Paul Johansson
Johansson was born in Spokane,January 26, 1964, Washington, the son of ice hockey player Earl Johnson, but raised in Kelowna, B.C. He was an athlete like his father and played for the Canadian Olympic Basketball Team and for the University of British Columbia. After quitting basketball he began writing, which in turn led to acting.
Johansson's ex-wife is actress Gabriela Oltean.
Johansson's mother, Joanne Leone Johansson, died on October 14, 2011,
after a 20-year battle with breast cancer. Season 9, episode 11 of the
CW's One Tree Hill (titled "Danny Boy", in which Paul's character Dan
Scott dies) was dedicated to her memory.
"Obituary: Joanne Leone Johansson". Newspaper. Vancouver Sun and/or The Province.
Acting career
Johansson landed his first role on the popular soap opera
Santa Barbara. He played Greg Hughes from 1989 to 1990. Soon he made appearances in other television shows such as
Parker Lewis Can't Lose,
Beverly Hills, 90210 and
Lonesome Dove.
Johansson became well-known to fans of
90210 for playing John Sears, a fraternity brother who unsuccessfully vied for the affections of Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) and set up Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering) to burglarize a professor's office. Sears was later blackballed
from the fraternity for the incident. Johnasson's character did not
return until the season 4 finale, where he attempted to humiliate Steve
at every turn, only to be brought down by Steve's friends Brenda Walsh (Shannen Doherty) and Donna Martin (Tori Spelling).
He also appeared in commercials, most notably as the delivery man in a Diet Coke commercial. He has appeared in the films
Soapdish,
John Q and
Alpha Dog and had a small role in
The Notebook. He subsequently featured in Takashi Miike's 2003 film Gozu, appearing as a man with a cow's head. In 2003 Johansson wrote and directed the film
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie. He has also directed several episodes of
One Tree Hill. In 2006 he starred in Emily Skopov's
Novel Romance, alongside Traci Lords and Sherilyn Fenn. He appeared in the 7th season of
The Drew Carey Show, playing a sportscaster.
He is the director of
Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), the first third of a proposed trilogy based on the novel by Ayn Rand. The film received a "13% Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating that only five of thirty-nine reviewers liked it.
Filmography
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1989 |
Swimsuit |
|
|
| 1989–1990 |
Santa Barbara |
Greg Hughes |
justins brother |
| 1990 |
Laker Girls |
Bart Jeffris |
|
| They Came from Outer Space |
Doug |
|
| 1991 |
Soapdish |
Blair Brennan/Bolt |
|
| 1991–1993 |
Parker Lewis Can't Lose |
Nick Comstock |
|
| 1992 |
Martial Law II: Undercover |
Spencer Hamilton |
|
| 1993 |
Midnight Witness |
Paul |
|
| When the Party's Over |
Henry |
|
| 1993–1994 |
Beverly Hills, 90210 |
John Sears |
|
| 1994 |
Burke's Law |
|
|
| The 5 Mrs. Buchanans |
Jesse Buchanan |
|
| 1994–1995 |
Lonesome Dove: The Series |
Austin Peale |
|
| 1995–1996 |
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years |
Austin Peale |
|
| 1996 |
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice |
Det. Bert Kling |
|
| 1997 |
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave |
Det. Bert Kling |
|
| 7th Heaven |
Tom Harrison |
|
| She's So Lovely |
Intern #2 |
|
| Dead Man's Gun |
Sanford Hogan |
|
| 1998 |
Players |
Jeff Taylor |
|
| Dharma & Greg |
Leonard |
|
| Earth: Final Conflict |
Sloane |
|
| Carniaval of Souls |
Michael |
|
| 1998–1999 |
Highlander: The Raven |
Nick Wolfe |
|
| 1999 |
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies |
Gregory |
justin decker is a part of the cast |
| First Wave |
Hatcher |
|
| 2000 |
Glory Glory |
Wes |
|
| Hope Island |
Steve Kramer |
|
| Da Vinci's Inquest |
Tom Sprawl |
|
| The Last Dance |
Charlie Parker |
|
| Andromeda |
Guderian |
|
| 2001 |
Berserker |
Barek |
|
| The Drew Carey Show |
Ron Higgins |
|
| 2002 |
Darkness Falling |
Sean Leonard |
|
| John Q |
Tuck Lampley |
|
| Edge of Madness |
Henry Mullen |
|
| The District |
Father Patrick Debreno |
|
| 2003 |
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie |
Jack |
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Children/Youth/Family Special
Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Children/Youth/Family Special |
| 2003–2012 |
One Tree Hill |
Dan Scott |
Series regular season 1–7; episodes 1-13. Special Guest star, season 8. Returning as series regular for season 9. |
| 2004 |
Window Theory |
Stu |
|
| The Notebook |
Allie's Mom's Ex Boyfriend |
uncredited |
| 2006 |
Alpha Dog |
Peter Johansson |
|
| Mind Games |
Michael |
|
| Novel Romance |
Jake Buckley |
|
| 2008 |
IQ-145 |
Ben Compost |
|
| Toxic |
Gus |
|
| 2009 |
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day |
Kuntsler |
|
| 2011 |
Atlas Shrugged: Part I |
John Galt (seen from back of head with hat only in Part 1 of planned trilogy) |
|
| 2012 |
Criminal Minds (Season 7 Episode 15) |
Clark Preston |
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