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Matt Johnson

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1985Born, Toronto

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Jon Matthew 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…

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BlackBerryDoug

Operation AvalancheMatt Johnson

Hell of a SummerThanks

TonyDirector

The DirtiesMatt

Filmography

All Acting Directing Writing Producing

2026Stavros Halkias: Uncle StavDirectorMovie

2026Uncle Stav: Mission Impossible TeaserGuy in Basement · DirectorMovie

2026TonyDirector · Producer · WriterMovie

2026The Two Year RuleExecutive ProducerMovie

2026Mile End KicksExecutive ProducerMovie

2026Crash LandExecutive ProducerMovie

2026Nirvanna the Band the Show the MovieMatt · Director · Story, Writer, Original Series CreatorMovie

2025Hell of a SummerThanksMovie

2024Matt and MaraMatt · Executive ProducerMovie

2024The HeirloomBelligerent Vet (Voice)Movie

2023Therapy DogsExecutive ProducerMovie

2023BlackBerryDoug · Director · WriterMovie

2021Matt & Bird Break LooseMatt (Voice) · 3 episodes · Producer · 3 episodes · Director · 3 episodes · Writer · 3 episodes · CreatorShow

2021Anne at 13,000 Ft.MattMovie

2020ChatterboxingBrody (voice)Movie

2019Spice It UpPassport PhotographerMovie

2017Nirvanna the Band the ShowMatt · 16 episodes · Director · 16 episodes · Producer · 16 episodes · Writer · 16 episodes · CreatorShow

2016Operation AvalancheMatt Johnson · Director · Writer · ProducerMovie

2016Operation AvalancheBoy · Director · Editor · WriterMovie

2015How Heavy This HammerHardware Store EmployeeMovie

2015Diamond TonguesJohn MathesonMovie

2014My Mother's PearlsOlder Steve Hamelin · DirectorMovie

2013The DirtiesMatt · Director · Writer · Editor · ProducerMovie

2013The Fantastic CorpseDirectorMovie

2011The Revenge PlotOversized Kid · WriterMovie

2009ShubadakBlanks · EditorMovie

2009Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the RivoliMatt · DirectorMovie

2007Nirvana the Band the ShowMatt · 11 episodes · Producer · 11 episodes · Writer · 11 episodes · CreatorShow

2004Honolulu BlueDirector · Writer · EditorMovie

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