Martin Johnston
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 61 - 70
- Height
- 5' 11" (1m 80cm)
- Weight
- 13st. 8lb. (86kg)
- Hair Colour
- Grey
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Large
Video
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video fileMartin Johnston - Showreel - 2022
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
---|---|---|---|
2024 |
Minister Annas
Online & Multimedia |
Testament Season 1 Payl Syrstad/Roarlight |
|
2023 |
Herman the Huntsman
Theatre |
Snow White James Haddrell/ Greenwich Theatre |
Greenwich Theatre |
2023 |
Neil Kinnock, George W. Bush and Ensemble
Theatre |
TONY! The Tony Blair Rock Opera Peter Rowe |
West End and UK National Tour |
2022 |
Friar Tuck
Theatre |
Robin Hood Matt Ashton, Greenwich Theatre |
Greenwich Theatre, London |
2022 |
Ensemble
Theatre |
The Crucible Lyndsey Turner |
Royal National Theatre |
2022 |
Neil Kinnock, George W. Bush and Ensemble
Theatre |
TONY! The Tony Blair Rock Opera Peter Rowe |
Park Theatre. London |
2022 |
Graham
Film |
Broke Jay Piong/London Film School |
|
2021 |
Granddad
Film |
One Last Laugh Gavin O' Herlihy / London Film School |
|
2021 |
Featured Choir Singer
Commercials & Industrials |
VERY Christmas Frank Todaro / Moxie Pictures |
|
2021 |
Jeff
Film |
SCUM! Louis Findlay / Short Fim |
|
2021 |
Various Male Character Voices
Event |
Ten Tiny Telephone Plays Jules Tipton / Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch |
Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch |
2021 |
Mike Richards (Leading Character)
Film |
Room 7 Nihat Seven / Blind Films Limited |
|
2021 |
Mr. S
Film |
For Daisy Cuisle Madden / Middlesex University |
|
2021 |
Newsreader
Voiceover |
100 Days in Lockdown MilriverTV |
|
2020 |
The Older Man
Theatre |
Ten Tiny Plays Jules Tipton / Queens Theatre, Hornchurch |
|
2020 |
King Duncan; Old Man; Doctor
Theatre |
Macbeth Douglas Rintoul / Queens Theatre, Hornchurch |
UK Tour |
2020 |
Tsar Ivan - the Slightly Irritable
Theatre |
Sleeping Beauty Andrew Pollard / Greenwich Theatre |
Greenwich Theatre |
2019 |
Ensemble. Roles also include; Station Master and covering Amos Diggory...
Theatre |
John Tiffany / Sonia Friedman Productions |
Palace Theatre, London |
2016 |
Herr Brush
Theatre |
Red Riding Hood Andrew Pollard / Greenwich Theatre |
Greenwich Theatre |
2015 |
Mr. Launchberry
Television |
Cradle To Grave Sandy Johnson / ITV Studios |
|
2015 |
Mayor Boris
Theatre |
Jack and the Beanstalk Andrew Pollard / Greenwich Theatre |
Greewich Theatre |
2014 |
Bert Baxter
Event |
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Luke Sheppard / Derngate Theatre/Curve Theatre Leicester |
Delfont Rooms - Prince of Wales Theatre |
2014 |
Alan Darcy
Theatre |
TwentyFour Seven Nathan Curry / Dream Arts and Grass Roots Productions |
Embassy Theatre, London |
2014 |
Arthur Pemberton
Theatre |
Passport To Pimlico Kate Golledge / South Westminister Theatre |
Pimlico Area |
2014 |
Ben Weatherstaff
Theatre |
The Secret Garden - Concert Tour Matthew Gould / Aria Entertainment |
Tour |
2012 |
Audio Dialogue Replacement Male Characters
Voiceover |
Song for Marion Paul Andrew Williams / Entertainment One |
|
2012 |
Douglas
Film |
Love Tales Nihat Seven / Red Frame Films |
|
2011 |
Henry Potter
Theatre |
It's A Wonderful Life Sallie Warrington / Bruce James Productions |
|
2009 |
Police Sergeant
Film |
Born Yesterday Kate Golledge / Make Believe Films |
|
2009 |
Sergeant-at-Arms
Television |
The Tudors - Series IV Cairan Donnelly / SW Productions/HBO |
|
2009 |
Eugene Krabbs
Theatre |
SpongeBob SquarePants - The Sponge Who Could Fly Alison Pollard / Fiery Angel |
National Tour |
2008 |
Reverend Shaw Moore
Theatre |
Footloose - The Musical Karen Bruce / Mark Groucher Productions |
Touring UK/Ireland |
2008 |
Herman the Henchman
Theatre |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Smon Fielding / Basildon Theatre |
Towngate Theatre, Basildon |
2007 |
Herman the Henchman
Theatre |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Simon Fielding / Enfield Council |
Millfield Theatre |
2006 |
Principal Harry Clark
Theatre |
Footloose - The Musical Karen Bruce / Mark Groucher Productions |
Novello Theatre, London |
2005 |
Barnaby Castle
Theatre |
The Most Humane Way to Kill a Lobster Clare Lizzimore / Duncan MacMillan |
Theatre503 |
2005 |
Barlow/Cop - Cover Sackett/Kennedy
Theatre |
The Postman Always Rings Twice Lucy Bailey / ATG |
Playhouse Theatre, London |
2003 |
President Roosevelt and Bert Healy u/s and played Daddy Warbucks
Theatre |
Annie - The Musical Richard Cheshire / Aberystwyth Arts Centre |
Aberystwyth Arts Centre |
2003 |
Father
Commercials & Industrials |
PUMA/Ford Rally "Ounipojah" Robert Jitzmark / Hungary Man Productions |
|
2002 |
Martin
Commercials & Industrials |
PIMMS - Happy Together Ringan Ledwidge / Rattling Stick |
|
1996 |
Herbert Parachester - the Family Solicitor
Theatre |
Me and My Girl Mike Ockrent / Pola Jones |
National UK/Ireland Tour |
1995 |
Bob Barking
Theatre |
Me and My Girl Mike Ockrent / Pola Jones |
National UK Tour |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
---|---|---|
1984 | Creative Arts - B.A. (Hons) | Newcastle Polytechnic |
About me
Martin most recently completed filming the episodic series Testament (Season 1) where he plays Minister Annas.He has given musical voice to Neil Kinnock, David Blunkett and George W. Bush in the London, Edinburgh Festival and UK National Tour production of TONY! The Tony Blair Rock Opera by Harry Hill and Steve Brown, roles he orginated at The Park Theatre, London in 2022.
Also in 2022, he made his National Theatre debut in Lyndsay Turner's acclaimed production of The Crucible (Olivier Theatre, NT Live and NT Connections).
Prior to this he played the lead role of Mike Richards in the feature film, Room 7, for which his performance won the prestigious Jury Prize as Best Actor in a Feature Film at The Big Syn International Film Festival.
An original cast member of the multi-award winning, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Parts I & II), at the Palace Theatre, London, where he played the role of; Station Master and regularly played the roles of Professor Dumbledore and Amos Diggory, as well as various Wizards and a Muggle!
His TV and film work includes BBC TV's comedy drama Cradle To Grave playing Mr. Launchberry opposite Peter Kay. Two episodes of The Tudors IV playing the Sergeant at Arms. Other TV includes; Criminal Justice 2 (BBC) and The Queen (A docudrama for Channel Four). Film; Best Geezer (Bert), Room 7 (Mike), Love Tales (Douglas). Short films include; Broke!; One Last Laugh; Scum, Ten Tiny Plays, For Daisy and Born Yesterday.
West End cast of Footloose - The Musical (Novello Theatre) playing Principal Clark and Reverend Shaw Moore. Barlow and Cop and understudying the roles of Sackett and Kennedy in The Postman Always Rings Twice with Val Kilmer, (Playhouse Theatre, West End).
Martin originated the lead roles of Doctor Sir James Reid in the new British musicals; The Queen and I; Alan Darcy in the musical adaptation of 24/7 (TwentyFour Seven), based on the Shane Meadows film; Arthur Pemberton in the critically acclaimed promenade musical of the classic Ealing Comedy Passport To Pimlico!; Bert Baxter in the industry workshop staging of the musical The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.
On tour theatre includes; Macbeth (Queens Theatre, Hornchurch and Derby) Ben Weatherstaff in the U.K. Concert Tour of The Secret Garden. Eugene Krabs in the acclaimed UK production of SpongeBob SquarePants - The Musical - The Sponge Who Could Fly; Henry Potter in the musical It's A Wonderful Life. Principal Clark and Reverend Shaw Moore in the UK and Ireland touring productions of Footloose - The Musical.
President Roosevelt and Bert Healy in Annie - The Musical, where he covered and played the role of Daddy Warbucks (Aberystwyth Arts Centre). Dr Conrad Fuller in the British Musical Premiere of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Bridewell Theatre, London). The leading role of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in the critically acclaimed new musical adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde, for Major Road Theatre Company (Tour). Herbert Parchester, the Family Solicitor in Me and My Girl (Original UK National Tour). Wilcox the gardener in Sweethearts (Finborough Theatre). Barnaby Castle in The Most Humane Way to Kill a Lobster by Duncan McMillan (Theatre503 at The Latchmere). Herman The Henchman in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Towngate Theatre, Basildon and The Millfield Theatre, London).
Martin has become a seasonal regular in Greenwich Theatre's award winning pantomimes; Snow White, Robin Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk.
He was invited to perform for Her Majesty the Queen at the inaugural ceremony for the launch of Heathrow Terminal 5.
He has provided voice over character work for Tiny Audio Plays (Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch), 100 Days in Lockdown, Finish Dishwasher and Audio Dialogue Replacement for the film Song For Marion.
Martin has worked extensively in drama, theatre-in-education and community theatre with companies such as Leicestershire Schools Theatre Company; Rent-a-Role Drama Service, Plymouth; Roundabout Theatre Company, Nottingham; Action Transport Theatre, Cheshire and Theatre Van, Harlow.
In his youth his first theatrical work was appearing for several seasons with the Royal Opera Company at Covent Garden in productions of Turandot, Boris Godunof, Tosca, Rigoletto and Peter Grimes, in which he had a role specifically created for him, Hobson's Apprentice, and one which he repeated at La Scala Opera House, Milan.
Martin was an Associate Director of Human Resources for a London based recruitment company, a position he held for 9 years. He has previously been employed as a social worker/drama therapist in Newcastle and London, where he worked with emotionally and behaviourally disadvantaged young people and their families. As an employment counsellor he developed training programmes for and worked with the long term unemployed in London's east end.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Accents/Dialects | English - Cockney, English - England North East (Tyneside, Geordie), English - General, English - London, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), Northern Irish, Scottish, Scottish (Edinburgh), Welsh |
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Media Specialism | Commercials |
Vocal Types | Baritone, Tenor |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |