Matt Johnson
Jon Matthew Johnson (born October 5, 1985) is a Canadian director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed, co-wrote and starred in the films The Dirties (2013), Operation Avalanche (2016), BlackBerry (2023), Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) and Tony (2026). Johnson began his career working in low-budget independent docufiction productions. First, he attracted accolades for The Dirties, which won Best Feature Narrative at the Slamdance Film Festival. He achieved critical and commercial success with the biopic BlackBerry, winning directing awards at the Canadian Screen Awards and Vancouver Film Critics Circle. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie as Matt
- 2024 · Matt and Mara as Matt
- 2024 · The Heirloom as Belligerent Vet (Voice)
- 2023 · BlackBerry: The Limited Series as
- 2023 · BlackBerry as Doug
- 2021 · Matt & Bird Break Loose as Matt (voice)
- 2021 · Anne at 13,000 Ft. as Matt
- 2020 · Chatterboxing as Brody (voice)
- 2019 · Spice It Up as Passport Photographer
- 2017 · Nirvanna the Band the Show as Matt
- 2016 · Operation Avalanche as Matt Johnson
- 2016 · Operation Avalanche as Boy
- 2015 · How Heavy This Hammer as Hardware Store Employee
- 2015 · Diamond Tongues as John Matheson
- 2014 · My Mother's Pearls as Older Steve Hamelin
- 2013 · The Dirties as Matt
- 2013 · The Fantastic Corpse as
- 2013 · Matt Johnson: Live At Comic-Con as Matt Johnson
- 2011 · The Revenge Plot as Oversized Kid
- 2010 · Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures as Matt
- 2009 · Shubadak as Blanks
- 2009 · Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the Rivoli as Matt
- 2007 · Nirvana the Band the Show as Matt