Hassan Johnson facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Hassan Johnson
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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| Other names | Hinikoj |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Children | 1 |
Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Staten Island, New York. He is known for playing interesting characters in TV shows and movies. You might know him as Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice from the HBO show The Wire. He also played Drew Hill in Flatbush Misdemeanors on Showtime.
A writer from Vulture once said that Hassan Johnson is great at playing characters who can be both serious and funny. He delivers lines in a way that makes his characters seem very confident.
Acting Journey
Hassan Johnson's first acting job was in the 1995 film Clockers, directed by Spike Lee. He also had an important role in the movie In Too Deep, which was based on a real story.
He also appeared often on the TV show ER as a character named Darnell Thibeaux. You might have seen him in other films like Brooklyn's Finest, Belly, and The Devil's Own.
Hassan Johnson also owns a company that makes movies and TV shows. He named it Autumn Leaves, after his daughter.
He has appeared in many music videos for popular artists. These include "Fallen" by Mýa, "Break You Off" by The Roots, and "Just a Lil Bit" by 50 Cent. He was also in the crime-drama web series "Dead Man's Trigger". He even played Jennifer Hudson's love interest in her "No One Gonna Love You" music video.
More recently, Johnson played Lorenzo on the CBS TV show Person of Interest. He also lent his voice to the character Harold "Stretch" Joseph in the video game Grand Theft Auto V. In 2018, he appeared in the WWE Studios film Blood Brother.
Key Roles in Film and TV
Hassan Johnson has been in many films and television shows. Here are some of his notable roles:
Films
- 1995: Clockers as Skills
- 1998: Belly as Mark
- 1999: In Too Deep as Latique
- 2002: Paid in Full as Accomplice
- 2009: Brooklyn's Finest as Beamer
- 2014: Top Five as Craig
- 2017: Bobbi Kristina (TV movie) as Bobby Brown
- 2018: Blood Brother as Joe
- 2019: Standing Up, Falling Down as Aaron
- 2020: Equal Standard as Justice
- 2023: Story Ave as Reggie
Television Shows
- 1995–96: New York Undercover as Red/Ahmed
- 2001: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Junior
- 2002–08: The Wire as Roland 'Wee-Bey' Brice (a main role in Season 1 and 4)
- 2005–07: ER as Darnell Thibeaux
- 2006: Entourage as Bunky
- 2012: The Good Wife as Gavin Wells
- 2013: Person of Interest as Lorenzo
- 2014: The Blacklist as Pete Maguire
- 2016: Blue Bloods as Morgan Rutherford
- 2021-22: Flatbush Misdemeanors as Drew Hill (a main role)
Video Games
- 2013: Grand Theft Auto V as Harold 'Stretch' Joseph (voice role)
