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Johnell Young

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Johnell Young
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.
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    Shameik Moore, Joey Bada$$, Ashton Sanders, Siddiq Saunderson, T.J. Atoms, Johnell Young, and Dave East in Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
    Wu-Tang: An American Saga
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Gary
    • GZA
    • Gary E. Grice(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
    4.7
    • Shaun
    • 2022
    Tales (2017)
    Tales
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Woody

    Credits

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    Actor

    • End Zone
      • Kameron
      • Post-production
    • One Spoon of Chocolate
      • In Production
    • Prey by Night
      • Judah
      • Post-production
    • Shameik Moore, Joey Bada$$, Ashton Sanders, Siddiq Saunderson, T.J. Atoms, Johnell Young, and Dave East in Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019)
      Wu-Tang: An American Saga
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Gary E. Grice
      • GZA
      • Gary (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
      4.7
      • Shaun
      • 2022
    • Blind Currency
      • RaMelo
      • 2021
    • Vanessa Bell Calloway, Richard Lawson, Sharon Leal, Tobias Truvillion, Amin Joseph, and Nafessa Williams in A Holiday Chance (2021)
      A Holiday Chance
      7.3
      • 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
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Woody
      • 2019
    • Rome Williams in SWA-TECH (2018)
      SWA-TECH
      • Mario
      • 2018
    • Nostalgia (2018)
      Nostalgia
      Short
      • Malik
      • 2018
    • Making Moves (2017)
      Making Moves
      7.5
      • Young Blood
      • 2017
    • Demetrius Shipp Jr. in All Eyez on Me (2017)
      All Eyez on Me
      5.9
      • Ray Luv (uncredited)
      • 2017

    Soundtrack

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

    Videos1

    2021 acting reel
    Demo Reel 6:08
    2021 acting reel

    Personal details

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

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