Linton Kwesi Johnson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
24 Aug 1952
Age
74 Years
Born In
Clarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]
Total Projects
11
Years Active
45 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
Linton Kwesi Johnson OD (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican patois over dub-reggae, usually written in...
Known For
Blitz
2024
Popular Voices at the BBC
2017
Black and White in Colour
1992
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
1984
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
2020
Upon Westminster Bridge
1982
Dread Beat and Blood
1979
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
2006
Filmography
movie
Blitz
Blitz
as The Oracle
movie
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
tv
Popular Voices at the BBC
Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
movie
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
as Self
movie
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
as Self - vocals
movie
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
movie
Black and White in Colour
Black and White in Colour
as Self
movie
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as Self
movie
Upon Westminster Bridge
Upon Westminster Bridge
as Self
movie
Dread Beat and Blood