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|name=Johnny Harris
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|birth_date=1974
|age=38-39⏎
|birth_place=[[Lambeth]], [[London]]
|years_active=2000-present
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'''Johnny Harris''' (born 1974) is an English actor.

==Background==
Harris was born in [[Lambeth]], [[London]]. He left school with no qualifications. He won the Junior ABA National Boxing title aged 16, and lived in Paris, France between the ages of 17 and 20 before returning to London and embarking on an acting career.

==Early career==
Upon completion of a three-year acting course at Lambeth's [[Morley College]], Harris started his career in the fringe theatres of London, performing in numerous plays. His first screen role was as the lead in [[Sara Dunlop]]'s short film ''BIG'', which won The Rushes Festival Film Festival Award for best film. 

In 2000 he was cast in [[Paul McGuigan (filmmaker)|Paul McGuigan]]'s ''[[Gangster No. 1]]'', and in 2002 he won the British TV Advertising Craft Best Performance Award for his performance in the [[NSPCC]] Cartoon campaign. In 2006 Harris received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Derek in [[Paul Andrew Williams]]' award-winning and BAFTA-nominated film ''[[London to Brighton]]''.

==Recent work==
In 2009 Harris played Jim Vane in ''[[Dorian Gray (2009 film)|Dorian Gray]]'', and won the Best Performance Award at the Brest European Short Film Festival for his portrayal of an abusive husband in ''Leaving'' (shared with his co-star [[Kierston Wareing]]).
 
Harris then starred in [[Christopher Smith (director)|Chris Smith]]'s ''[[Black Death (film)|Black Death]]'' and landed a leading role in [[Ben Millers]]' ''HUGE'', as well as giving a motion capture performance in ''[[Ultramarines: The Movie]]'', alongside [[John Hurt]] and [[Terence Stamp]].
 
In 2011, Harris was nominated for a [[BAFTA]] for Best Supporting Actor and a [[Royal Television Society Award]] for Best Actor for his portrayal of abusive father Mick in [[Shane Meadows]]' ''[[This is England '86]]''. 

From September 2011, he starred in a new six-part [[BBC Three]] drama ''[[The Fades (TV series)|The Fades]]'', written by [[Jack Thorne (writer)|Jack Thorne]], who co-wrote ''This is England '86''.

He was back on TV screens in December 2011, reprising his BAFTA-nominated role of Mick in ''[[This is England '88]]''.

In March 2012 "[[The Fades]]" in which Johnny starred as Neil Valentine, was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for 'Best Drama Series'.

His current projects include playing QUERT, one of the dwarves in ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' for [[Universal Pictures]]. due for cinema release on 01st June 2012 ...and ''[[Welcome to the Punch]]'' released in cinemas on 01st September 2012.

==Filmography==
*''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' (2011)
*''[[Welcome to the Punch]]'' (2011)
*''[[Ultramarines: The Movie|Ultramarines]]'' (2010)
*''[[Black Death (film)|Black Death]]'' (2010)
*''Huge'' (2010)
*''[[Dorian Gray (2009 film)|Dorian Gray]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus]]'' (2009)
*''Leaving'' (2008)
*''[[RocknRolla]]'' (2008)
*''[[Daylight Robbery(2008 film)|Daylight Robbery]]'' (2008)
*''[[The Cottage (film)|The Cottage]]'' (2008)
*''[[Atonement (film)|Atonement]]'' (2007)
*''[[London to Brighton]]'' (2006)
*''Royalty'' (2001)
*''It Was an Accident'' (2000)
*''[[Gangster No. 1]]'' (2000)
*''BIG'' (2000)

==Select TV work==
*''[[This is England '88]]'' (2011)
*''[[The Fades (TV series)|The Fades]]'' (2011)
*''HOME'' (2011)
*''[[This is England '86]]'' (2010)
*''[[Law & Order: UK]]'' (2010)
*''[[The Passion (TV serial)|The Passion]]'' (2008)
*''[[Clapham Junction (film)|Clapham Junction]]'' (2007)
*''[[HolbyBlue]]'' (2007)
*''[[EastEnders]]'' (2005)
*''[[The Bill]]'' (2002)
*''[[Holby City]]'' (2000)

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://livingprooffilms.co.uk/blog/?p=454 Living Proof Films Blog]; ''This Is England ’86 – Johnny Harris talks about playing the role of Mick. '' 8 October 2010.
*{{IMDb name|364890}}

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| DATE OF BIRTH     =  1974
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Lambeth]], [[London]]
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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:English boxers]]
[[Category:English film actors]]
[[Category:English television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Lambeth]]


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