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Cranston Johnson


Cranston Johnson was born the youngest of three children in Gastonia, NC. After graduating from Ashbrook Senior High School, he received a football scholarship from Western Carolina University. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management while finishing his collegiate football career with All Southern Conference honors. ... See full bio »
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Atlanta
Atlanta Deshawn
(2016)
Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard Detective Hanson / Detective Marvin Hanson
(2017)
Secrets and Lies
(2015)
Term Life
Term Life Uniform Cop #1
(2016)

Filmography

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 2017 Imposter (Short) (post-production)
Boxer
 2017 Hap and Leonard (TV Series)
Detective Hanson / Detective Marvin Hanson
- No Mo' Mojo (2017) ... Detective Hanson
- Pie a la Mojo (2017) ... Detective Hanson
- Bad Mojo (2017) ... Detective Hanson
- Holy Mojo (2017) ... Detective Hanson
- Ticking Mojo (2017) ... Detective Hanson
 2017 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (TV Series)
Dad
- Golden Fiddle Week (2017) ... Dad
 2016 Atlanta (TV Series)
Deshawn
- The Club (2016) ... Deshawn
- The Streisand Effect (2016) ... Deshawn
 2016 Survivor's Remorse (TV Series)
EMT
- The Night of the Crash (2016) ... EMT (uncredited)
 2016 Term Life
Uniform Cop #1
 2016 Game of Silence (TV Series)
Tom Cook
- Hurricane Gil (2016) ... Tom Cook
 2016 Deficiency Notice
Derrick
 2015 Waiting for Butterflies
Antwan
 2015 For the Love of Ruth
Lorenzo
 2015/III The Answer
Delivery Man
 2015 Secrets and Lies (TV Series)
Baxter
- The Father (2015) ... Baxter
 2015 Constantine (TV Series)
Officer Brick
- Angels and Ministers of Grace (2015) ... Officer Brick
 2014 A Letter to My Son (Short)
 2014 Dark Awakening
Court Room Man
 2014 Grape Soda (Short)
Rodrigo
 2014 The Single Moms Club
Man #2
 2014 Good Wood
Mark Luckie
 2013 Title Fight (Short)
Andre Holoway
 2013 My Name Is Paul
Kain
 2013 Ipseity
Darren Corpening
 2013 A Way Back Home (TV Movie)
Ronnie Clark
 2013 Trustworthy (Short)
Cleveland
 2013 Susie's Hope
Shawn Griffin
 2013 Find a Way
Billy 'Smiley' Cain, Jr.
 2012 It's Supernatural (TV Series)
Kynan Bridges
- Kynan Bridges (2012) ... Kynan Bridges
 2012 Take a Shot (Short)
Brian
 2012 From Faith to Freedom
Husband
 2012 Rap Game Stressful (Short)
Jeffrey
 2012 Leaving the Game (Short)
Ron Howard
 2010 The 5th Quarter
Football Player (uncredited)
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5' 11" (1.8 m)
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[interview with SundanceTV on playing Detective Hanson in Hap and Leonard] To play (Hanson) as honest as possible, I only read up as far as we shot. I wanted the element of mystery until the last possible moment. That way it will hopefully keep my character honest and suspicious the whole time. I steered clear from reading the book and other cast mates who had read (ahead in the scripts). I felt ... See more »

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Has been a member of the Actor's Group Studio in Winston Salem, NC since 2011 where he studies method acting under Burgess Jenkins. See more »

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