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Johnny Harris

Johnny Harris

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 01, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Lambeth, London, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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A House in Jerusalem

A House in Jerusalem

2023

as Michael

FX's A Christmas Carol

FX's A Christmas Carol

2019

as Franklin Scrooge

Jawbone

Jawbone

2017

as Jimmy McCabe

Monsters: Dark Continent

Monsters: Dark Continent

2014

as Noah Frater

The Last Days on Mars

The Last Days on Mars

2013

as Robert Irwin

Welcome to the Punch

Welcome to the Punch

2013

as Dean Warns

Morning

Morning

2012

as Reporter

Nancy, Sid and Sergio

Nancy, Sid and Sergio

2011

as Sid

War Horse

War Horse

2011

as Infantry Recruitment Officer

Huge

Huge

2010

as Warren Duggan

Black Death

Black Death

2010

as Mold

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010

as Ray's Friend

Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

2009

as James Vane

Daylight Robbery

Daylight Robbery

2008

as Terry

RocknRolla

RocknRolla

2008

as Gary

Clapham Junction

Clapham Junction

2007

as Tough Man

Atonement

Atonement

2007

as Soldier in Bray Bar

London to Brighton

London to Brighton

2006

as Derek

Royalty

Royalty

2001

as Derek

Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1

2000

as Derek

It Was an Accident

It Was an Accident

2000

as Robbie

Jawbone

Jawbone

2017

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Jawbone

Jawbone

2017

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Television Credits

Fortitude

as Ronnie Morgan

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Jan 29, 2015

Medici: Masters of Florence

as Bruno Bernardi

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 18, 2016

Troy: Fall of a City

as Agamemnon

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 17, 2018

A Gentleman in Moscow

as Osip Glebnikov

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 29, 2024

Coming Up

as Tommy

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 20, 2003

Coming Up

as Foreign John

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 20, 2003

The Fades

as Neil Valentine

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 21, 2011

Great Expectations

as Magwitch

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 26, 2023

This Is England '86

as Mick

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 07, 2010

From Darkness

as DCI John Hind

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 04, 2015

Without Sin

as Charles Stone

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 28, 2022

This Is England '90

as Mick

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 13, 2015

This Is England '88

as Mick

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 13, 2011

The Salisbury Poisonings

as Charlie Rowley

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 14, 2020

New Tricks

as Nick Kellogg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

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