Alexz Johnson

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1. First role

   Johnson landed the lead in So Weird at 13 by replacing the show's original lead character for its final season, playing Annie Thelen in a role built to combine her acting and singing.

2. 

   A role that slipped away

   Johnson auditioned for Final Destination 3 as Julie Christensen, but the casting directors thought her all-black punk outfit and bad mood fit Erin Ulmer better, so she played the bad-attitude character instead.

3. Big break

   Johnson told The So Weird Podcast in 2019 that Belinda Metz, who acted with her on So Weird and Cold Squad, was important in getting her the part of Jude Harrison in Instant Star.

4. Behind the camera

   Johnson made her directorial debut in 2016 with the music video "Weekend" for the band Dress Black, and directed a second video for their song "Single File Girl" the next year.

5. Beyond film

   Johnson sang all the songs her Instant Star character Jude performed and co-wrote five tracks on the first season soundtrack, including "That Girl", which she had written at 14.

6. A first

   Johnson's rendition of "O Canada" won a National Anthem Contest when she was 11, was heard on national television, and led to radio and television interviews plus interest from management.