Biography
Maliq Johnson is an American actor. Born on 22 June 2000 in Brooklyn, New York, he began his career with commercials and took acting classes with Opening Act. He attended Cobble Hill School of American Studies and is based in Queens.
Johnson is known for his role as Jayson Jackson in the Netflix series Grand Army (2020). His film credits include Little Men (2016) as Umar, Skin (2018) as Lonnie, The Many Saints of Newark (2021) as Kevin, Turtles All the Way Down (2024) as Mychal, and Ricky (2025) as James. He has also appeared in When They See Us (2019) and The Equalizer (2023).
In 2026, Johnson joined the cast of the Hulu series Phony as Vogel, Sonny's childhood best friend.
