Johnny Harris, 1973
Writers · November 3, 1973
Johnny Harris
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Johnny Harris is 52 years old, born November 3, 1973 in United Kingdom · Scorpio.
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About
Johnny Harris turned a breakout role in London to Brighton—voted into Time Out's '100 Greatest British Films'—into a career spanning acting, screenwriting, and directing. Born in England in 1973, Harris earned BAFTA and RTS nominations for This Is England '86, then made his screenwriting debut with Jawbone, which landed him a BAFTA Film Award nomination in Outstanding Debut. Scorpio energy: introspective, strategic depth.
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Biography
Johnny Harris is an English actor, screenwriter, producer, and director born on 3 November 1973. His breakthrough came with London to Brighton, a feature film voted into Time Out's '100 Greatest British Films of All Time'. Director Shane Meadows, who later cast Harris in the cult television series This Is England '86, called his performance "incredibly bold and massively powerful". Harris received BAFTA TV Award and Royal Television Society Award nominations for playing Lol's abusive father, Mick Jenkins, in This Is England '86; the show's final episode was later named 'The Greatest TV Episode of All Time' by The Independent. In 2017, Harris made his screenwriting debut with Jawbone, in which he also starred and co-produced, earning a BAFTA Film Award nomination in Outstanding Debut, two BIFA nominations for his lead performance, and a Writers Guild of Great Britain Award nomination for his screenplay. Paul Weller composed the film's soundtrack and in 2018, Harris directed the music video for Weller's single "Gravity". His acting credits span Jawbone, The Salisbury Poisonings, This Is England's sequels ('86, '88, '90), Snow White and the Huntsman, Fortitude, Troy: Fall of a City, Medici, Monsters: Dark Continent, From Darkness, Welcome to the Punch, and The Fades. Harris played Magwitch in a BBC/FX/Disney adaptation of Great Expectations alongside Olivia Colman, with executive producers Tom Hardy and Sir Ridley Scott. He co-starred with Vicky McClure in the ITV drama Without Sin and in 2024 played Osip Glebnikov in Showtime/Paramount's A Gentleman in Moscow, starring Ewan McGregor. The Independent described him as "One of Britain's Finest Actors". Life-path 7: introspection and creative precision.
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Trivia
- Shane Meadows, the director who cast Harris in This Is England '86, praised his performance in London to Brighton as "the best I've seen on celluloid for a long time".
- Paul Weller composed and recorded the soundtrack for Jawbone—his first film score—after Harris impressed him with the project.
- The final episode of This Is England '86, the series Harris starred in, was later named 'The Greatest TV Episode of All Time' by The Independent.
- Harris played Magwitch in a BBC/FX/Disney Great Expectations adaptation alongside Academy Award winner Olivia Colman, with Tom Hardy and Sir Ridley Scott as executive producers.
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Numerology
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The Seeker
Analytical and private. Johnny Harris release rarely but deeply, and tend to reward fans with unusual artistic depth rather than constant output.
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Birthday compatibility
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Frequently asked
- How old is Johnny Harris?
- Johnny Harris is 52 years old (born November 3, 1973).
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- Johnny Harris was born on November 3, 1973.
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- Johnny Harris is a Scorpio, born November 3, 1973.
- What is Johnny Harris's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Johnny Harris was born in 1973, the year of the Water Ox.
- Where is Johnny Harris from?
- Johnny Harris is from United Kingdom.
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- Johnny Harris is a writer.
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