Johnny is an award-winning Latino actor, filmmaker and host based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Arizona to Mexican and Colombian immigrant parents and a proud first-generation American. He studied broadcast journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. While in Arizona, he was a CBS News Multi Media Journalist Fellow, training with professional news anchors, producers and reporting live in the field. Shortly after he became a camera operator for the ABC TV show, “Right This Minute,” created by the former producers of TMZ. In 2012, he decided to make a change and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film/TV. His work began as a film development intern for Panay Films at Disney Studios and quickly transitioned into acting and filmmaking. He worked production on several feature films and commercials while trying to audition for roles. Eventually booking guest spots on network shows such as, NCIS, Hawaii Five-0, SWAT and Narcos: Mexico.

He is currently earning his MFA in Producing for Film, Television, and New Media at the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Peter Stark Program. He was previously a series regular on Amazon’s single-cam comedy, “Primo,” produced by Michael Schur, producer of The Office and co-creator of Parks & Rec and Brooklyn 99. He can also be seen recurring on the Emmy-nominated series Pam & Tommy (HULU) and Grey’s Anatomy (ABC).

As a filmmaker, he has written, directed, and produced several projects, including co-directing the episodic pilot Puncher’s Chance, which won the Caz Matthews Award at SeriesFest 2023 and is now streaming on Tubi. His film Miracle Wood, which he wrote, directed, and produced, premiered at SeriesFest 2024, earning both the Audience Award and Best Late Night. Most recently, he co-wrote, directed, and produced the independent pilot Son of a Bikram, which won the Special Jury Award in the Independent Television Pilot Competition at SXSW 2026.

As a host and spokesperson he has done work for the LA Galaxy, RAM/Chrysler, Acura, Little Caesar’s and Xfinity. He is currently an on-camera host for the Tennis Channel.