Biography

Jesse V Johnson's current release CHIEF OF STATION (2024), starring Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko and Alex Pettyfer is #2 on HULU (Aug 2024) and has outperformed on all platforms. It is currently streaming around the world after a successful US theatrical run. Johnson's films are often hard-edged and feature imaginative and visceral action but also career-highlight performances from actors, his films are character driven and known to contain complex and emotional performances. Johnson's standout film came in 2019, entitled - AVENGEMENT (2019) The British crime thriller starred Scott Adkins and showcased some of the best fight scenes of the last decade. The film cemented Johnson as a writer & director to watch out for and put Adkins on the map as a solid leading man. As of 2024, it continues to gain popularity thanks to its residency on Netflix. His Debt Collectors films: THE DEBT COLLECTOR (2018) & DEBT COLLECTORS (2020) starring Scott Adkins and Louis Mandylor have generated an enormous "cult-like" following and continue to grow in popularity. Johnson is also highly respected for his critically well received "female-centric" thrillers: the epic period-piece BOUDICA (2023), starring Olga Kurylenko, and the WWII thriller, HELL HATH NO FURY (2021), Starring Nina Bergman. In 2023 Johnson was a director on THE PENDRAGON CYCLE TV series, and helmed multiple large scale battle sequences and key emotional scenes. He enjoyed working in the TV format. Johnson has been a prominent figure in the stunt world since the 1990 blockbuster, TOTAL RECALL. He has performed stunts on movies like WAR OF THE WORLDS, TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, and AVATAR. His feature debut as writer & director came with the gritty actioner, THE PACKAGE (2012), Starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Dolph Lundgren. He has gone on to direct movies with some of the world's most prominent action stars, including Aaron Eckhart, John Malkovich, Thomas Jane, Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren, Olga Kurylenko and WWE superstar, Steve Austin.
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