{{Short description|English actor and writer}} {{cleanup|date=April 2017|reason=It needs more personal information such as birth and schooling}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
'''Reuben Johnson''' is an English actor and writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsdf.org.uk/cms2/index.php?page=edinburgh-competition-2011 |title=Edinburgh Competition 2011 |publisher=NSDF |date= |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> He is known for portraying Sean in the BBC series ''Prisoners' Wives'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bpmzc/characters/sean-lowe |title=BBC One – Prisoners' Wives – Sean Lowe |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |accessdate=14 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222042208/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bpmzc/characters/sean-lowe |archivedate=22 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Wee Man in the feature film ''Weekender'' and Ashley in the feature film ''Territory'', which he also wrote and directed. He grew up in Salford, Greater Manchester.
==Career== Johnson's theatre credits include ''Voxpop'' (Nabokov/Soho Theatre), ''Territory'' (Pleasance Theatre, UK Tour) and ''The Meeting'' (Pleasance Theatre, UK Tour). His film credits include ''Territory'' (Fiddy West Productions) and Weekender, (Momentum Pictures). He is soon to shoot British independent feature films 'Halcyon Heights' and 'Wrecked'. Television credits include Prisoners' Wives, Tiger Aspect/BBC, Casualty and Doctor Who<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unitedagents.co.uk/reuben-johnson |title=Reuben Johnson |publisher=United Agents |date= |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref>
==Writing== Reuben Johnson was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award in 2009 for his play ''Territory''. ''Territory'' went on to win the National Student Drama Festival and Methuen Drama Award for Emerging Artists, Best Ensemble and Best Producer for Victoria Brittain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edfringe.com/participants/awards |title=Awards | Edinburgh Festival Fringe |publisher=Edfringe.com |date= |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> In 2010 Reuben Johnson returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his second play ''The Meeting'' and ''Territory'' running in rep. ''Territory'' was favorably reviewed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/edinburgh/E8831281390802/Territory.html |title=Reviews |publisher=Whatsonstage.com |date=9 August 2010 |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/theatre_review_territory_1_765796 |title=Theatre review: Territory – News |publisher=Scotsman.com |date=19 August 2009 |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> and later transferred to the Lowry Studio Salford Quays. In 2011 Reuben was commissioned by Paines Plough to write a 15-minute response to Mike Bartlett's ''Love Love Love'' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. This resulted in Johnson's third play ''The Proposal'' which opened as a full-length play at the Lowry Studio before transferring to Theatre503 in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsJ/johnson-reuben.html |title=Reuben Johnson – complete guide to the Playwright, Plays, Theatres, Agent |publisher=Doollee.com |date=2 February 2010 |accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref> Johnson also developed a screenplay for a feature film of ''Territory'' which filmed in 2012 and was released on Vimeo On Demand on 8 October 2014. In 2012 Johnson was chosen to be part of The Big Room project with Paines Plough. His 4th play Wrecked was a co-production between Fiddy West Productions and the Lowry Studio. The play opened at the Edinburgh Festival 2012 before transferring to the Lowry Studio where it enjoyed a sell out run and Johnson received a nomination for Best Studio Performance from the Manchester Theatre Awards 2012<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130120051737/http://manchestertheatreawards.com/news/24 Article title]}}</ref> Johnson has recently written a series of comedy sketches alongside Victoria Brittain which are released weekly on Fiddy West Productions YouTube Channel, ''Fiddy Sketch''.
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|4046100}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Reuben}} Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Salford Category:21st-century English male actors Category:English male television actors Category:English male film actors Category:Year of birth missing (living people)