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Jay DeVon Johnson

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Jay DeVon Johnson
Thriller: Jodi Jackson (Hailey Kilgore), a gas station attendant, struggles and aspires to become a singer, but things start to get complicated when a robbery occurs at her work. Director: Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. Writer: Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. Stars: Lauren Buglioli, Pam Grier, Damon Wayans
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Jay retired from the U.S. Army in October 2007 with 21 years of distinguished service culminating with the award of the Legion of Merit. His service as a broadcast journalist brought him numerous Department of Defense awards for excellence including Military Photographer of the Year for Motion Media. He has also won an Emmy award for co-producing and co-hosting the 2009 Congressional Medal of Honor Society annual convention live broadcast from Soldier Field.

In addition to a number of TV and film credits, he has also been successful on stage as Jim Bono In "Fences" at Charleston's South of Broadway Theater which garnered him an Outstanding Supporting Actor Award from the League of Charleston Theaters. Jay lives near Atlanta, GA, having moved from Charleston, SC, where he once served as the on-site military adviser to the #1 Lifetime TV drama: Army Wives.

Jay holds a Masters in Public Administration from American Military University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Psychology, is a life member of the Noncommissioned Officers Association, and an Operation Desert Storm vet. Jay DeVon Johnson is the proud father of two daughters.
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    Known for

    Reasonable Doubt (2022)
    Reasonable Doubt
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Dr. Vernon Webb
    Joey King, Brianne Tju, Keith Powers, and Chase Stokes in Uglies (2024)
    Uglies
    4.7
    • Az
    • 2024
    Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
    Bad Boys: Ride or Die
    6.5
    • Russ Brown
    • 2024
    Pam Grier, Damon Wayans, Jeremie Harris, David Iacono, and Hailey Kilgore in Cinnamon (2023)
    Cinnamon
    6.4
    • Ernest
    • 2023

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    • Violent Ends (II)
      • Sheriff Gaines
      • Post-production
    • The Confession
      • Officer Armas
      • Completed
    • Death in Her Arms
      • Keith
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Heart to See
      • Darryl Smith Hillman
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • DNA Be Careful What You Ask for
      • Bishop Butler
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Kinfolk
      • Winston
      • 2024
    • Kinfolk
      Short
      • Winston
      • 2024
    • Reasonable Doubt (2022)
      Reasonable Doubt
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Dr. Vernon Webb
      • 2024
    • Joey King, Brianne Tju, Keith Powers, and Chase Stokes in Uglies (2024)
      Uglies
      4.7
      • Az
      • 2024
    • Ryan Carnes and Kelcie Stranahan in The Air He Breathes (2024)
      The Air He Breathes
      6.4
      • Matty
      • 2024
    • Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
      Bad Boys: Ride or Die
      6.5
      • Russ Brown
      • 2024
    • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
      Genius
      8.2
      TV Series
      • E.D. Nixon
      • 2024
    • Kinfolk: The Series (2023)
      Kinfolk: The Series
      TV Series
      • Winston DeVoe
      • 2023
    • Emile Hirsch in Walden (2023)
      Walden
      6.0
      • Dr. John Davrow
      • 2023
    • Derrex Brady, Deji LaRay, Thomas Q. Jones, and Philip Smithey in Johnson (2021)
      Johnson
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Rich
      • 2023
    • Pam Grier, Damon Wayans, Jeremie Harris, David Iacono, and Hailey Kilgore in Cinnamon (2023)
      Cinnamon
      6.4
      • Ernest
      • 2023
    • L'amour en double (2023)
      L'amour en double
      5.5
      • Mr. Williams
      • 2023
    • Step Up: High Water (2018)
      Step Up: High Water
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cam Morrison
      • 2022
    • Queen Sugar (2016)
      Queen Sugar
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Martin Henderson
      • 2022
    • Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield, and Zazie Beetz in Atlanta (2016)
      Atlanta
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Phillip
      • 2022

    Producer



    • DNA Be Careful What You Ask for
      • co-producer
      • Post-production
      • Short

    Additional Crew



    • John Allen Williams in Pritzker Military Library Presents (2006)
      Pritzker Military Library Presents
      8.3
      TV Series
      • voice over
      • voice (as a different name)
      • 2017–2022
    • Kim Delaney, Catherine Bell, Wendy Davis, Brigid Brannagh, and Sally Pressman in American wives (2007)
      American wives
      7.5
      TV Series
      • on set military advisor
      • on set advisor
      • 2010

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    Insatiable on Netflix "Dunk 'N' Donut"
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    The Field Trip - HBO's Vice Principals
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    • Alternative name
      • Jay Devon Johnson
    • Height
      • 1.85 m
    • Other works
      Stage play: Fences - playing Jim Bono, at South of Broadway Theater, Charleston, SC. Chosen 2015 Theatre Charleston Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play.
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      • Male
    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Black / African American

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