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| Birth name | John Christopher Strong |
| Born | July 22, 1974 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1996–present (acting) |
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John Christopher Strong (born July 22, 1974) is an American actor, composer, and musician. He is best known for his roles in Black Hawk Down (as Medal of Honor recipient Randy Shughart) and The Fast and the Furious as Leon. Aside from acting, Strong is also the lead vocalist and founder of the band Operator, movie composer, movie writer, and movie producer.
Strong was born in Los Angeles County, California. At the age of 7 he began studying martial arts, taking up Judo in the San Fernando Valley. He went on to learn Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Boxing, and eventually earned a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Chris Lisciandro. At 12, he began to play guitar and taught himself to play drums, bass, and piano.
He was signed to two major labels RCA and Atlantic Records. He has released nine albums: Bombthreat: Before She Blows and Fly and Lick My Neck Good Sleep with his former band, and Can You Hear Me Now?, La Luna Del Diablo Blanco, Soulcrusher, The War of Art, Close to Extinction, War Horse and White Light with Operator band.[1]
Strong has had various roles in television, and landed a role in the Steven Seagal film The Glimmer Man. He then worked on Sylvester Stallone's Get Carter, The Fast and The Furious, and Black Hawk Down. Strong stars in Sinners & Saints, a New Orleans-based police thriller featuring Sean Patrick Flanery and Tom Berenger released in 2012.
2010 marked his return to the screen, starring in Sinners and Saints, an action-thriller film, as Detective Sean Riley.
He was married on December 10, 1997, to Alexandra Holden, but they have since divorced.
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Tim | Actor |
| The Glimmer Man | Johnny Deverell | Actor | |
| Time Well Spent | Lloyd Clevenger | Actor | |
| 1997 | On the Edge of Innocence | Squeamich | Actor |
| Don't Eat the Chili at the Detour Diner | Gavin | Actor | |
| 1998 | Bury Me in Kern County | Oldie | Actor |
| 2000 | Get Carter | Eddie | Actor |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Leon | Actor |
| Black Hawk Down | Sergeant First Class Randall Shughart | Actor | |
| 2010 | Sinners and Saints | Detective Sean Riley | Actor and composer |
| 2014 | Elwood | David "Davey Boy" | Actor |
| 2016 | Daylight's End | Thomas Rourke | Actor and composer |
| 2018 | Cold Brook | Ronnie | Actor |
| 2020 | Invincible | Cameron "Cam" Devore | Actor, writer and composer[2] |
| 2023 | Warhorse One | Master Chief Richard Mirko | Actor, writer, composer and director[3] |
