Johnny Martin

Johnny Martin is the deuteragonist of the 2006 romantic comedy fantasy film Penelope.
He is a young pianist who although undeniably talented had his life and wellbeing turned upside down due to a severe gambling addiction, as a way of gaining money he pretended to be a man named Max Campion after being approached and mistaken for the genuine article by Lemon and Edward Humphrey Vanderman III to obtain a picture of Penelope Wilhern's face for the press, although at first agreeing he quickly finds himself falling in love with her prompting him to abandon his previous motives and better himself as a person and get back into making music, becoming inspired by Penelope's growing independence and freedom in life.
He was portrayed by who also played Professor Charles Xavier in the new timeline of the X-Men film series, Nicholas Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland, Wesley Gibson in Wanted, Bruce Robertson in Filth, Arthur Claus in Arthur Christmas and Gnomeo in Gnomeo & Juliet.
==Biography==
Johnny Martin was the son of a plumber and was a keen musician growing up, eventually joining a band. Unfortunately however Johnny soon fell into a gambling addiction that ruined many aspects of his life including his would-be music career, instead he would spend night and day at poker tables betting until he ran out of chips and never gaining anything.
One day he was approached by a tabloid journalist named Lemon who mistook him for Max Campion upon hearing he was playing at the table. Although initially dismissive and actually informative to Lemon about getting the wrong man Johnny decided to pose as his gambling buddy once Lemon told him that he would be paid $5000 for the task of getting a picture of the pig-faced Penelope Wilhern. The next morning Johnny arrives and puts on a jacket given to him by Lemon designed to act as a hidden camera and arrives amongst a room full of other potential new suitors for Penelope who mostly pay him no mind. As he's exploring the room, however, the camera in his jacket suddenly starts taking multiple pictures at once, prompting him to duck behind the couch in a panic, afraid of getting caught; in the process, he accidentally misses the commotion that came from Penelope revealing her true face to everyone in the room, and apparently didn't even notice as he remained waiting for Penelope. 
Over the next few days, Johnny and Penelope continue talking to one another through the one-way mirror system and genuinely begin falling for one another, with Johnny making continuous attempts to get Penelope to come outside with him and stop hiding herself away, specifically alluding to the pleasures and joys of simple aspects in life, such as having beer on tap among other things, which Penelope has been unable to experience because of living inside her family’s mansion for nearly her whole life. Eventually his words do resonate with Penelope and after some deliberation she reveals herself to him while he's playing the piano and although shocked at first, he doesn't find Penelope repulsive or intimidating as many others do; he finds himself overcome with guilt and anger over agreeing to help Lemon in his attempt to get a picture of her in the first place. Ultimately though, he decides to reject Penelope regretfully as he believes he's unable to break the curse since he's not a blue blood.
Upon seeing how well Penelope is doing for herself, Johnny decides to give Lemon back his money and quits gambling, even getting a new job as a cleaner for his former bandmate Sam in an attempt to turn everything in his life around and get back on his passion for music. One day at work, he gets a visit from Lemon, who now knows his true identity (since he found out the real Max Campion was a middle-aged, portly man who was arrested for armed robbery, and realized he’d approached the wrong man at the poker table); the two men bond and begin talking about their distaste for Edward and Penelope’s new relationship, with Lemon asking Johnny why he rejected her in the first place. Lemon then tells Johnny he should try and pursue her if he really loves her, curse or no curse; Johnny takes this to heart, later confronting Edward regarding the situation. Edward explains that he’s not even willing to go with Penelope, but that if Johnny tells her that it's only going to hurt her and cause more problems which Johnny regretfully agrees to.
While preparing to move away, several things happen to Penelope, including her jilting Edward and breaking the curse on her own by accepting herself as she was — something Johnny is unaware of until she comes to him one night upon learning his true identity. The two reconcile and begin a real relationship.
==Personality==
Johnny is a friendly, relaxed, thoughtful and insightful man with many aspirations that ultimately are weighed down by his struggling with a gambling addiction. Thanks to Penelope's influence and his own determination, Johnny manages to overcome his issues showing that he has quite a strong will. Johnny is also a man of his morals, and is not judgmental or superficial, based upon how he doesn't have an adverse reaction to Penelope's face aside from initial shock.
Johnny, however, does have a weakness for money as demonstrated from how he was easily swayed by Lemon's offer to him, although he wouldn't go as far as to put aside his own morals for monetary gain, and by the end of the movie, he seems to have changed, as he shows himself to have become a far more relaxed man who simply wants to keep up his passion for the piano and his relationship with Penelope. Johnny also shows himself to be a rather forgiving person, based on the later interactions between himself and Lemon in the film.
==Appearance==
Johnny is a handsome man in his twenties with fair skin, brown shaggy hair with matching stubble and blue eyes. He is usually seen wearing dressy casual attire such as blazers, jeans, shirts, etc and is sometimes seen layering with an overcoat and fedora.
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