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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Canadian actor and comedian 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).

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Jonny Harris
Harris at the 2013 CFC Annual Gala & Auction
Born	Jonathan Harris (1975-09-22) 22 September 1975 (age 50)Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Occupation	Actor/Comedian
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]

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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

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Film

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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

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Hatching, Matching and Dispatching	Troy Furey	Episode: "1.2"
	Sketch with Kevin McDonald	Various
2008–2025	Murdoch Mysteries	Constable George Crabtree	Main roleNominated – 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

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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 episodesNominated - 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

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1. ^ a b c 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. 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. ^ a b 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.

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