Royce Johnson

Royce J. Johnson is an American actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker best known for his recurring role as Detective Sergeant Brett Mahoney in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Daredevil (2015–2018), Jessica Jones (2015), The Punisher (2017–2019),^[1][2] and Daredevil: Born Again (2026).

Early life

Johnson was born Royce J. Johnson and graduated from Warren Easton High School in 1990 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Man-Up	Wade	Short, also story writer
	Blind Date	N/A	Crew member (loop group)
2010	Conspiracy X	Det. Bill
	A Magic Helmet	Orderly	Short
	The Cycle	Kem	Short
2014	Let's Be Cops	N/A	ADR voice artist
2015	Demolition	Security Marty
2017	Benji The Dove	Dave
	Rich Boy, Rich Girl	Michael
	Fair Market Value	Rashad
2018	Ghost in the Graveyard	Sheriff D.	Post-production
2021	Last Call[3]	Parker

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Queens Supreme	Cop	Episode: "Mad About You"
	Third Watch	Deputy	Episode: "Castles of Sand"
2004	Law & Order	Alan	Episode: "Cry Wolf"
2006	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	C.S.U. Tech	Episode: "Proud Flesh"
2006–2007	Kidnapped	Young FBI Agent / FBI Agent #2	2 episodes
2007	Law & Order	Ricky Bonner	Episode: "Bling"
2009	Life on Mars	Man in Uniform #1	Episode: "Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster" (uncredited)
	Cupid	Head Waiter	Episode: "My Fair Masseuse"
	Law & Order	Paramedic	Episode: "Great Satan"
2010	Rubicon	Suit #1	Episode: "Caught in the Suck"
2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Uni Cop #1	Episode: "Rhodium Nights"
	Person of Interest	Bike Messenger	Episode: "'Til Death"
	Gossip Girl	Cop #3	Episode: "New York, I Love You XOXO"
2013	Do No Harm	Dr. Mark Gower	Episode: "Don't Answer the Phone"
	Hostages	Agent Graham Adams	Episode: "Sister’s Keeper"
	The Blacklist	Agent Heller	Episode: "General Ludd (No. 109)"
2014	The Following	Cop	Episode: "Resurrection"
	Forever	Campus Security	Episode: "Look Before You Leap"
	Madam Secretary	Buddy	Episode: "Blame Canada"
2015–2018	Daredevil	Detective Sergeant Brett Mahoney	18 episodes; Recurring role[4][5][6]
2015	Jessica Jones		Episode: "AKA Top Shelf Perverts"[7][8]
2017–2019	The Punisher		9 episodes; Recurring role[9]
2017	Blindspot	Sheriff Hannon	Episode: "Gunplay Ricochet"
2021	For Life	Andy Josiah	4 episodes
2022	FBI	Percy Jones	Episode: "Fostered"
2023	The Blacklist	Sergeant McGinly	Episode: "The Man in the Hat"
2024	House of Payne	Councilman	Episode: "All Hands on Deck"
2026	Daredevil: Born Again	Detective Sergeant Brett Mahoney	Post-production