Ariyan A. Johnson was born on 30 April 1971 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Bulworth (1998), The General's Daughter (1999) and JAG (1995). She is married to Arthel McDaniel. They have two children.
She acted in August Wilson's play, "The Piano Lesson" in a Bonnie Franklin's Classic Contemporary American Play production at the Ford Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Alex Desert, Hill Harper, Alex Morris, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Nathan Hinton, Lou Myers and Alexious Toliver in the cast. Michele Shay was director.