Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 1, 1974
Place of Birth:
Lambeth, London, England, UK
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Johnny Harris
Biography
Johnny Harris first burst onto our screens in 2006 in the highly acclaimed British film London to Brighton. The film was voted into Time Out Magazine’s ‘100 Greatest British Films of All Time’ and celebrated British director Shane Meadows said of Harris’ performance in the film: “It’s an incredibly bold and massively powerful performance, the best I’ve seen on celluloid for a long time.”
He went on to star in Shane Meadows cult television series This Is England ’86 receiving BAFTA and Royal Television Society Award nominations for his performance. The final episode of This is England ‘86 was recently named: ‘The Greatest TV Episode of All Time’ by The Independent Newspaper.
In 2017, Johnny made his debut as a screenwriter with the highly acclaimed feature film, Jawbone. Harris also starred in and co-produced the movie. He received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for Outstanding Debut, two BIFA Film Award nominations for his performance in the leading role, and a Writers Guild Award nomination for his screenplay. Song-writing icon Paul Weller composed and recorded the soundtrack for Jawbone (his first) and in October 2018, Johnny made his debut behind the camera, directing music videos for Paul’s hit singles, 'Gravity', and 'I Woke Up'.
He has starred in film and TV hits including Without Sin, Great Expectations, Jawbone, A Christmas Carol, The Salisbury Poisonings, This is England 86-90, Snow White and the Huntsman, Fortitude, Troy Fall of a City, Medici, Monsters: Dark Continent, From Darkness, Welcome to the Punch, and Jack Thorne’s BAFTA Award-winning TV show The Fades.
Johnny’s most recent work includes playing the iconic role of Magwitch in the BBC/FOX/Disney TV adaptation of Great Expectations, alongside Olivia Colman. The show was exec-produced by Tom Hardy and Sir Ridley Scott. He also co-starred alongside, Vicky McClure in ITV’s hit new drama series, Without Sin. Most recently he starred in ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’, alongside Ewan McGregor... an 8 part series based on Amor Towles internationally Best-Selling novel for Showtime and Paramount UK.
He is current filming 'Bladerunner 2099' alongside Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer. The show is Exec-Produced by Sir Ridley Scott for Amazon.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | A House in Jerusalem | Michael |
| 2019 | FX's A Christmas Carol | Franklin Scrooge |
| 2017 | Jawbone | Jimmy McCabe |
| 2014 | Monsters: Dark Continent | Noah Frater |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Punch | Dean Warns |
| 2013 | The Last Days on Mars | Robert Irwin |
| 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Quert |
| 2012 | Morning | Reporter |
| 2011 | War Horse | Infantry Recruitment Officer |
| 2011 | Nancy, Sid and Sergio | Sid |
| 2010 | Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie | Nidon (voice) |
| 2010 | Huge | Warren Duggan |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Ray's Friend |
| 2010 | Black Death | Mold |
| 2009 | Dorian Gray | James Vane |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Policeman |
| 2008 | Daylight Robbery | Terry |
| 2008 | RocknRolla | Gary |
| 2007 | Clapham Junction | Tough Man |
| 2007 | Atonement | Soldier in Bray Bar |
| 2006 | London to Brighton | Derek |
| 2001 | Royalty | Derek |
| 2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Derek |
| 2000 | It Was an Accident | Robbie |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A Gentleman in Moscow | Osip Glebnikov |
| 2023 | Great Expectations | Magwitch |
| 2022 | Without Sin | Charles Stone |
| 2020 | The Salisbury Poisonings | Charlie Rowley |
| 2018 | Troy: Fall of a City | Agamemnon |
| 2016 | Medici: Masters of Florence | Bruno Bernardi |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Ronnie Morgan |
| 2015 | From Darkness | DCI John Hind |
| 2015 | This Is England '90 | Mick |
| 2011 | The Fades | Neil Valentine |
| 2011 | This Is England '88 | Mick |
| 2010 | This Is England '86 | Mick |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Nick Kellogg |
| 2003 | Coming Up | Tommy |
| 2003 | Coming Up | Foreign John |
| Legends |