Background
Johnson was born John Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Corey Johnson
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Central School of Speech and Drama.
Career
His films include Out for a Kill, The Contract, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, Saving Private Ryan, Guillermo del Toro"s adaptation of Hellboy, the 2005 Ray Bradbury film A Sound of Thunder, and Harrison"s Flowers. He also appeared in the award-winning mini series by Home Box Office. Band of Brothers. Johnson had a breakout year in 1999, first playing the wiseguy American tomb-raider Daniels in The Mummy, then the bungling, dim-witted assassin Bruno Decker in Do Not Disturb opposite William Hurt and Michael Chiklis.
Johnson appeared as smug business tycoon Henry van Statten in "Dalek", an episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who.
Other television guest spots include Spooks, Foyle"s War, Celeb and Nash Bridges. He played the role of Louis Nacke II, a passenger, in United 93.
While appearing on Broadway, Johnson also filmed The Caller starring Elliott Gould and Frank Langella. In 2004, Johnson was nominated for a Best Actor award at the British TMAs for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in Arthur Miller"s A View from the Bridge.
He has also provided voice acting for several video games including the video game tie-in with the movie Reign of Fire and Constantine.
Johnson then played The Judge/Saint Peter in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre in London. Until 19 September 2014, Johnson played Mitch in Benedict Andrews´ revival of Tennessee Williams´ A Streetcar Named Desire at the Young Vic theatre in London alongside Gillian Anderson and Ben Foster. Johnson´s performance was described as "lovely" and "measured" by The Evening Standard´s theatre critic and the overall production also received considerable critical acclaim.
In 2015, he played a helicopter pilot in the science fiction film Ex Machina, starring Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac.
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