Acting
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Clarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]Born 1952 (73 years old)
Linton Kwesi Johnson OD (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell.
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Films
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TV Shows
Known For
11 Credits
Blitz
as The Oracle
2024
Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
2017
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
2020
Black and White in Colour
as Self
1992
Dread Beat and Blood
1979
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as Self
1984
Upon Westminster Bridge
as Self
1982
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
as Self - vocals
2004
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
as Self
2006