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Johnny Messner(I)

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  • Producer
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Nick Chinlund and Johnny Messner in Tears of the Sun (2003)
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Johnny Messner was born on 11 April 1970 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Hostage (2005), Running Scared (2006) and Spartan (2004).
BornApril 11, 1970
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BornApril 11, 1970
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    Known for

    Bruce Willis in Hostage (2005)
    Hostage
    6.5
    • Mr. Jones
    • 2005
    Chazz Palminteri, Vera Farmiga, Karel Roden, Paul Walker, and Cameron Bright in Running Scared (2006)
    Running Scared
    7.3
    • Tommy 'Tombs' Perello
    • 2006
    Val Kilmer in Spartan (2004)
    Spartan
    6.5
    • Grace
    • 2004
    Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci in Tears of the Sun (2003)
    Tears of the Sun
    6.6
    • Kelly Lake
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Primitive
      • Dr. Mamedyarov
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2020
    • The Legacy of a Spy
      • Pre-production
    • Runnin' with Johnson
      • Sgt. Brian McPharan
      • Pre-production
    • Pool Girl
      • Detective Gio
      • Filming
    • Lunatic: Samuel Little
      • Owen Chandler
      • Post-production
    • Devil's Disciple: Richard Ramirez
      • Prosecutor Halpin
      • Post-production
    • Cash Collectors Vol. 2: ROI
      • Barron
      • Pre-production
    • Donald Cerrone in Winter: Battleground (2026)
      Winter: Battleground
      2.3
      • Jacob
      • 2026
    • Aaron Eckhart in Thieves Highway (2025)
      Thieves Highway
      5.2
      • Stone Camp
      • 2025
    • Cash Collectors (2025)
      Cash Collectors
      5.5
      • Barron
      • 2025
    • NLE Choppa and Jason Mitchell in Black Heat (2024)
      Black Heat
      5.1
      • Dirty Cop
      • 2024
    • Call Her King (2023)
      Call Her King
      4.2
      • John Stryker
      • 2023
    • Bruce Willis, Lochlyn Munro, and Jimmy Jean-Louis in Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
      Detective Knight: Rogue
      3.9
      • Brigga
      • 2022
    • Bruce Willis, Kevin Dillon, and Frank Grillo in A Day to Die (2022)
      A Day to Die
      3.5
      • Deputy Chief Schipp
      • 2022
    • Paul Hickert in Legacy of a Spy (2021)
      Legacy of a Spy
      Short
      • Carl Warner
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis, Cullen G. Chambers, Johann Urb, Corey Large, Timothy V. Murphy, Trevor Gretzky, Laffrey Witbrod, Robert Laenen, Edward Drake, Joe Munroe, Kelcey Rose, Sarah May Sommers, Rob Gough, and Anna Hindman in American Siege (2021)
      American Siege
      3.4
      • Silas
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis and Patrick Muldoon in Deadlock (2021)
      Deadlock
      3.6
      • Cranbrook
      • 2021
    • Overrun (2021)
      Overrun
      4.2
      • Detective Blake Finning
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo in Cosmic Sin (2021)
      Cosmic Sin
      2.5
      • Coco (uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Johnny Messner, and Cody Kearsley in Breach (2020)
      Breach
      2.9
      • Blucher Macon
      • 2020
    • Clover (2020)
      Clover
      4.7
      • Stevie
      • 2020
    • Final Kill (2020)
      Final Kill
      4.1
      • Pauly
      • 2020

    Producer

    • Cain Vincent Dyer in Plant Medicine (2025)
      Plant Medicine
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Bruce Willis, Willow Shields, Edward Drake, and Jack Kilmer in Detective Knight: Independence (2023)
      Detective Knight: Independence
      3.4
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Bruce Willis and Paul Johansson in Detective Knight: Redemption (2022)
      Detective Knight: Redemption
      4.1
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • John Travolta and Bruce Willis in Paradise City (2022)
      Paradise City
      3.7
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Bruce Willis, Lochlyn Munro, and Jimmy Jean-Louis in Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
      Detective Knight: Rogue
      3.9
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Bruce Willis, Michael Rooker, Dan Payne, Hayley Sales, and Brennan Mejia in Corrective Measures (2022)
      Corrective Measures
      4.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Bruce Willis, Devon Sawa, and Luke Wilson in Gasoline Alley (2022)
      Gasoline Alley
      3.9
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Paul Hickert in Legacy of a Spy (2021)
      Legacy of a Spy
      Short
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis, Cullen G. Chambers, Johann Urb, Corey Large, Timothy V. Murphy, Trevor Gretzky, Laffrey Witbrod, Robert Laenen, Edward Drake, Joe Munroe, Kelcey Rose, Sarah May Sommers, Rob Gough, and Anna Hindman in American Siege (2021)
      American Siege
      3.4
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis and Patrick Muldoon in Deadlock (2021)
      Deadlock
      3.6
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo in Cosmic Sin (2021)
      Cosmic Sin
      2.5
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • The Blue Mountain (2020)
      The Blue Mountain
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, Johnny Messner, and Cody Kearsley in Breach (2020)
      Breach
      2.9
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • John Messner
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • April 11, 1970
      • Syracuse, New York, USA
    • Children
        Rocco McQueen Messner
    • Relatives
        Charles Messner(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Was in a movie for DKNY jeans, called "Road Stories", which can be seen at www.dkny.com (July 2004)
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      His likeness from the film Tears of the Sun (2003), was the inspiration for the character Thomas 'Sev' Sevchenko in the video game Killzone 2 (2009).
    • Trademarks
        Deep voice

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