emcee | Episode: "Not the Best Man" |
| 2007 | All of Us | Brian | |
| 2022–2024 | The Black Hamptons | Michael Donovan | 11 episodes |
References
- ^ "William L. Johnson". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.