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Johnell Young

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Johnell Young
When the Philadelphia police Chief's son is found murdered in what looks like a drug deal gone wrong, the Chief, determined to uncover the truth, assigns the elite Dope Unit to go undercover and bring down those responsible.
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D.O.P.E. Unit (2026– )
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Johnell Young is an American actor native to Staten Island, New York. Setting off the flame to his acting career in 2017, he landed a principal role in the movie All Eyez on Me (2017). Young also landed a significant role in Irv Gotti's BET's Tales (2017) and played the character 'Woody' in 2018. Johnell then received his big break in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019) as GZA. You can also watch Johnell in the movie A Holiday Chance (2021) while he prepares to film One Spoon of Chocolate (2025).
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    Known for

    Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
    Wu-Tang: An American Saga
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Gary
    • Gary E. Grice
    • GZA(as Johnell Xavier Young)
    Sh'Kia and Nijah Brenea in Kold x Windy (2023)
    Kold x Windy
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Stoney Island
    Secret Society 2: Never Enough (2022)
    Secret Society 2: Never Enough
    4.9
    • Shaun
    • 2022
    Tales (2017)
    Tales
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Woody

    Credits

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    Actor

    • D.O.P.E. Unit
      • JVon Dorsey
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Public Appeal
      • Marcus Reed
      • Post-production
    • Prey by Night
      • Judah
      • Post-production
    • No Secret is Safe
      • Derrick Wells
      • Post-production
    • Four Sons
      • Jamal Turner (22)
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Casper Van Dien, Jeff Fahey, Brandon Quintin Adams, Kristanna Loken, Robert Ri'chard, Michael Cervantes, Jhoné Lucas, Jamal R. Averett, Trae Ireland, Ariday, Dennis L.A. White, Cornell Young IV, Kurt Finney, Jaime Zevallos, Erica Peeples, Thomas Walton, Sasha Del Valle, Supreme 'Fre$h' Williams, Cameo Sherrell, Jenna Nolen, Ines France Ware, Terayle Hill, and Johnell Young in D.O.P.E. Unit (2026)
      D.O.P.E. Unit
      5.5
      TV Series
      • JVon Dorsey
      • 2026
    • I Know Where You Live (2026)
      I Know Where You Live
      4.7
      Video
      • Kevin
      • 2026
    • End Zone (2026)
      End Zone
      7.0
      • Kameron
      • 2026
    • Legends of the Highway (2025)
      Legends of the Highway
      7.4
      • Roy 'R.A.' McClendon
      • 2025
    • One Spoon of Chocolate (2025)
      One Spoon of Chocolate
      5.3
      • Dap
      • 2025
    • On Everything I Love (2025)
      On Everything I Love
      7.5
      • Slim
      • 2025
    • Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
      Wu-Tang: An American Saga
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Gary
      • Gary E. Grice
      • GZA (as Johnell Xavier Young)
      • 2019–2023
    • Sh'Kia and Nijah Brenea in Kold x Windy (2023)
      Kold x Windy
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Stoney Island
      • 2023
    • Secret Society 2: Never Enough (2022)
      Secret Society 2: Never Enough
      4.9
      • Shaun
      • 2022
    • Blind Currency
      • RaMelo
      • 2021
    • The Lineup Season 1 (2021)
      The Lineup Season 1
      TV Series
      • Rob
      • 2021
    • Vanessa Bell Calloway, Richard Lawson, Sharon Leal, Tobias Truvillion, Amin Joseph, and Nafessa Williams in A Holiday Chance (2021)
      A Holiday Chance
      6.2
      • Troy Brown
      • 2021
    • David Villalpando and Sergio Verduzco in Noches con Platanito (2013)
      Noches con Platanito
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Guest
      • 2019
    • NBA 2K20 (2019)
      NBA 2K20
      5.7
      Video Game
      • Bertie Barnett (voice, as Johnell Xavier Young)
      • 2019
    • Tales (2017)
      Tales
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Woody
      • 2019

    Soundtrack

    • Sh'Kia and Nijah Brenea in Kold x Windy (2023)
      Kold x Windy
      5.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Resolve"
      • performer: "Resolve", "Murderland" (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2023

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Johnell Xavier Young
    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)

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