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Lamar Johnson (born July 18, 1994) portrays West North on The Next Step.

Biography

Lamar Johnson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

He is a self-taught dancer,[3] but has also trained at Canadian Dance Company.

Career

Lamar once appeared on the Maury Show for "America's Most Talented Kid Dancers." Lamar says his biggest accomplishment was performing on Showtime in Apollo in NYC. Other than The Next Step, he has appeared on Covert Affairs, The Firm, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Rookie Blue, Parkdale, Liar, Honey, Apple Mortgage Cake, TVO's Pop It! and Home Facts are Good.[4]

Lamar co-choreographed The Next Step's "Rewind" Halloween Video, in which he played an alien.[5]

He played Young Dunston in the 2012 movie, Home Again and Twist in the 2015 movie, Full Out.[6] He also played Harry in an episode of 2014 TV Series, Saving Hope and Ethan Grant in an episode of TV Series, Mary Kills People. Lamar directed and edited an episode in Season 4.[7] He also co-choreographed a routine with Trevor Tordjman in Season 4.[8]

In 2017, Lamar portrayed Jesse in the film Kings, alongside Halle Berry and Smush in Hate City. In 2018, Lamar portrayed Seven Carter otherwise known as Sevie in the film The Hate U Give, alongside Amandla Stenberg and Sabrina Carpenter.[9] In 2019, Lamar portrayed Match in X-Men: Dark Phoenix.

In 2020, Lamar portrayed Norlon in the film Run Sweetheart Run and Charlie in All The Bright Places. Between 2021 and 2022, Lamar portrayed the recurring role of Kofi Jones in Your Honor. In 2022, Lamar portrayed Michael in the film Brother, and in 2023 portrayed Henry Burrell in two episodes of the HBO televisual adaptation of the video game The Last Of Us.[10]

Personal Life

Lamar and his fellow cast mates, Trevor Tordjman (James) and Isaac Lupien (Eldon), were roommates for a while before The Next Step: Live on Stage (2015) and during the shooting of Season 4.[11]

Trivia

Gallery

Kathy Riley season 3 episode 13 "Look at that painting!"

To view the Lamar Johnson gallery, click here.


External links

 References

  1. The Next Step Season 5 - Cast On: Lamar Johnson ('West') - YouTube. YouTube (June 15, 2017). Retrieved on July 26, 2017.
  2. Buzz: Lamar Johnson. Family Channel. Retrieved on December 19, 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Buzz: Lamar Johnson. Family Channel. Retrieved on August 28, 2015.
  4. Lamar Johnson - Bio, Facts, Family. Famous Birthdays. Retrieved on August 28, 2015.
  5. Behind the scenes of The Next Step Rewind Halloween Video. Youtube (Web). Retrieved on October 27, 2015
  6. Full Out IMDb page. Retrieved December 15, 2015
  7. Lamar Johnson on Instagram. Instagram (February 12, 2016). Retrieved on February 14, 2016.
  8. The Next Step - Behind the Scenes: "All We Need" Dance (Season 4). Youtube. (March 19, 2016). Retrieved on January 7. 2018.
  9. Lamar Johnson - iMDb. iMDb. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  10. Wikipedia - Lamar Johnson (Actor)
  11. "The Next Step Live: The Movie". Wikia. Retrieved on January 1, 2024.
  12. Full Out IMDb page. Retrieved on December 15, 2015
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