Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson (born October 5, 1985) is a Canadian director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed, co-wrote and starred in the films The Dirties (2013), Operation Avalanche(2016), BlackBerry (2023) and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025); the latter film is based on his docufiction sitcom web series Nirvana the Band the Show (2007–2009) and its television adaptation Nirvanna the Band the Show (2017–2018). Johnson subsequently directed Tony, a 2026 biopic about chef Anthony Bourdain. Johnson began his career working in low-budget independent docufiction productions. First, he attracted accolades for The Dirties, which won Best Feature Narrative at the Slamdance Film Festival. He achieved critical and commercial success with the biopic BlackBerry, winning directing awards at the Canadian Screen Awards and Vancouver Film Critics Circle. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Johnson's work includes elements of pseudo-documentary filmmaking and improvisation, often using hidden camera techniques and location filming without permits. He has frequently played fictionalised versions of himself in both his own productions and those of other filmmakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Johnson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Diamond Tongues
(John Matheson)
Operation Avalanche
(Matt Johnson)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
(Matt)
The Dirties
(Matt)
BlackBerry
(Doug)
The Heirloom
(Belligerent Vet (Voice))
Matt and Mara
(Matt)
Spice It Up
(Passport Photographer)
How Heavy This Hammer
(Hardware Store Employee)
Anne at 13,000 Ft.
(Matt)
The Fantastic Corpse
Chatterboxing
(Brody (voice))
My Mother's Pearls
(Older Steve Hamelin)
Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures
(Matt)
Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the Rivoli
(Matt)
Shubadak
(Blanks)
The Revenge Plot
(Oversized Kid)
Operation Avalanche
(Boy)
Matt Johnson: Live At Comic-Con
(Matt Johnson)
Uncle Stav mission impossible promo
Nirvanna the Band the Show
(Matt)
Nirvana the Band the Show
(Matt)
BlackBerry: The Limited Series
The Dirties
(Director)
The Dirties
(Writer)
BlackBerry
(Director)
Operation Avalanche
(Director)
Operation Avalanche
(Producer)
Operation Avalanche
(Writer)
Therapy Dogs
(Executive Producer)
Matt and Mara
(Executive Producer)
BlackBerry
(Writer)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
(Director)
Tony
(Director)
The Dirties
(Producer)
The Dirties
(Editor)
Hell of a Summer
(Thanks)
Mile End Kicks
(Executive Producer)
Tony
(Producer)
The Fantastic Corpse
(Director)
Journalism 101
(Director)
Kill Hitler
(Director)
Magic: The Gathering
(Director)
Crash Land
(Executive Producer)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
(Story)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
(Writer)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
(Original Series Creator)
Journalism 101
(Writer)
My Mother's Pearls
(Director)
Honolulu Blue
(Director)
Honolulu Blue
(Writer)
Honolulu Blue
(Editor)
Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures
(Director)
Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures
(Producer)
Nirvana the Band the Show the Adventures
(Writer)
Tony
(Writer)
Shubadak
(Editor)
Nirvana the Band the Show: Live @ the Rivoli
(Director)
The Revenge Plot
(Writer)
Operation Avalanche
(Director)
Operation Avalanche
(Editor)
The Two Year Rule
(Executive Producer)
Stavros Halkias: Uncle Stav
(Director)
Matt Johnson: Live At Comic-Con
(Director)
Operation Avalanche
(Writer)
Uncle Stav mission impossible promo
(Director)
Nirvanna the Band the Show
(Director)
Nirvanna the Band the Show
(Producer)
Matt & Bird Break Loose
(Producer)
Nirvanna the Band the Show
(Writer)
Nirvana the Band the Show
(Producer)
Matt & Bird Break Loose
(Director)
Matt & Bird Break Loose
(Writer)
Nirvana the Band the Show
(Writer)
BlackBerry: The Limited Series
(Director)
Nirvanna the Band the Show
(Creator)
Nirvana the Band the Show
(Creator)