Michael Johnston

Biography

Michael Johnston is an American actor and voice performer who was born in Rutherfordton on February 22, 1996, and grew up in Ruth, North Carolina. He trained at The Second City in Chicago. Johnston began recording his own voiceovers for homemade games and by twelve was auditioning for voice-over work; his first paid job was a Little Caesars commercial at age sixteen. He has voiced video game characters such as Reed in Dust: An Elysian Tail, Mikleo in Tales of Zestiria, and Ephemer in Kingdom Hearts III, and dubbed English roles in Ride Your Wave (2019) and The Academy of Magic (2020). On television, he played Corey Bryant in the last two seasons of Teen Wolf, and on film he led Slash (2016) as a teenager writing slash fiction, then appeared in Bornless Ones (2016) and Endangered Species (2021). His lead performance in Obsession (2026) drew critical praise as a critique of the nice guy type.

30years old

Turns 31 on February 22in 130 days

Born February 22, 1996Rutherfordton
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 10 years2016 to 2026

Every film, newest first

2026ObsessionIMDb rating 7.8
2021Endangered SpeciesIMDb rating 4.7
2020The Academy of MagicIMDb rating 3.2
2019Drama DramaIMDb rating 4.5
2016Bornless OnesIMDb rating 4.5

Genres

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First role
At sixteen years old, Johnston landed his first paid acting job, which was a part in a Little Caesars commercial.
Big break
Johnston played Baron "Bear" Bailey in Obsession, a supernatural-horror film that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. His performance was praised as a critique of the "nice guy", and he signed with The Gersh Agency.