Grant S. Johnson

Grant S. Johnson

Grant S. Johnson is an American screenwriter, film director, and film and theater producer. Johnson's theater credits include A Bronx Tale, The Band's Visit (musical), and an upcoming musical called Kicks. The Band's Visit was the recipient of 10 wins of its 11 nominations at the 72nd Tony Awards on June 10, 2018, including the Tony Award for Best Musical. Johnson's film debut was Frat Star, which he wrote, directed, and produced. Hunter Ryan (Other People) also produced. Frat Star was released by Gravitas Ventures in 2017 on many platforms including Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, Youtube, Verizon Fios, DirecTV, and Cox. As of January 14, 2017, the film had received 5 out of 5 stars on iTunes with 55 ratings. The poster artwork for Frat Star won the Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators.Johnson's second film is Nighthawks, currently in post-production, which he also wrote, directed, and produced. The producers are John Hart (Boys Don't Cry, Revolutionary Road), Jeffrey Sharp (You Can Count On Me, Nicholas Nickleby), and Peter Pastorelli (Beasts of No Nation, 5 to 7, When We First Met). The film stars Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl), Kevin Zegers (Transamerica), and Janet Montgomery (Black Swan). Johnson is currently producing two films, one called Dreaming American, written and directed by Lee Percy and produced by Pastorelli. The other is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning Imperial Reckoning written by Caroline Elkins, which Hart is also producing and Uzodinma Iweala (Beasts of No Nation) is writing. Johnson graduated from Swarthmore College in 2014.

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