Portrait of Johnny Messner

Acting

Johnny Messner

Career

Active from 1999 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score41/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Girl Who Invented Kissing
The Girl Who Invented Kissing
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Johnny Messner Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Action Thriller 5
  • Crime Thriller 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Fast-Paced Action 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Dystopian Future 3
  • Gritty Crime Thriller 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • High Stakes 3
  • Kidnapping 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

14 titles · average score 35
Winter: Battleground
Winter: Battleground (2026)
GoodWatch score 18

as Jacob

Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway (2025)
GoodWatch score 45

as Stone Camp

A Day to Die
A Day to Die (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as Schipp

Detective Knight: Rogue
Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
GoodWatch score 48

as Brigga

Paradise City
Paradise City (2022)
GoodWatch score 29

Executive Producer

Gasoline Alley
Gasoline Alley (2022)
GoodWatch score 33

Executive Producer

American Siege
American Siege (2022)
GoodWatch score 25

as Silas

Overrun
Overrun (2021)
GoodWatch score 47

as Detective Blake Finning

Cosmic Sin
Cosmic Sin (2021)
GoodWatch score 19

as Coco

Deadlock
Deadlock (2021)
GoodWatch score 30

as Cranbrook

Breach
Breach (2020)
GoodWatch score 26

as Blue

The Christmas High Note
The Christmas High Note (2020)
GoodWatch score 47

as Michael

2010s

23 titles · average score 47
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law (2019)
GoodWatch score 29

as Frank Wilson

Alone We Fight
Alone We Fight (2018)
GoodWatch score 35

as Captain Hank Kedry

Silencer
Silencer (2018)
GoodWatch score 37

as Frank

The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect Weapon (2016)
GoodWatch score 27

as Condor

Decommissioned
Decommissioned (2016)
GoodWatch score 34

as John Niles

4Got10
4Got10 (2015)
GoodWatch score 40

as Brian Barns

Condemned
Condemned (2015)
GoodWatch score 25

as Gault

The Outsider
The Outsider (2015)
GoodWatch score 19

as Ricky

Wake
Wake (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Elkins

Kill 'em All
Kill 'em All (2012)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gabriel

Arena
Arena (2011)
GoodWatch score 42

as Kaden

A Soldier's Love Story
A Soldier's Love Story (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sgt. Vince Carerra

2000s

29 titles · average score 52
The Art of Travel
The Art of Travel (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Christopher Loren

Ring of Death
Ring of Death (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

as Burke Wyatt

The Poker Club
The Poker Club (2008)
GoodWatch score 36

as Bill Doyle

Believers
Believers (2007)
GoodWatch score 40

as David Vaughn

Running Scared
Running Scared (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tommy 'Tombs' Perello

Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct (2005)
GoodWatch score 27

TV show · as Jack Hale

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Jeremy Grant

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
GoodWatch score 39

as Bill Johnson

The Whole Ten Yards
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
GoodWatch score 32

as Zevo

Spartan
Spartan (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

as Grace

Tears of the Sun
Tears of the Sun (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

as Kelly Lake

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Frank Cafferty / Ted Sallanger

1990s

4 titles · average score 65
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Lowell Harris

Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault
Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault (1999)
GoodWatch score 29

as Vickers

Angel
Angel (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Kevin

Friends
Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Kash