James Austin Johnson

James Austin Johnson

Born: July 19, 1989
in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
James Austin Johnson (born July 19, 1989) is an American comedian and actor originally from Nashville, Tennessee. He has garnered attention for his impression of former President Donald Trump, sometimes being referred to as "the best Trump impersonator." He currently is a cast member of the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live, where he impersonates both Trump and Joe Biden.

In addition to the films Blue Like Jazz and Hail, Caesar!, Johnson has appeared in the television series Adam Ruins Everything, Better Call Saul, and All Rise. He has also filmed a DirecTV television ad with National Football League veteran Peyton Manning.

In 2021, Johnson was cast as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, alongside fellow newcomers Aristotle Athari and Sarah Sherman, for its forty-seventh season. During the season premiere cold open, he portrayed President Joe Biden, and later played former president Donald Trump in the season's fifth episode. Andy Hoglund, who recaps SNL episodes for Entertainment Weekly, said "he is one of the most exciting new cast members in years, a cross between Dana Carvey and Darrell Hammond. He's that kind of talent."

Movies for James Austin Johnson...

Inside Out 2
Title: Inside Out 2
Character: (voice)
Released: June 12, 2024
Type: Movie
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.
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She Said
Title: She Said
Character: Donald Trump (voice)
Released: November 17, 2022
Type: Movie
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.
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Cursed Friends
Title: Cursed Friends
Character: Jeremy Fischbein
Released: October 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Four friends wake on Halloween and realize the predict-your-future game they played in 2002 is coming true in disturbing ways. They must band together to help each other escape the wild fates that have turned their lives upside down.
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Title: The G Word with Adam Conover
Character: Various
Released: May 19, 2022
Type: TV
Love it or hate it, the government plays a huge role in our lives. Adam Conover explores its triumphs, failures and how we might be able to change it.
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Shadow
Title: Shadow
Released: February 17, 2022
Type: Movie
Alison is reluctantly shadowed for a day by an up-and-coming actress, Anna, who is going to play her in a movie. What initially seems like a peculiar nuisance at first, turns out to be more than just an annoying acting exercise
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Title: Fairview
Character: (voice)
Released: February 9, 2022
Type: TV
National politics causes wild small town drama in the Natty Light-chugging, grocery store parking lot-fighting, public urinating town of Fairview through the lens of its sloppy party girl turned pragmatic mayor, Kelly Sampson.
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Title: All Rise
Character: Adam Connolly
Released: September 23, 2019
Type: TV
A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.
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The Lot
Title: The Lot
Released: September 1, 2019
Type: Movie
A grocery store's carts are going missing and David is not the one to find them.
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Title: Future Man
Character: Young Gabe
Released: November 14, 2017
Type: TV
Josh Futturman, a janitor by day/world-ranked gamer by night, is tasked with preventing the extinction of humanity after mysterious visitors from the future proclaim him the key to defeating the imminent super-race invasion.
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Hail, Caesar!
Title: Hail, Caesar!
Character: Studio Assistant at Action Western
Released: February 5, 2016
Type: Movie
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
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Title: Better Call Saul
Character: Fred
Released: February 8, 2015
Type: TV
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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October Baby
Title: October Baby
Character: Truman
Released: October 30, 2011
Type: Movie
A beautiful and naive college freshman discovers that her entire life is a lie and sets out on a road trip with a host of misfits to discover herself and the answers she craves.
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Alumni
Title: Alumni
Character: Jeffrey
Released: October 24, 2009
Type: Movie
A drama following a group of fresh-faced graduates as they get a crash course in the real world. Facing the chaos of job interviews, making a living and falling in love, these friends search for meaning and purpose in a world that's trying to tear them apart. Ultimately they find that in experiencing life together, they discover who they really are.
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Title: Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Character: (voice)
Released: December 30, 2000
Type: TV
The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Various Characters
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Memes & Nightmares
Title: Memes & Nightmares
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
If one of the most popular memes goes missing from Twitter, would anyone notice? Executive Produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, NBA Twitter King Josiah Johnson seeks an answer, where his journey explores our relationship with ephemeral media, and each other in the digital age