Michael Johnston (actor)

Michael Johnston (born February 22, 1996) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Corey Bryant in the MTV series Teen Wolf and for his starring role in the indie film Slash.[1] He is also a voice actor for animation and video games.[2][3]

Michael Johnston
Johnston at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996
Rutherfordton, NC, U.S.
OccupationActor/singer
Years active2012–present

Early life

Johnston grew up in Rutherfordton, North Carolina where at the age of 12 he started auditioning for voice-overs in commercials and animation in a recording studio he had set up in his bedroom.[3][4] After graduating from R-S Central High School early, he moved to Chicago where he studied acting at The Second City.[1][4] He was only in Chicago for six months before moving to Los Angeles.[4]

Career

Voice acting

Johnston has voiced characters for video games, including Dust: An Elysian Tail,[5] Tales of Zestiria and Kingdom Hearts III[6] and TV shows, such as Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, Tales of Zestiria the X[5] and Zak Storm.[4][6]

Film and television

Johnston appeared in Awkward[1] and played Corey Bryant, a recurring character in the final two seasons of Teen Wolf.[6][7]

Johnston had the lead role in the comedy film Slash, where he played Neil, a 15-year-old high school student who writes slash fiction.[8] He also appeared in the indie horror film Bornless Ones.[6][9][10]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Bee Wars Buzzalot
2012 Totes Burgers Evan Short film
2016 Slash Neil
2016 Bornless Ones Zach
2018 Crazy for the Boys Chad Post-production
2018 The Maestro Pietro Castelnuovo-Tedesco Post-production
2020 Ride Your Wave Wasabi Kawamura (voice) English dub[11]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012–2014 TOME: Terrain of Magical Expertise Bubb, Additional Voices 3 episodes
2015 Tales of Zestiria: Dawn of the Shepherd Mikleo (voice) English dub
Television film
2015 Awkward Senior Episode: "The Graduates"
2015 Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea Atsushi Minegishi (voice) English dub
2015–2017 Teen Wolf Corey Bryant 25 episodes
2016 Tales of Zestiria the X Mikleo (voice) English dub
2016–present Zak Storm Zak Storm (voice) Main role
2016 Pure Genius Luke Wallace Episode: "It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery"
2017 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Keanu (voice) Episode: "Tip's Deep Dish/Garbage Day"
2018 Supergirl Adam Episode: "Rather the Fallen Angel"
2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Shoichi (voice) English dub

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Dust: An Elysian Tail Reed [5]
2015 Tales of Zestiria Mikleo English dub[6]
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Ephemer English dub Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover movie[6]
2018 Last Year: The Nightmare Nick [6]
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Ephemer English dub[6]
2019 The Blackout Club Male Player, Daxton "Dax" [12]
2020 Avengers Dante

References
  1. Hinzmann, Dennis (May 11, 2015). "Hot List: Teen Wolf's Michael Johnston". Out. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. Leydon, Joe (March 14, 2016). "SXSW Film Review: Slash". Variety.
  3. Oebel, Nicole (September 10, 2015). "Teen Wolf interview with Michael Johnston". myFanbase.
  4. "Slash" (PDF) (Press release). The Film Collaborative. p. 7.
  5. "Colton Haynes returns to Teen Wolf Season 5? Hot new guy cast to play Mason's new love interest". Venture Capital Post. May 14, 2015.
  6. "Michael Johnston, Actor (Zach)". Bornless Ones official site.
  7. Love, Ryan (May 16, 2015). "Teen Wolf newcomer Michael Johnston teases gay romance in fifth series". Attitude.
  8. Kit, Borys (May 29, 2015). "Necessary Roughness actress nabs female lead in indie comedy Slash". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. "Bornless Ones". The Film Catalogue.
  10. "Bornless Ones". High Octane Pictures.
  11. "GKIDS, Shout! Factory to Release Ride Your Wave Anime Film on Home Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  12. Question LLC (July 30, 2019). The Blackout Club (PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4) (1.0 ed.). Question LLC.


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