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John Hannah - Overview

Date of Birth: Apr 23, 1962    
Place of Birth: East Kilbride, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
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A handsome, dark-haired actor who made a big impression playing Matthew, the friend of Hugh Grant's who loses his gay lover (Simon Callow), in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994), John Hannah received a BAFTA Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work and his bookings have not stopped since. After working as an electrician for four years (a "lazy one" by his own admission) he decided to give acting a whirl. Hannah made his film debut in a small role in "Harbour Beat" (1990). After his success in "Weddings", he landed his first screen lead as a gay man with a large birthmark who withdraws from society by living on a beach in his car in the art-house pic "Madagascar Skin" (1995). Hannah also starred in two 1995 British TV series "McCallum" (ITV), as a forensic pathologist living and working in the underbelly of London's East End, and "Out of the Blue" (BBC), as a Yorkshire police detective. Hannah also worked alongside famed British actor Michael Gambon in the four-part "Faith" for Central TV and won plaudits as a psychopath in the BBC movie "Truth or Dare" (199... Read More
2007
Co-starred with Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley in "The Last Legion"
2006
Cast as lawyer, Jack Roper in the BBC drama "New Street Law"
2002
Made American series debut with the ABC medical drama, "MDs"
2001
Reprised the role of Jonathan Carnahan for "The Mummy Returns"
2000
Portrayed poet William Wordsworth in the BBC Films production "Pandaemonium"
2000 - 2004
Cast as Inspector John Rebus in the first series of "Rebus" for the ITV Network
1998
Became a partner in Clerkenwell Films
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