Seth Isaac Johnson

Canadian actor (born 2000)

Seth Isaac Johnson
Born	Seth Isaac Johnson (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24) Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Known for	The Killing

Seth Isaac Johnson (born July 10, 2000) is a Canadian actor, most recently known as Max, the protagonist's younger brother, in Megan Park's 2024 comedy-drama film My Old Ass, and in the recurring role of Eugene in Season 2 of the hit series Firefly Lane. Early in his career, Johnson was notable for his recurring dramatic role as Denny Larsen in AMC's The Killing.

Life and career

Seth landed his first major role in AMC's dark crime drama THE KILLING. Appearing in over 20 episodes, Seth delivered a raw, heart wrenching performance as the younger brother of a murdered girl. Award winning director Patty Jenkins wrote of Seth, "He is truly exceptional and gifted beyond his years...He was a joy to work with in all regards and it was this and his talent that helped create the masterful series "The Killing” became”.

Seth’s depth and versatility has allowed him to portray a variety of contrasting, comedic and dramatic roles. Appearing as science minded characters in Disney’s Mech x-4 and Nickelodeon's Splitting Adam, a vengeful origin story character in ONCE UPON A TIME and a Possessed teen in SUPERNATURAL; for which he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Leo Award.

Being a quiet eccentric and academic at heart, Seth completed a Degree in Behavioral Neuroscience while filming recurring role in Netflix series FIREFLY LANE before spending an his first summer out of school filming Writer/Director Megan Parks Sundance hit, MY OLD ASS, with the "astoundingly wonderful and kind” cast, and production team.

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

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Badass Thieves	Carter
2011	To the Mat	Wade
2011–12	The Killing	Denny Larsen	26 episodes
2012	Mr. Young	Burlap Sack E.T.	1 episode
2013	Motive	Phillip Harper
2014	The Color of Rain	Drew Kell
2015	Splitting Adam	Danny
2015	Into the Grizzly Maze	Young Beckett
2016	My Sweet Audrina	Arden Lowe (age 15)
2016	Young & Reckless	Bryce	5 episodes
2017	Mech-X4	Langley	1 episode
2017	The Dangers of Online Dating	Taylor	1 episode
2017	Supernatural	Shawn Raider	1 episode
2017	Last Night in Suburbia	Brent
2018	Once Upon a Time	Young Hansel	1 episode
2019	iZombie	Freylich	3 episodes
2021	Firefly Lane	Eugene	5 episodes
2021	Love in full swing	Hudson Brandon
2022	Love Amongst the Stars	Bryce
2022	Let's Get Physical	Ben Martin
2024	My Old Ass	Max LaBrant

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 34th Young Artist Awards.^[1]

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.