
Johnny Harris
His breakthrough role came in the feature film, London to Brighton. which was voted into Time Out's '100 Greatest British Films of All Time'. In an interview in The Independent on Sunday at the time of the film's release, celebrated British film 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."
Four years later, Meadows cast Harris in his cult television series This Is England '86. Harris received both BAFTA TV Award and Royal Television Society Award nominations for his portrayal of Lol's abusive father, Mick Jenkins. The final episode of This Is England '86 was recently named: 'The Greatest TV Episode of All Time' by The Independent.
In 2017, Harris 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 in the ‘Outstanding Debut’ Category for his work on the movie; Two BIFA nominations for his performance in the leading role, and a Writers Guild of Great Britain Award nomination for his screenplay.
Paul Weller composed and recorded the soundtrack for Jawbone (Weller's first) and in October 2018, Harris made his debut behind the camera, directing the video for Weller's hit single, "Gravity".
He has starred in Jawbone, The Salisbury Poisonings, This Is England '86, This Is England '88, This Is England '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 TV Award-winning TV show The Fades.
Harris played the iconic role of Magwitch in the BBC/FX Network/Disney adaptation of Great Expectations, alongside Academy Award winner Olivia Colman. The show was exec-produced by Tom Hardy and Sir Ridley Scott.
He co-starred alongside Vicky McClure in the ITV drama series, Without Sin.
In 2024, Harris played Osip Glebnikov in the new Showtime / Paramount production of A Gentleman in Moscow, starring Ewan McGregor. A Gentleman in Moscow is based on the internationally best-selling novel by Amor Towles.
The Independent described Harris as "One of Britain's Finest Actors".
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Known For

A Christmas Carol

A Gentleman in Moscow

Fortitude

From Darkness

Great Expectations

Medici

The Fades

The Salisbury Poisonings

Troy: Fall of a City

Without Sin
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