Lovie is a Nigerian/Seminole/British/Ashkenazi-Jewish Filmmaker, raised an Army brat and having played professional basketball overseas, he developed a unique flavor for storytelling. Lovie first directed music videos, socially conscious/hip reality-shows, and helped develop PSAs for non-profit programs for the homeless youth in the Southeast. Lovie's experience as an actor in the stage productions Amistad and For Black Boys along with films such as "Fright Night", "Debt to Society", "UTU", and "The Sounds of War..." contribute to his ability to bring the character to life. Lovie is producing the feature films "Supernal Darkness", a psychological action/thriller, and "Sidewalk Baby" an urban/hip hop bi-opic. Current projects in active development are a paranormal/sci-fi action-thriller called "The Blackest Yellow...", a black western called "The SINS". Next on the film slate is a paranormal/action short called "Your 24..." which is Produced, Written, & Directed by Lovie. He will also be co-starring in Greg Hatanaka's upcoming horror/thriller "Amityville Cop" (October 2021) and Benny Tjandra's newest action-epic "Prey Of Wrath" which is due out in 2022. Lovie is committed to create social awareness and positive change through film and television around the areas of child abuse awareness and child sex trafficking plus social-change topics. Lovie's training and life experience combine to provide him a unique lens through which he views life. It is this lens which he applies to the discipline of storytelling as a Filmmaker/Actor/Writer/Director...
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor and producer
- 3 on Motif · 5 credits in all
Known for
Where can I watch Lovie Johnson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Lovie Johnson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
5 credits, 3 with a Motif page.
Prey of Wrath(2026)
Motif score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Amityville Cop(2021)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
Syndicate Smasher (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Fright Night(2011)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all filmsThings Luminous (not in the Motif catalog yet)