Johnell Young is an American actor native to Staten Island, New York. Setting off the flame to his acting career in 2017, he landed a principal role in the movie All Eyez on Me (2017). Young also landed a significant role in Irv Gotti's BET's Tales (2017) and played the character 'Woody' in 2018. Johnell then received his big break in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019) as GZA. You can also watch Johnell in the movie A Holiday Chance (2021) while he prepares to film One Spoon of Chocolate.