Matt Johnson

Born: 1985-10-05 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Known For: Acting

Biography

Jon Matthew Johnson (born October 5, 1985) is a Canadian director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed, co-wrote and starred in the films The Dirties (2013), Operation Avalanche (2016), BlackBerry (2023), Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) and Tony (2026). Johnson began his career working in low-budget independent docufiction productions. First, he attracted accolades for The Dirties, which won Best Feature Narrative at the Slamdance Film Festival. He achieved critical and commercial success with the biopic BlackBerry, winning directing awards at the Canadian Screen Awards and Vancouver Film Critics Circle. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.

Filmography

2026

Tony ... (Director)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie as Matt
Mile End Kicks ... (Executive Producer)
Crash Land ... (Executive Producer)
Stavros Halkias: Uncle Stav ... (Director)
The Two Year Rule ... (Executive Producer)

2025

Hell of a Summer ... (Thanks)

2024

Matt and Mara as Matt
The Heirloom as Belligerent Vet (Voice)

2023

BlackBerry as Doug
Therapy Dogs ... (Executive Producer)
BlackBerry: The Limited Series

2021

Matt & Bird Break Loose as Matt (voice)
Matt & Bird Break Loose ... (Producer)
Anne at 13,000 Ft. as Matt

2020

Chatterboxing as Brody (voice)

2019

Spice It Up as Passport Photographer

2017

Nirvanna the Band the Show as Matt

2016

Operation Avalanche as Matt Johnson
Operation Avalanche as Boy

2015

How Heavy This Hammer as Hardware Store Employee
Diamond Tongues as John Matheson

2014

My Mother's Pearls as Older Steve Hamelin

2013

The Dirties as Matt
The Fantastic Corpse
Matt Johnson: Live At Comic-Con as Matt Johnson

2011

The Revenge Plot as Oversized Kid

2004

Honolulu Blue ... (Director)