| Johnny Strong | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Johnny Strong |
| Genres | Alternative rock Hard rock Alternative metal |
| Occupations | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003-present (In music career) |
| Labels | Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Operator |
Johnny Strong is an American actor, musician and martial artist. He is best known for his roles in Black Hawk Down (as Medal of Honor recipient Randy Shughart) and The Fast and the Furious as Leon. Aside from acting, Strong is also the founder of the band Operator.
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Strong was born in Los Angeles, California. At 7 began studying martial arts, taking Judo in the San Fernando Valley. He went on to learn kickboxing, jun fan jeet kun do, boxing, and eventually earned a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Chris Lisciandro. At 12, he began to play guitar and taught himself to play drums, bass, and piano. He was signed to two major labels RCA and Atlantic Records. He has released five albums, Bombthreat: Before She Blows, Lick My Neck Good Sleep, Can You Hear Me Now?, Soulcrusher and The War of Art.
Strong has had various roles in television, and landed a role in the Steven Segal film The Glimmer Man. He then worked on Sylvester Stallone's Get Carter, The Fast and The Furious, and took the role of Randy Shughart in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down. Strong also stars in Sinners & Saints, a New Orleans based police thriller featuring Sean Patrick Flannery and Tom Berenger.
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Tim | |
| The Glimmer Man | Johnny Deverell | ||
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Squeamich | |
| Don't Eat the Chili at the Detour Diner | Gavin | ||
| 1998 | Bury Me in Kern County | Oldie | |
| 2000 | Get Carter | Eddie | |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Leon | |
| Black Hawk Down | Randall Shughart | ||
| 2010 | Sinners and Saints | Sean Riley | |