About

Grant S. Johnson is a Grammy and Tony award winning and an Academy Awards and Golden Globes nominated writer, director, and producer.

Grant produced May December, starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, and directed by Todd Haynes.

Grant’s third directorial feature film, Agent Game, released in April 2022 by Lionsgate and Sony Pictures, an action spy thriller starring Dermot Mulroney, Adan Canto, Jason Isaacs, and Mel Gibson.

Grant is the Second Unit Director and an Executive Producer of the upcoming Summer Camp, starring Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Eugene Levy, Dennis Haysbert, Beverly D’Angelo, Josh Peck, and Nicole Richie.

Grant is a filmmaker from New York City. He attended Swarthmore College (‘14), where he pitched for the baseball team and majored in art history.

Grant's wrote, directed, and produced Nighthawks, which premiered during Tribeca Film Festival on May 4, 2019.

In November 2016, Grant was a producer on A Bronx Tale (the Broadway musical) and an Executive Producer on The Band's Visit (the Broadway musical), which won 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and a Grammy.

Grant wrote, co-directed, and produced his first feature film Frat Star, which was released by Gravitas Ventures and Netflix in 2017.

Grant’s upcoming films include The Apprentice, The Assessment, and Clean Up Crew.