Jonny Harris

For the English rugby union player, see Jonny Harris (rugby union). For those of a similar name, see Johnny Harris (disambiguation) and Jonathan Harris (disambiguation).

Jonny Harris
Harris at the 2013 CFC Annual Gala & Auction
Born	Jonathan Harris (1975-09-22) 22 September 1975 (age 49) Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Kaitlin Kozell

Jonathan Harris (born 22 September 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]

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 . ^[5] In 2015, he began starring in the summer comedy/reality series Still Standing for CBC Television. ^{[6] [7]} In 2018 he co-hosted the 6th Canadian Screen Awards telecast with Emma Hunter, broadcast on CBC-TV on March 11. ^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Young Triffie	Billy Head
2009	Grown Up Movie Star	Stuart
2012	Moving Day	Dennis
2013	Me2	Cop	Short film
2019	Goalie	Phil Sullivan

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Hatching, Matching and Dispatching	Troy Furey	Episode: "1.2"
	Sketch with Kevin McDonald	Various
2008–present	Murdoch Mysteries	Constable George Crabtree	Main role Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (2008) [9] & (2009) [10]
2011	Republic of Doyle	Brett Babcock	Episode: "St. John's Town"
	Comedy Now!		Episode: "Jonny Harris"
	Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs	Const. George Crabtree	Web series
2012	Murdoch Mysteries: The Murdoch Effect
	The Listener	Tommy Nordett	"The Bro Code"
2015	Murdoch Mysteries: The Infernal Device	Const. George Crabtree	Web series
2017	A Christmas Fury	Troy Furey	Television movie continuing Hatching, Matching and Dispatching .
2018	Frankie Drake Mysteries	George Crabtree	Episode: "The Pilot"

Other work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2012	The Ha!ifax Comedy Fest	Writer	10 episodes
2010	CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival		"The Holliday Show"
	Brighton Rock	Art department runner
2015–present	Still Standing	Writer, producer & host	105 episodes Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series (2016) [11] Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series (shared with Chuck Byrn and Nile Seguin) (2016) [11] Won - Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series (2017) [12] Won - Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series - "Vanastra" (shared with Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2017) [13] 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), [14] Won - Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series - "Carcross" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2019) [15] Won - Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series - "Churchill" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2020) [16] 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) [17] Won - WGC Screenwriting Award, Documentary — "Rankin Inlet" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2021) [18]

References

1. 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. "Ghosts are real". CBC Radio. CBC Radio. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
6. "Murdoch Mysteries’ Jonny Harris hosts new show Still Standing" Archived 2017-11-15 at the Wayback Machine . canada.com, June 22, 2015.
7. "Jonny Harris showcases small town humour in Still Standing". Q , June 22, 2015.
8. "Jonny Harris, Emma Hunter to co-host 2018 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 13, 2018.
9. "Nominees in major categories for the 23rd Gemini Awards". The Toronto Star. 27 August 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
10. "24th Annual Gemini Awards Nominations Announced - Broadcaster Magazine". Broadcaster Magazine. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
11. Furdyk, Brent (January 19, 2016). "2016 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced". ET Canada . Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
12. "CBC's The National, Tragically Hip broadcast winners at Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
13. "Global News wins two 2017 Canadian Screen Awards". Global News . March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
14. Rachel West, "2018 Canadian Screen Awards: ‘Property Brothers’, ‘Big Brother Canada’ Among Non-Fiction Winners". ET Canada , March 6, 2018.
15. Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Non-Fiction TV Programming: The Complete List Of Winners". ET Canada , March 26, 2019.
16. Jackson Weaver, "The National, The Accountant of Auschwitz lead first night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, May 25, 2020.
17. Marriska Fernandes, "Canadian Screen Awards 2021: News, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality". Tribute , May 18, 2021.
18. Musthafa Azeez, "Schitt’s Creek and Trickster win big at WGC Screenwriting Awards". The Globe and Mail , April 27, 2021.

External links

• Jonny Harris at IMDb