Jonathan Aris
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1971-01-24 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
Biography
Jonathan Aris is a British stage, film and television actor, he is the son of the late British character actor Ben Aris but, despite having a thespian as a father, acting was not his first choice. He studied painting at Camberwell School of Art and read Russian and Italian at Cambridge University before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Like his father, Jonathan has chiefly been seen in character roles, notably on television as the private secretary to the (female) Prime Minister in The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006). He also does a great number of voice-overs for television commercials and narration for documentaries. He has made numerous stage appearances and was in the original London cast of "Fame - the Musical".
Known For
TV Shows (46)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Alex Dyer
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Receptionist
Mayday
2003
as Narrator
Sherlock
2010
as Dr Anderson
Andor
2022
as Senator Nower Jebel
Heartbeat
1992
as Herbert Brownjohn
Merlin
2008
as Matthew
Spooks
2002
as Azis Aibek
Good Omens
2019
as Quartermaster Angel
Relic Hunter
1999
as Paul Laurier
The Capture
2019
as Dr Neuman
His Dark Materials
2019
as Commander Roke
The Night Manager
2016
as Raymond Galt
Humans
2015
as Robert
Peep Show
2003
as Ben Prenderghast
Silk
2011
as Dr Liam King
Being Human
2009
as Newsreader
As Time Goes By
1992
as Waiter
The End of the F***ing World
2017
as Professor Clive Koch
Red Eye
2024
as John Tennant
Wolf Hall
2015
as James Bainham
Bugs
1995
Ideal
2005
as Rich
Talamasca: The Secret Order
2025
as Gregory Owen
Avenue 5
2020
as Charles
Dracula
2020
as Captain Sokolov
The Hack
2025
as Mark Thomson
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
2016
as Ralph Dickenson
We Were the Lucky Ones
2024
as Wolf
Amadeus
2025
as Leopold Mozart
The Feed
2019
as Eric Bell
The North Water
2021
as Corbyn
The Game
2014
as Alan Montag
Believe Me
2026
as Jeremy Gold QC
The War of the Worlds
2019
as Priest
Murder in Provence
2022
as Lucien de Bremont
Bonekickers
2008
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Sir Richard Leavis
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Love, Nina
2016
as David, 'Floppy'
A Very British Scandal
2021
as Judge Wheatley
The Sixth Commandment
2023
as DCI Mark Glover
Tutankhamun
2016
as Herbert Winlock
Broken News
2005
as Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter
The Little House
2010
as Doctor McFadden
Pilgrim's Rest
1997
as Quentin
Movies (40)
The Martian
2015
as Brendan Hatch
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Senator Jebel
The Jackal
1997
as Alexander Radzinski
Vivarium
2019
as Martin
Flawless
2007
as Boyle
The World's End
2013
as Group Leader
The Death of Stalin
2017
as Mezhnikov
Here
2024
as Earl Higgins
Morgan
2016
as David Chance
Gulliver's Travels
2010
as Lilliputian Scientist
All the Money in the World
2017
as Conservator
Topsy-Turvy
1999
as Wilhelm
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016
as Anderson
Race
2016
as Alfred J. Lill
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
2018
as Crispin
She Will
2022
as Podrick Lochran
Bright Star
2009
as Mr. Hunt
Birthday Girl
2001
as D.I. O'Fetiger
Churchill
2017
as Mallory
Sightseers
2012
as Ian
Zone 414
2021
as Joseph Veidt
Get Duked!
2019
as Mr. Carlyle
Metroland
1997
as Dave
Only Love
1998
as Emil Becker
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Stanley Soward
Eroica
2003
as Paul Dorfmueller
The Government Inspector
2005
as Bryan Wells
Planespotting
2005
as Wayne Groves
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Clerkly Officer
The Wyvern Mystery
2000
as Dr. Willett
Enjoy
2021
as Swim Man
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006
as Marquis of Worcester
Not Only But Always
2004
as Jonathan Miller
Riot at the Rite
2005
as Jean Cocteau
The Project
2002
as Bob
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013
as Anderson
Mystery at the Prospect Hotel
2024
as Mr. Standing
The Cost of Hugging
2024
as Jacques
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007
as Bernard
Footprints in the Snow
2005
as Nick Donaldson
About Jonathan Aris
Jonathan Aris is a British stage, film and television actor, he is the son of the late British character actor Ben Aris but, despite having a thespian as a father, acting was not his first choice. He studied painting at Camberwell School of Art and read Russian and Italian at Cambridge University before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Like his father, Jonathan has chiefly been seen in character roles, notably on television as the private secretary to the (female) Prime Minister in The Amazing Mrs P… With 86 credits spanning from 1989 to 2026, Jonathan Aris has appeared in 40 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jonathan Aris Movies
- The Martian (2015) — as Brendan Hatch
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — as Senator Jebel
- The Jackal (1997) — as Alexander Radzinski
- Vivarium (2019) — as Martin
- Flawless (2007) — as Boyle
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