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Johnny Messner

Highest Rated: 71% Detective Knight: Redemption (2022)

Lowest Rated: 4% The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

Birthday: Apr 11, 1970

Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, USA

Often bearing the uniform beard stubble of the classic anti-hero, Johnny Messner is one of the few new millennium actors picking up the mantle of the macho action stars of yesteryear. After debuting on soap operas, he began landing supporting and recurring roles in several mainstream projects of various genres, including the bawdy, female-centric romantic comedy "The Sweetest Thing" and the taut jungle-rescue adventure "Tears of the Sun" (2003). Emerging as a natural portrayer of dangerous masculinity, he garnered his first lead role as the courageous hero of the action-packed creature feature "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" and delivered a memorable turn as an unhinged mob goon in the unbelievably frenzied pulp thriller "Running Scared." Ever since, he's released a number of self-starring vehicles--including the animalistic prison brawler "Ring of Death"--to the TV-movie and direct-to-video markets, where there is a huge demand for brutal action sagas. Unlike many hardcore genre stars, Messner also has a knack for outright comedy and has delivered standout performances in such violence-free films as the freewheeling show business satire "Remarkable Power" and the amusing ode to booze "Bottoms Up."

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Highest rated movies

71% 88% Detective Knight: Redemption
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67% 55% Overrun
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63% 52% The Art of Travel
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50% 78% Detective Knight: Rogue Watchlist
41% 79% Running Scared
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35% 62% Hostage
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34% 69% Tears of the Sun
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30% 54% Finding Home
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26% 27% Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
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26% 86% Gasoline Alley Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 87% Call Her King Unknown (Character) - 2023
71% 88% Detective Knight: Redemption Executive Producer - 2022
14% 22% Paradise City Executive Producer - 2022
50% 78% Detective Knight: Rogue Executive Producer - 2022
25% 15% White Elephant Executive Producer - 2022
No Score Yet 86% A Day to Die Schipp (Character) - 2022
26% 86% Gasoline Alley Executive Producer - 2022
8% 91% American Siege Silas (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 10% Deadlock Unknown (Character),
Producer
- 2021
67% 55% Overrun Detective Blake Finning (Character) - 2021
6% 54% Cosmic Sin Coco (Character) - 2021
19% 55% Breach Blue (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Christmas High Note Michael (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 15% Beyond the Law Frank Wilson (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 30% Alone We Fight Captain Hank Kedry (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 27% Silencer Frank (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 92% The Girl Who Invented Kissing Freddy (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 28% American Violence Paul (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Decommissioned John Niles (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 15% The Perfect Weapon Condor (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 24% Weaponized Detective Walker (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 7% Checkmate Joey (Character) - 2015
25% 28% Condemned Gault (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 27% 4Got10 Brian Barns (Character) - 2015
5% 12% The Outsider Ricky (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 24% Kill 'em All Gabriel (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 70% She Wants Me John (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 27% Arena Kaden (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Corrado Corrado (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 60% Meet My Mom Sgt. Vince Carerra (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 27% Wrong Turn at Tahoe Mickey (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 24% Ring of Death Burke Wyatt (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 12% The Poker Club Bill (Character) - 2008
63% 52% The Art of Travel Christopher Loren (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 18% Loaded Javon (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 25% Believers David Vaughn (Character) - 2007
41% 79% Running Scared Tommy "Tombs" Perello (Character) $6.9M 2006
35% 62% Hostage Mr. Jones (Character) $34.6M 2005
26% 27% Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Bill Johnson (Character) $31.5M 2004
4% 40% The Whole Ten Yards Zevo (Character) $16.3M 2004
30% 54% Finding Home Nick (Character) - 2003
34% 69% Tears of the Sun Kelly Lake (Character) $43.4M 2003
No Score Yet 10% Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault Vickers (Character) - 1999

TV

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No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Jeremy Grant (Guest Star) 2018
100% 86% Jane The Virgin Chuck (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2000 2011
38% No Score Yet Dark Blue Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
50% No Score Yet The Gates Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
5% No Score Yet Knight Rider Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lowell Harris (Guest Star) 2008
0% No Score Yet Killer Instinct Det. Jack Hale (Character) 2005 2007
88% 95% Burn Notice Glenn Harrick (Guest Star) 2007
68% 72% The O.C. Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
25% No Score Yet Tarzan Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2003
78% 93% Friends Kash Ford (Guest Star) 2001
87% 88% Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Danny Unknown (Guest Star)