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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
}}
'''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==
(contracted; show full)[[Category:English television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Lambeth]]


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