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William L. Johnson

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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.[1]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Steve Harvey Show The Emcee Episode: "Not the Best Man"
2007 All of Us Brian [1]
2022–2024 The Black Hamptons Michael Donovan 11 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "William L. Johnson". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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