Jamie Johnston
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James "Jamie" Johnston is a Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his role as Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Johnston portrayed Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation
. He has also recently starred in the series Wild Card
and Zixx: Level One
. He was a student at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
, and has a wide range of interests, including soccer, snowboarding, skateboarding, cycling and playing the guitar. In 2007 Jamie went to Kenya with the organization "Free the Children
" to build a school and filmed as a special for MTV
. Jamie has made numerous appearances on ET Canada and etalk
. He has traveled extensively. He is also the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of a band called Canadian Incident. He also plays guitar in a band called SoundSpeed along with a few of his fellow Degrassi cast mates.
Personal life and career
Johnston has an older brother Chris and in 2007 went to Kenya to build a school.Johnston portrayed Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
. He has also recently starred in the series Wild Card
Wild Card (TV series)
Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.-Synopsis:...
and Zixx: Level One
Zixx
Zixx is a Canadian television series that airs on YTV. This series was developed by Savi Media and The Nightingale Company with YTV Original Productions...
. He was a student at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts is a Catholic arts high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History:Throughout the 1980s the Metropolitan Separate School Board considered establishing a school for the visual and performing arts...
, and has a wide range of interests, including soccer, snowboarding, skateboarding, cycling and playing the guitar. In 2007 Jamie went to Kenya with the organization "Free the Children
Free The Children
Free The Children is an international charity and youth movement founded in 1995 by children's rights advocate Craig Kielburger. The organization is largely youth-funded, based on the concept of "children helping children." It specializes in sustainable development in countries of Kenya, Ecuador,...
" to build a school and filmed as a special for MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. Jamie has made numerous appearances on ET Canada and etalk
ETalk
etalk is a Canadian entertainment news show hosted by Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim. It airs weekdays weeknights at 7 p.m. ET on CTV, at 1:30 p.m. ET on CTV Two and at 6 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET on E!...
. He has traveled extensively. He is also the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of a band called Canadian Incident. He also plays guitar in a band called SoundSpeed along with a few of his fellow Degrassi cast mates.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | I Was A Sixth Grade Alien | ||
| 2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Young Patrick Kennedy | |
| 2002 | Winter Sun | Young Duncan | Independent short |
| Doc Doc (TV series) Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX... |
Bryce | Episode #209, "Karate Kid" | |
| 2002–2004 | Ace Lightning | ||
| 2003 | Name of the Rose | Young Rob | Independent feature |
| Absolon | Boy | Feature film | |
| More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story | Corey | Young Artist Award 2004, Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special — Supporting Young Actor | |
| Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong | Deegan Schauer | TV movie | |
| Public Domain | Ian | Feature film | |
| 2003–2005 | Wild Card Wild Card (TV series) Wild Card is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.-Synopsis:... |
Clifford "Cliff" Woodall | Nominated — Young Artist Award 2005, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor |
| 2004 | Zixx Zixx Zixx is a Canadian television series that airs on YTV. This series was developed by Savi Media and The Nightingale Company with YTV Original Productions... : Level One |
Adam Frake | Series lead |
| 2005 | Zixx Zixx Zixx is a Canadian television series that airs on YTV. This series was developed by Savi Media and The Nightingale Company with YTV Original Productions... : Level Two |
Adam | Guest star, Episode #2-21, "Now You See Him" |
| The Rick Mercer Report | Son | Episode #3.3, in skit "Fatherly Advice" | |
| 2005–2010 | Degrassi: The Next Generation Degrassi: The Next Generation Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and... |
Peter Stone | Series regular, episodes #5.01–10.14 Nominated — Young Artist Award 2006, Best Performance in a TV series — Young Ensemble Performance Nominated — Young Artist Award 2007, Best Performance in a TV Series — Leading Young Actor Young Artist Award 2008, Best Performance in a TV Series — Leading Young Actor Nominated — Young Artist Award 2009, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor Nominated — Young Artist Award 2010, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor |
| 2008 | Degrassi Spring Break Movie | Peter Stone | TV movie |
| The Tenth Circle The Tenth Circle (film) -Plot:When freshman Trixie Stone accuses her ex-boyfriend Jason Underhill of raping her, everyone is quick to take his side when he claims their intercourse was consensual... |
Jason Underhill | Nominated — Young Artist Award 2009, Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special — Supporting Young Actor | |
| 2009 | Degrassi Goes Hollywood Degrassi Goes Hollywood Paradise City: Degrassi Goes Hollywood is a 2009 Canadian film adaptation of the popular, long-running teenage drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. The movie premiered in the United States on The N on 14 August 2009, and in Canada on CTV on 30 August 2009. It was directed by veteran Degrassi... |
Peter Stone | TV movie |
| Degrassi Takes Manhattan Degrassi Takes Manhattan The Rest of My Life: Degrassi Takes Manhattan is a 2010 Canadian film adaptation of the popular, long-running teenage drama Degrassi, which was known as Degrassi: The Next Generation prior to this film. The movie premiered in Canada on MuchMusic on 16 July 2010, and in the United States on TeenNick... |
Peter Stone | TV movie | |
| 2010 | My Babysitter's a Vampire My Babysitter's a Vampire My Babysitter's a Vampire is a Canadian vampire-adventure and comedy horror television film starring Vanessa Morgan and Matthew Knight. The film aired on October 9, 2010, on the Canadian television channel Teletoon. The French version of the film aired on Teletoon's French-Canadian courterpart,... |
James | TV movie |
| Reviving Ophelia | Ty Benchley | TV movie | |
| Connor Undercover Connor Undercover Connor Undercover is a Canadian tween action-comedy television series airing on Canadian specialty channel Family. It stars Max Morrow as the titular character Connor Heath. It is co-produced by Heroic Films Company and Shaftesbury Films. In early 2010, Family renewed the series for a second... |
Andre | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Really Me | Dylan Dillon | 2 episodes |
| Jesus Henry Christ Jesus Henry Christ (film) Jesus Henry Christ is a comedy based on Dennis Lee's Student Academy Award-winning short film of the same name.-Plot:At the age of ten, young genius Henry James Hermin , a boy who was conceived in a petri dish and raised by his feminist mother, decides his mother's love is not enough... |
Young Billy Herman | ||
| Wingin' It Wingin' It Wingin' It is a Canadian teen sitcom airing on Family; the series is produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Everett. It also includes guest-stars from other Family Channel shows such as The Latest Buzz... |
Space Pirate Bruce | Episode "Reel Trouble" |
- Symphony of Fire – Independent Short
Theatre
- Aesop Fables: A Man, A Boy & A Donkey – Donkey
- The ChrysalidsThe ChrysalidsThe Chrysalids is a science fiction novel by John Wyndham, first published in 1955 by Michael Joseph. It is the least typical of Wyndham's major novels, but regarded by some people as his best...
– Mark - EpimenidesEpimenidesEpimenides of Knossos was a semi-mythical 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet. While tending his father's sheep, he is said to have fallen asleep for fifty-seven years in a Cretan cave sacred to Zeus, after which he reportedly awoke with the gift of prophecy...
– Cabin Boy - Job & The Snake – Neptune