Johnny Strong
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| Birth name | John Christopher Strong |
| Born | July 22, 1974 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present (actor career) |
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John Christopher Strong (born July 22, 1974) is an American actor, musician, singer, songwriter, martial artist and stuntman. He is best known for his roles in Black Hawk Down (as Medal of Honor recipient Randy Shughart) and The Fast and the Furious as Leon. Aside from acting, Strong is also the lead vocalist and founder of the band Operator, movie composer, movie writer and movie producer.[1]
Early life and education[]
Strong was born in Los Angeles County, California. At the age of 7 he began studying martial arts, taking up Judo in the San Fernando Valley. He went on to learn Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Boxing, and eventually earned a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Chris Lisciandro. At 12, he began to play guitar and taught himself to play drums, bass, and piano.[2]
Career[]
Music[]
He was signed to two major labels RCA and Atlantic Records. He has released nine albums: Bombthreat: Before She Blows and Fly and Lick My Neck Good Sleep with his former band, and Can You Hear Me Now?, La Luna Del Diablo Blanco, Soulcrusher, The War of Art, Close to Extinction, War Horse and White Light with Operator band.[3]
Film[]
Strong has had various roles in television, and landed a role in the Steven Seagal film The Glimmer Man. He then worked on Sylvester Stallone's Get Carter, The Fast and The Furious, and Black Hawk Down. Strong stars in Sinners & Saints, a New Orleans-based police thriller featuring Sean Patrick Flanery and Tom Berenger released in 2012.[1]
2010 marked his return to the screen, starring in Sinners and Saints, an action-thriller film, as Detective Sean Riley.[1]
Personal life[]
He was married on December 10, 1997, to Alexandra Holden, but they have since divorced.[2]
Filmography[]
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes[1] |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Tim | Actor |
| The Glimmer Man | Johnny Deverell | Actor | |
| Lloyd Clevenger | Actor | ||
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Squeamich | Actor |
| Gavin | Actor | ||
| 1998 | Oldie | Actor | |
| 2000 | Get Carter | Eddie | Actor |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Leon | Actor |
| Black Hawk Down | Randall Shughart | Actor | |
| 2010 | Sinners and Saints | Sean Riley | Actor and composer |
| 2014 | Davey Boy | Actor | |
| 2016 | Daylight's End | Thomas Rourke | Actor and composer |
| 2018 | Ronnie | Actor | |
| 2020 | Cam Devore | Actor, Writer and composer | |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Johnny Strong". IMDb. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Johnny Strong Biography". IMDb. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "About". Johnnystrong.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
External links[]
- 1974 births
- American male film actors
- American rock singers
- Living people
- Male actors from Los Angeles
- Singers from Los Angeles
- American stunt performers
- American martial artists
- American Jeet Kune Do practitioners
- American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- American male kickboxers
- American male boxers
- American male judoka
- 21st-century American singers