Johnny Harris
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1974-01-01 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Lambeth, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Legends
2026
as Eddie McKee
New Tricks
2004
as Nick Kellogg
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016
as Bruno Bernardi
Fortitude
2015
as Ronnie Morgan
Troy: Fall of a City
2018
as Agamemnon
A Gentleman in Moscow
2024
as Osip Glebnikov
Great Expectations
2023
as Magwitch
Coming Up
2003
as Tommy / Foreign John
The Fades
2011
as Neil Valentine
This Is England '90
2015
as Mick
Without Sin
2022
as Charles Stone
This Is England '86
2010
as Mick
The Salisbury Poisonings
2020
as Charlie Rowley
This Is England '88
2011
as Mick
From Darkness
2015
as DCI John Hind
Movies (24)
Atonement
2007
as Soldier in Bray Bar
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012
as Quert
War Horse
2011
as Infantry Recruitment Officer
Dorian Gray
2009
as James Vane
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009
as Policeman
RocknRolla
2008
as Gary
The Last Days on Mars
2013
as Robert Irwin
Welcome to the Punch
2013
as Dean Warns
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
as Ray's Friend
FX's A Christmas Carol
2019
as Franklin Scrooge
Black Death
2010
as Mold
Monsters: Dark Continent
2014
as Noah Frater
Jawbone
2017
as Jimmy McCabe
Gangster No. 1
2000
as Derek
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie
2010
as Nidon (voice)
Huge
2010
as Warren Duggan
Clapham Junction
2007
as Tough Man
London to Brighton
2006
as Derek
Daylight Robbery
2008
as Terry
It Was an Accident
2000
as Robbie
A House in Jerusalem
2023
as Michael
Nancy, Sid and Sergio
2011
as Sid
Royalty
2001
as Derek
Morning
2012
as Reporter
About Johnny Harris
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 performa… With 39 credits spanning from 2000 to 2026, Johnny Harris has appeared in 24 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Johnny Harris Movies
- Atonement (2007) — as Soldier in Bray Bar
- Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) — as Quert
- War Horse (2011) — as Infantry Recruitment Officer
- Dorian Gray (2009) — as James Vane
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) — as Policeman
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