Jonny Harris

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Jonny Harris
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Harris at the 2013 CFC Annual Gala & Auction
Born
Jonathan Harris

(1975-09-22) 22 September 1975 (age 48)
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Nationality Canadian
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
SpouseKaitlin Kozell

Jonathan Harris (born September 22, 1975) is a Canadian actor and comedian from Newfoundland and Labrador. [1] [2] Harris is best known for his roles in the television series Murdoch Mysteries , [3] Still Standing and Hatching, Matching and Dispatching , [1] as well as the films Young Triffie , Moving Day , and Grown Up Movie Star . [1]

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Career

Harris worked for five summers at the Rising Tide Theatre festival in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. [4] As well as his television and film work, he has also performed as a comedian at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Festival, and the Halifax Comedy Festival, as well as on the CBC Radio comedy series The Debaters .

In 2015, he began starring in the summer comedy/reality series Still Standing for CBC Television. [5] [6]

In 2018 he co-hosted the 6th Canadian Screen Awards telecast with Emma Hunter, broadcast on CBC-TV on March 11. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Young Triffie Billy Head
2009 Grown Up Movie Star Stuart
2012 Moving Day Dennis
2013Me2CopShort film
2019 Goalie Phil Sullivan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Hatching, Matching and Dispatching Troy FureyEpisode: "1.2"
Sketch with Kevin McDonaldVarious
2008–present Murdoch Mysteries Const. George CrabtreeMain role
Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (2008) [8] & (2009) [9]
2011 Republic of Doyle Brett BabcockEpisode: "St. John's Town"
Comedy Now! Episode: "Jonny Harris"
Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost PharaohsConst. George CrabtreeWeb series
2012Murdoch Mysteries: The Murdoch Effect
The Listener Tommy Nordett"The Bro Code"
2015Murdoch Mysteries: The Infernal DeviceConst. George CrabtreeWeb series
2017A Christmas FuryTroy FureyTelevision movie continuing Hatching, Matching and Dispatching .
2018 Frankie Drake Mysteries George CrabtreeEpisode: "The Pilot"

Other work

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009-12The Ha!ifax Comedy FestWriter10 episodes
2010CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival"The Holliday Show"
Brighton Rock Art department runner
2015-Present Still Standing Writer, producer, host52 episodes
Nominated – Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series (2016) [10]
Nominated – Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series (shared with Chuck Byrn and Nile Seguin) (2016) [10]
Won – Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series (2017) [11]
Won – Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series — "Vanastra" (shared with Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2017) [12]
Won – Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series — "Fort McMurray" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2018), [13]
Won – Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series — "Carcross" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2019) [14]
Won – Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series — "Churchill" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2020) [15]
Won – Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series — "Rankin Inlet" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2021) [16]
Won – WGC Screenwriting Award, Documentary — "Rankin Inlet" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2021) [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Spotlight on Alumni: Jonny Harris. Memorial University Gazette, June 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Jonny Harris juggles acting and standup in CBC shows". Toronto Star , September 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Harris, Bill (May 30, 2011). "'Murdoch' character gets zanier". Toronto Sun . Archived from the original on May 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bruce McCulloch, Jonny Harris, Rick Mercer on summer jobs". Toronto Star , July 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Murdoch Mysteries’ Jonny Harris hosts new show Still Standing" Archived 2017-11-15 at the Wayback Machine . canada.com, June 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jonny Harris showcases small town humour in Still Standing". Q , June 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jonny Harris, Emma Hunter to co-host 2018 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 13, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nominees in major categories for the 23rd Gemini Awards". The Toronto Star. 27 August 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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  17. ↑ Musthafa Azeez, "Schitt’s Creek and Trickster win big at WGC Screenwriting Awards". The Globe and Mail , April 27, 2021.


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