James Austin Johnson

Acting · Born 1989-07-19 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Biography

James Austin Johnson (born July 19, 1989) is an American comedian and actor who is occasionally known by his initials, JAJ. Johnson is a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live, which he joined as a featured player for the show's 47th season in 2021. On SNL, he has impersonated both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Johnson was promoted to a repertory player in 2023.

Known for

• You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... (2026)
• Lorne (2026)
• Hellcat (2025)
• The Running Man (2025)
• A Complete Unknown (2024)
• Shadow (2022)
• Cursed Friends (2022)
• She Said (2022)
• The Lot (2019)
• Space Trash (2019)
• Hail, Caesar! (2016)
• October Baby (2011)
• Alumni (2009)
• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. (2024)
• Is It Cake? Holiday (2024)
• The G Word with Adam Conover (2022)
• Ghosts (2021)
• All Rise (2019)
• Barry (2018)
• Future Man (2017)
• Better Call Saul (2015)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
• Saturday Night Live (1975)