Maurice Johnson

Maurice Johnson is an American actor who found his way to the screen through debate and theater. Born in Augusta, Georgia, he competed on his high school debate team and in oratorical contests, which led him to study speech and theater at Albany State University, where he had a football scholarship. His first stage part came in Diary of Black Men, a Thomas Meloncon play that Dr. Wendy Coleman directed at the Billy C. Black auditorium. After graduating, he appeared in local and regional plays and then booked a national SunTrust commercial without an agent. He went on to commercials and independent films before taking co-star and guest roles on shows including Hawaii Five-O, For Better or Worse, The Vampire Diaries, Devious Maids, Nashville, and Game of Silence. He made his screen debut in Joyful Noise, acting alongside Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, and he appeared with Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall in When the Bough Breaks (2016).