Bryce Owen Johnson (born April 18, 1977) is an American actor.

Early life

Johnson was born in Reno, Nevada. He has an older brother, Brendon, and a younger brother, Brett. He moved to Denver, Colorado, at the age of five. He graduated from high school in 1995. Afterwards, his family relocated to Sioux City, Iowa, where he attended acting lessons at college.

Career

Johnson headed for Hollywood at 19 after his mother encouraged him not to join the Navy. While working odd-jobs to pay bills, he looked for auditions and enrolled at Pasadena's American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 1999, he was cast as Josh Ford in The WB's Popular and Cliff in Undressed. After the show ended in 2001, he continued on the platform of more teen-oriented projects with minor guest roles on Dawson's Creek, Gilmore Girls and other teenage shows. By the time Johnson approached his mid-20s, he wanted to branch into more adult and challenging roles trying to stay clear of the teen genre. 2004 saw him playing a cheerleader in Bring It On Again and starring in two films screened at the Sundance Film Festival, Home of Phobia and Harry + Max. In 2003 he returned to television in an unaired series, Still Life, and made appearances on What I Like About You, Nip/Tuck, and House while doing voice-over work for video games. In 2006 he starred in a controversial film, Sleeping Dogs Lie, with Melinda Page Hamilton, which also screened at the Sundance Film Festival. He is a series regular on Lone Star portraying Drew Thatcher, and also had a recurring role as Detective Darren Wilden on Pretty Little Liars. In 2011, Johnson starred in MTV's Death Valley as UTF police officer Billy Pierce. That same year, he played a supporting role as Chad in the dark romantic comedy Hit List. He guest-starred in the Glee episode "Previously Unaired Christmas" in December 2013, playing Cody Tolentino.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games