Jamie Harris (actor)

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Jamie Harris
Born
Tudor St. John Harris

(1963-05-15) 15 May 1963 (age 60)
Whitechapel, London, England
Education Downside School, Somerset, England
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Parents
Relatives

Tudor St. John "Jamie" Harris (born 15 May 1963) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as The Hook-Handed Man in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events , Rodney in Rise of the Planet of the Apes , and Gordon in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. .

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Early life

Harris was born on May 15, 1963, in Whitechapel, London as Tudor St. John Harris and is the third and youngest of three boys to Irish actor Richard Harris and Welsh socialite Elizabeth Rees-Williams. His older brothers are director Damian Harris and actor Jared Harris. [1]

Education

Harris was educated at Ladycross, a former preparatory boarding independent school in the coastal town of Seaford in East Sussex, as were his brothers Jared and Damian, followed by Downside School, a Catholic boarding independent school in the village of Stratton-on-the-Fosse (near the market town of Shepton Mallet) in Somerset, in South West England. [2]

Filmography

Films

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 In the Name of the Father Deptford Jim
1994 Princess Caraboo Tom
1995Savage HeartsJohnny
1997 Touch Me Link
Marie from the Bay of Angels Jimmy
1998Suicide, the ComedyMatt Hirsch
1999 The Lost Son Hopper
Made Men Royce
TideSkipShort film
2000 Fast Food Fast Women Bruno
Speed for ThespiansSmirnovShort film
Dinner Rush Sean the Bartender [3]
2001ChosenStickShort film
Made Rogue
The Next Big Thing Deech Scumble [4]
SubterrainSeamus
2002Nancy & Frank – A Manhattan Love StoryAnatoly Makarov
2003RickMick
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events The Hook-Handed Man
2005 The New World Emery
2006 Flannel Pajamas Brad
508 NelsonTerry Nemov
The Killing of John Lennon Gay Man
The Prestige Sullen Warder
2007I Believe in AmericaReynaldo
2009 Crank: High Voltage Talk Show Host
Night of the Demons Nigel
Knife Edge Derek
2010 Mr. Nice Patrick Lane
Errand_boyRayShort film
2011 The Green Hornet Popeye
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Rodney [5]
God Bless America American Superstarz Judge
Lost RevolutionReynaldo
2012To the MoonJulianShort film
Two Jacks Colin
2013North BaySachin FayezShort film
2014 Blood Ransom Bill
2015 Knight of Cups Burglar
The Frontier Flynn
2016Lost GirlsDetectiveShort film
2017 The Jade Pendant Robert Thompson
2019 Lost Transmissions Angus
2021 West Side Story Rory
2023 Brave the Dark Barney

Television

Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Highlander: The Series Daniel GeigerEpisode: "Methuselah's Gift"
1999 La Femme Nikita ZalmanEpisode: "Beyond the Pale"
2001 The Big Heist Frankie BurkeTV movie [6]
The Lost Battalion Sgt. GaedekeTV movie
2008 Life Justin TappEpisode: "Badge Bunny"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Howard VelcoEpisode: "Disarmed and Dangerous"
2010 No Ordinary Family Reed KoblenzEpisode: "Pilot"
2011 The Mentalist Marcus LansdaleEpisode: "Like a Redheaded Stepchild"
White Collar Elliott RichmondEpisode: "Countdown"
American Horror Story: Murder House R. FranklinEpisode: "Home Invasion" [7]
2012 CSI: Miami Eddie CosterEpisode: "Habeas Corpse"
Underbelly ViktorEpisode: "Pilot"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Tommy KrausEpisode: "Red: Part Two"
Magic City Nicky Grillo [8] 5 episodes
2014–2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Gordon [9] Recurring
2014–2016 Turn: Washington's Spies John Robeson [10] Recurring; 7 episodes
2014–2017 Kingdom Terry7 episodes
2017 Making History Colonel SmithEpisode: "The Shot Heard Round the World"
The Magicians Friar Joseph2 episodes
Shameless Eric2 episodes
2019–2023 Carnival Row Desk Sergeant DombeyRecurring
2020 Lovecraft Country Sheriff Eustace Hunt1 episode

Video games

Video game roles
YearTitleRole
2009 Resistance: Retribution British Commandos

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