James Austin Johnson

James Austin Johnson

James Austin Johnson (born July 19, 1989) is an American comedian and actor originally from Nashville, Tennessee. He has garnered attention for his impression of former President Donald Trump, sometimes being referred to as "the best Trump impersonator." He currently is a cast member of the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live, where he impersonates both Trump and Joe Biden. In addition to the films Blue Like Jazz and Hail, Caesar!, Johnson has appeared in the television series Adam Ruins Everything, Better Call Saul, and All Rise. He has also filmed a DirecTV television ad with National Football League veteran Peyton Manning. In 2021, Johnson was cast as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, alongside fellow newcomers Aristotle Athari and Sarah Sherman, for its forty-seventh season. During the season premiere cold open, he portrayed President Joe Biden, and later played former president Donald Trump in the season's fifth episode. Andy Hoglund, who recaps SNL episodes for Entertainment Weekly, said "he is one of the most exciting new cast members in years, a cross between Dana Carvey and Darrell Hammond. He's that kind of talent."

  • Title: James Austin Johnson
  • Popularity: 4.808
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1989-07-19
  • Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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James Austin Johnson Movies

  • 2016
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    Hail, Caesar!
    Hail, Caesar!

    5.911 2016 HD

    When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

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  • 2009
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    Alumni
    Alumni

    1 2009 HD

    A drama following a group of fresh-faced graduates as they get a crash course in the real world. Facing the chaos of job interviews, making a living...

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  • 2019
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    The Lot
    The Lot

    10 2019 HD

    A grocery store's carts are going missing and David is not the one to find them.

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  • 2011
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    October Baby
    October Baby

    6.3 2011 HD

    A beautiful and naive college freshman discovers that her entire life is a lie and sets out on a road trip with a host of misfits to discover herself...

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  • 2022
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    Shadow
    Shadow

    1 2022 HD

    Alison is reluctantly shadowed for a day by an up-and-coming actress, Anna, who is going to play her in a movie. What initially seems like a peculiar...

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  • 2022
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    Cursed Friends
    Cursed Friends

    4.6 2022 HD

    Four friends wake on Halloween and realize the predict-your-future game they played in 2002 is coming true in disturbing ways. They must band...

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  • 2022
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    She Said
    She Said

    7.25 2022 HD

    New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the...

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  • 2024
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    Inside Out 2
    Inside Out 2

    7.762 2024 HD

    Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness,...

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  • 2024
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    Memes & Nightmares
    Memes & Nightmares

    1 2024 HD

    If one of the most popular memes goes missing from Twitter, would anyone notice? Executive Produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, NBA Twitter...

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  • 2022
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    Fairview
    Fairview

    2.5 2022 HD

    National politics causes wild small town drama in the Natty Light-chugging, grocery store parking lot-fighting, public urinating town of Fairview...

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  • 2015
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    Better Call Saul
    Better Call Saul

    8.676 2015 HD

    Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer...

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live
    Saturday Night Live

    6.924 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 2022
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    The G Word with Adam Conover
    The G Word with Adam Conover

    6 2022 HD

    Love it or hate it, the government plays a huge role in our lives. Adam Conover explores its triumphs, failures and how we might be able to change it.

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  • 2017
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    Future Man
    Future Man

    7.156 2017 HD

    Josh Futturman, a janitor by day/world-ranked gamer by night, is tasked with preventing the extinction of humanity after mysterious visitors from the...

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  • 2019
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    All Rise
    All Rise

    7.786 2019 HD

    A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.

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  • 2014
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    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    5.83 2014 HD

    After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...

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  • 2014
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    Late Night with Seth Meyers
    Late Night with Seth Meyers

    5.524 2014 HD

    Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of...

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  • 2000
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    Aqua Teen Hunger Force
    Aqua Teen Hunger Force

    7.422 2000 HD

    The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl...

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  • 2024
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    John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
    John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

    7.3 2024 HD

    In six live installments, John Mulaney explores Los Angeles during a week when pretty much every single funny person is in town.

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