Maurice Johnson

The tall, muscular, handsome, intelligent, and versatile American actor, Maurice Johnson, was born in Augusta, Georgia to Ruby and Eugene Johnson, Jr. He credits his high school debate coach for pushing him to use his talents and powerful voice on the school's debate team and in various oratorical contests that garnered him accolades. This foundation led him to pursue his major in college and acting as a profession. Maurice received a football scholarship to Albany State University and graduated with a degree in Speech and Theatre. Maurice is a notable member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. initiated at the Chi Epsilon chapter at Albany State. Maurice caught the acting bug after he stepped on the platform in his first stage play, Thomas Meloncon's "Diary of Black Men," directed by Dr. Wendy Coleman at Albany State's Billy C. Black auditorium. Upon graduating from college, he performed in local and regional stage plays before landing a national SunTrust commercial without having an agent. He continued to hone his craft doing commercials and acting on the indie circuit before landing co-star and guest star roles on hit television shows like CBS's "Hawaii Five-O, Good Girls and The Inspectors," NBC's "Chicago Fire" and "Game of Silence," ABC's "Devious Maids, The Catch, and Nashville," OWN's Tyler Perry's "For Better or Worse," TV One's "Born Again Virgin", VH1's "Daytime Divas" and CW's "Vampire Diaries" to name a few. Maurice was first seen on the silver screen in 'Joyful Noise' (2012) with Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton in a comical scene where the two were in a catfight. His next notable silver screen appearance was opposite Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall in the thriller "When the Bough Breaks" (2016). Later he appeared in the highly anticipated blockbuster "Billionaire Boys Club" (2018) alongside Hollywood heavyweights Emma Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Billie Lourd, Alicia Sanz, Judd Nelson, Jeremy Irvine, and Suki Waterhouse. More recently Maurice performed in lead roles in three internationally released films. "Titanic 666," (2022) a horror, mystery, and thriller where he plays the supporting role of Collins, the security goon opposite Keesha Sharp, Jamie Bamber and Joseph Gatt. "Farm to Fork to Love," (2021) a romance drama, where he played the leading role of an executive chef at one of the top restaurants in New York. The third one was "The Crickets Dance," (2020) an award-winning drama/crime/history film set in the deep south, where he portrayed the leading role as a Southern lawyer who sought keys to his past most of his life. All three films were released on digital and multiple on-demand platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Vudo, Verizon, Comcast, Dish, iTunes, Google Play, and Telus in the U.S., U.K., Italy, and Canada. 2022 has been a busy year for Maurice, not only in production for leading roles but directing and producing as well. As the lead character in a soon-to-be-released film entitled "Jones Plantation," (2023) Maurice plays a brilliant sociopath, a true genius, who specializes in deception and mind control. He also made a cameo appearance in "The Skeleton's Compass," (2022) a children-friendly film that premiered on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Vudu and On Demand. Most recently to hit the silver screen, Maurice starred as Joe in "Yenni Thuniga/Think & Dare," (2022) a Bollywood critically acclaimed feature action film that premiered in thirteen countries and 42 U.S. cities and on streamed on Tubi and Prime Video. He is also featured in a newly released movie, "The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant" streamed on Prime Video and Tubi. Maurice has projects in the development pipeline as an actor, producer, and director. Many of his past, current, and future projects are social-conscious focused and can influence change in one's thought process and society at large. He is in production, in a lead role, for an upcoming feature film called "Mia's Bridge" (2023), a drama film feature that addresses the need to bridge the gap between law enforcement and the community. Also, he is a Producer in a soon-to-be-released Joy T.J. Production's film, 'Broken by God to be Blessed,' (2023) a faith-based drama. Some of his past awards include Culture and Diversity Film Festival, Judges Award (Winner) 2020 Best Ensemble for "The Crickets Dance"; New York International Film Awards - April Monthly Award (Winner) 2021 for Best Feature Film, "The Anthology of Julius, the Nigerian Immigrant"; North Europe International Film Festival (Fusion Film Festival) - Jury Prize (Nominee) 2021 for Best Lead Actor in "The Crickets Dance," and Sweden Film Awards - April Award (Nominee) 2021. In thirteen years, Maurice has amassed over seventy film and tv credits from tv, film, theater, commercials, stuntman, voiceover artist, and producer/director. Maurice is also engaged in the community with a focus on empowering youth, volunteering and giving to various homeless shelters. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling the world, time with friends and family time (especially with his nieces and nephew), attending sporting events in Atlanta and Los Angeles, and working out to stay prepared for upcoming roles.