Biography
Mel Johnson Jr. is an American character actor and producer. A native of Long Island City, New York, he graduated from the High School of Performing Arts and Hofstra University, and began his career in children’s and regional theatre before appearing on Broadway in musicals including On the Twentieth Century (1978–1979), Eubie! and The Rink.
He is best known for playing the mutant taxi driver Benny in the 1990 science-fiction film Total Recall. His other screen credits include the recurring role of Broca in the final episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1999), guest appearances in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994), The Practice (1998) and Marvel’s Jessica Jones (2018), and roles in films such as Hideous! (1997). He has also worked as a producer on several independent films.
