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Jul 19, 1989 (35)

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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James Austin Johnson

James Austin Johnson (born July 19, 1989) is an American comedian and actor originally from Nashville, Tennessee. He has garnered attention for his impression of former President Donald Trump, sometimes being referred to as "the best Trump impersonator." He currently is a cast member of the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live, where he impersonates both Trump and Joe Biden. In addition to the films Blue Like Jazz and Hail, Caesar!, Johnson has appeared in the television series Adam Ruins Everything, Better Call Saul, and All Rise. He has also filmed a DirecTV television ad with National Football League veteran Peyton Manning. In 2021, Johnson was cast as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, alongside fellow newcomers Aristotle Athari and Sarah Sherman, for its forty-seventh season. During the season premiere cold open, he portrayed President Joe Biden, and later played former president Donald Trump in the season's fifth episode. Andy Hoglund, who recaps SNL episodes for Entertainment Weekly, said "he is one of the most exciting new cast members in years, a cross between Dana Carvey and Darrell Hammond. He's that kind of talent."

Better Call Saul

February 8, 2015

Hail, Caesar!

February 5, 2016

Inside Out 2

June 11, 2024

She Said

November 17, 2022

Future Man

November 14, 2017

Saturday Night Live

October 11, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

February 17, 2014

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

December 30, 2000

October Baby

October 30, 2011

All Rise

September 23, 2019