Matt Johnson

Known for ActingBorn 1985-10-05 (age 40)Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Matt Johnson (born October 5, 1985) is a Canadian director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed, co-wrote and starred in the films The Dirties (2013), Operation Avalanche(2016), BlackBerry (2023) and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025); the latter film is based on his docufiction sitcom web series Nirvana the Band the Show (2007–2009) and its television adaptation Nirvanna the Band the Show (2017–2018). Johnson subsequently directed Tony, a 2026 biopic about chef Anthony Bourdain. 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. Johnson's work includes elements of pseudo-documentary filmmaking and improvisation, often using hidden camera techniques and location filming without permits. He has frequently played fictionalised versions of himself in both his own productions and those of other filmmakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Johnson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Crash Land

Nirvana the Band the Show

Nirvanna the Band the Show

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Tony

Therapy Dogs

BlackBerry

The Heirloom

Matt and Mara

Stavros Halkias: Uncle Stav

The Dirties

Operation Avalanche

Matt & Bird Break Loose

Spice It Up

Anne at 13,000 Ft.

Mile End Kicks

How Heavy This Hammer

Hell of a Summer

Diamond Tongues

Uncle Stav: Mission Impossible Teaser

The Two Year Rule

BlackBerry: The Limited Series

Chatterboxing

Operation Avalanche

My Mother's Pearls

The Fantastic Corpse

Matt Johnson: Live At Comic-Con

The Revenge Plot

Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures

Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the Rivoli

Shubadak

Honolulu Blue

Journalism 101

Kill Hitler

Magic: The Gathering