Seth Isaac Johnson (born July 10, 2000) is a Canadian actor who also has a Behavioral NeuroScience Degree with distinction from UBC. He is most recently known in the recurring role of Eugene in Season 2 of the hit series Firefly Lane. Early in his career, Seth was notable for his recurring dramatic role as Denny Larsen in AMC's '' The Killing'' and also for a guest star comedic role as Langley in

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'', and Arden Lowe in V.C Andrew's ''My Sweet Audrina''. In his later teens he began appearing in lead roles in coming of age teen "dramedy"s such as Bryce in ''Young and Reckless'', Shawn Raider in CW's ''

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Life and career

Johnson has Degree in Behavioral NeuroScience from UBC (with Distinction). He started acting when he followed the footsteps of his older sibling in playing Tiny Tim in an adaptation of ''A Christmas Carol'' at the Citadel Theatre. He was the youngest child actor ever cast in the part at the Citadel. Johnson's big break came with his first major role in AMC's award-winning '' The Killing'', where he played Denny Larsen, a role for which he received a Young Artist Award nomination and praise from director

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, who directed both ''The Killings pilot and season finale episodes. Johnson appeared in 26 episodes in season 1 and 2. Johnson also played other roles, such as a transgender teen in ''Dangers of Online Dating'', and the traumatized bloodied teen Shawn Raider in the thirteenth season of ''

''. Seth is the son of actor Tanis Dolman and musician Jason O. Johnson.

Filmography

Film and television

Awards and nominations

Johnson was nominated for "Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor The Killing (2011) category at the

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. Johnson was 2015 Joey Award Winner Best Actor in a Feature for his portrayal of Beckett in Into the Grizzly Maze. Johnson was nominated for “Best Guest Performance” for his portrayal of Shawn Raider in the Supernatural episode “Advanced Thanatology” in the 2018 Leo Awards.

References

External links

*http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/seth-isaac-johnson/credits/374697/
AMC Q&A with Seth Isaac Johnson
*Supernatural interview with Seth Isaac Johnso

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