| Jonny Harris | |
| Birth Name: | Jonathan Harris |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1975 |
| Birth Place: | 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, as well as the films Young Triffie, Moving Day, and Grown Up Movie Star.
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]
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hatching, Matching and Dispatching | Troy Furey | Episode: "1.2" | |
| Sketch with Kevin McDonald | Various | |||
| 2008–present | Murdoch Mysteries | Const. George Crabtree | Main 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 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 | |||
| Tommy Nordett | "The Bro Code" | |||
| 2015 | Murdoch Mysteries: The Infernal Device | Const. George Crabtree | Web series | |
| 2017 | data-sort-value="Christmas Fury, A" | A Christmas Fury | Troy Furey | Television movie continuing Hatching, Matching and Dispatching. |
| 2018 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | George Crabtree | Episode: "The Pilot" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–2012 | Writer | 10 episodes | ||
| 2010 | CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival | "The Holliday Show" | ||
| Brighton Rock | Art department runner | |||
| 2015–present | Still Standing | Writer, producer, host | 52 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) 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] |