Introduction
James Michael "Jamie" Johnston (born July 7, 1989) is a Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his role as Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Personal life and career
Johnston was born July 7, 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Johnston portrayed Peter Stone on Degrassi: The Next Generation from 2005-2010. He has been nominated for 8 Young Artist Awards in Los Angeles and won 2. He has also starred in the series Wild Card and Zixx: Level One. He has a wide range of interests, including soccer, snowboarding, skateboarding, cycling and playing the guitar and numerous other instruments. Jamie went to Kenya with the organization "Free the Children" to build a school and filmed as a special for MTV. Jamie has made numerous appearances on ET Canada and etalk. He has traveled extensively. He played guitar in a band called SoundSpeed along with a few of his fellow Degrassi cast mates. He also played the male lead as Lucas Green in the feature film Love Me. Other films include, "Jesus Henry Christ", "The Tenth Circle", "Killer Instinct", "My Babysitter's a Vampire", and numerous Movie of Week productions. In 2016, Johnston reprised his role as Peter Stone on Degrassi: Next Class for 4 episodes during its second season. He is currently in another band that has been signed, as the drummer. He also writes and composes.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | I Was A Sixth Grade Alien | ||
| 2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Young Patrick Kennedy | |
| 2002 | Winter Sun | Young Duncan | Independent short |
| Doc | Bryce | Episode #209, "Karate Kid" | |
| 2002–2004 | Ace Lightning | ||
| 2003 | Name of the Rose | Young Rob | Independent feature |
| Absolon | Boy | Feature film | |
| More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story | Corey | Young Artist Award 2004, Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special — Supporting Young Actor | |
| Killer Instinct: From the Files of Agent Candice DeLong | Deegan Schauer | TV movie | |
| Public Domain | Ian | Feature film | |
| 2003–2005 | Wild Card | Clifford "Cliff" Woodall | Nominated — Young Artist Award 2005, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor |
| 2004 | Zixx: Level One | Adam Frake | Series lead |
| 2005 | Zixx: Level Two | Adam | Guest star, Episode #2-21, "Now You See Him" |
| The Rick Mercer Report | Son | Episode #3.3, in skit "Fatherly Advice" | |
| 2005–2010 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Peter Stone | Series regular, episodes #5.01–10.14 Nominated — Young Artist Award 2006, Best Performance in a TV series — Young Ensemble Performance Nominated — Young Artist Award 2007, Best Performance in a TV Series — Leading Young Actor Young Artist Award 2008, Best Performance in a TV Series — Leading Young Actor Nominated — Young Artist Award 2009, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor Nominated — Young Artist Award 2010, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) — Leading Young Actor |
| 2008 | Degrassi Spring Break Movie | Peter Stone | TV movie |
| The Tenth Circle | Jason Underhill | Nominated — Young Artist Award 2009, Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special — Supporting Young Actor | |
| 2009 | Degrassi Goes Hollywood | Peter Stone | TV movie |
| 2010 | Degrassi Takes Manhattan | Peter Stone | TV movie |
| My Babysitter's a Vampire | James | TV movie | |
| Reviving Ophelia | Ty Benchley | TV movie | |
| Connor Undercover | Andre | 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Really Me | Dylan Dillon | 2 episodes |
| Jesus Henry Christ | Young Billy Herman | ||
| Wingin' It | Space Pirate Bruce | Episode "Reel Trouble" | |
| 2012 | Wingin' It | Stone Hardcastle | Episode "Cosmonaut Claire 3-D" |
| My Babysitter's a Vampire | Dirk Baddison | Episode "Welcome Back Dusker" | |
| 2016 | Degrassi: Next Class | Peter Stone | Recurring (Season 2) |
- Symphony of Fire – Independent Short
Theatre
- Aesop Fables: A Man, A Boy & A Donkey – Donkey
- The Chrysalids – Mark
- Epimenides – Cabin Boy
- Job & The Snake – Neptune
- "25th Annual Young Artist Awards - Winners and Nominations". Young Artist Awards. 2004. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- "26th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2005. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- "27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2006. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- "28th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2007. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- "29th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ^ "30th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- "31st Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-09.