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).

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]

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

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]