William L. Johnson

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William L. Johnson is an accomplished American actor and musician. William L. Johnson has held starring and prominent roles in many theatrically released projects. His performance as a lead in director Craig Ross' Blue Hill Avenue helped the movie garner top honors at the Acapulco and Black Hollywood Film Festival's. Some of his latest film projects include Motives 2, Mannsfield 12, Crossover, Doing Hard Time, Tears of a Clown, and Motives 1. Johnson's acting diversity has been displayed in several independent short films and features such as Move, Wanted: Soulful Energy Xchange with Gary Dourdan and Mari Morrow, director Tony Spires' Two Degrees starring Don "DC' Curry, and Nikita Blues from Foremost Entertainment. He also performed a scene-stealing role in Showtime's A Spider's Web with Stephen Baldwin and Carrie Weir. Equally important to Johnson is his passion to deliver conscious messages through his music via his stage persona "Brotha Bill". Brotha Bill's essence is a lyrical flow that sets him apart from other neo-soul artists. Those who have experienced his fusion of poetic verse and energetic R&B funk are sure to cherish the kinetic vibe in their own home. His CD contains uptempo songs as wells as succulent cuts that feed the desire for real, soulful music. His latest album entitled BrothaBill- Underground Funky Street Soul Brotha is currently available online through Napster, Itunes, CDBaby, as well as his website Brothabill.com . Upon relocating to Los Angeles in 1998 Johnson quickly gained a name for himself as a very talented and versatile actor starring in films that have won accolades at top film festivals. Claiming Gary, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois as hometowns, Johnson has steadily improved his craft in the Los Angeles entertainment scene for the past six years. His music career was spawned at an early age upon matriculation to Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High School. Soon after graduation he formed a group, Black to Black, which was nurtured by notable manager Jimmy Newton. In 1999, Johnson and prominent producer/engineer Booker T. Jones conceived BaldHeadDread, which garnered significant exposure when they scored the movie soundtrack for Ragdoll. Both projects were stepping stones to help him launch his solo venture. Description above from the Wikipedia article William L. Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Cradle 2 the Grave

as Black Diamond Carrier Armored Driver (uncredited)
Released: 2003-02-28

Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling...

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Doing Hard Time

as Clever
Released: 2004-11-23

A father's eight year old son is murdered in a gangland shooting. The father (Boris Kodjoe) gets...

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Motives

as Ray
Released: 2004-02-24

A highly successful business tycoon who is married to his ideal wife. Things get twisted awry...

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Blue Hill Avenue

as E. Bone
Released: 2001-08-03

A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and...

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Killjoy

as Lorenzo
Released: 2000-10-24

Deep in an inner city hell, a ghastly figure is killing off the bad guys. A vigilante, or a...

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Crossover

as Aub
Released: 2006-09-01

The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is...

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Spider's Web

as Comman Jerry
Released: 2002-11-12

A wily businessman plots with a sultry executive to swindle $40 million from his father. But who...

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Dolls of Voodoo

as Blazi
Released: 2013-08-13

Two worlds collide when a successful Haitian American attorney marries the love of his life only...

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DWB: Dating While Black

as Bernard
Released: 2018-12-18

Two former co-workers, Eric and Alex, have been recently laid off of their jobs and they run...

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Ragdoll

as Jean
Released: 1999-12-21

A teenaged rapper uses his Gran's magic powders to help him in his revenge against those who put...

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I Left My Heart in Colombia

as Garland
Released: 2024-11-12

Two friends are brought to Medellin, Colombia under the guise of a pleasurable business trip by...

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Two Degrees

as Terry
Released: 2001-11-05

When a street thug double-crosses his drug-dealing boss, he discovers that personal connections...

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Influence

as Detective Brown
Released: 2020-02-20

Carl Weber introduces us to the Hudsons, a family of African-American lawyers lead by famed...

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The Playaz Court

as Lorenzo
Released: 2000-01-01

The courts of Englewood are as far removed from the hollowed halls of justice as a street ball...

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Nineteen Summers

as Zip
Released: 2019-09-06

Born in the generational Los Angeles street culture a 19-year-old father seeks a better life in...

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Black & Privileged: Volume 1

as Kent Master
Released: 2019-07-02

When low-income families move into a thriving black community in Chicago, they find themselves...

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Ex$pendable

as Arnold
Released: 2010-10-12

Police informant Raffy-el thinks he's gotten the upper hand on cops and crooks alike when he...

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Nothing Like Thanksgiving

as Clayton Rockwell
Released: 2017-11-23

Having cancer and six months to live, sends Clayton Rockwell (William L. Johnson) a successful...

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The Black Hamptons

as Michael Donovan
First aired: 2022-08-25

A feud between two families in the quaint town of Sag Harbor on Long Island, N.Y., starkly...

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