John Hannah
Biography
John Hannah is a Scottish actor and narrator. Born in East Kilbride in 1962, he trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama after an apprenticeship as an electrician. He gained international recognition as Matthew in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), a role that earned him a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His film work includes Sliding Doors (1998), The Hurricane (1999), and a comic turn as the brother of Rachel Weisz's character in The Mummy (1999), The Mummy Returns (2001), and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). On television, he played Dr Iain McCallum in McCallum, the title role in Rebus, and Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus, and he appeared as Holden Radcliffe in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He has also narrated the BBC series Race Across the World.
64years old
Turns 65 on April 23in 163 days
- Born East Kilbride
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- John David Hannah (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 32
- Career span
- 32 years1994 to 2026
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Behind the camera
In 1997 Hannah and producer Murray Ferguson started Clerkenwell Films, whose first big production was the Rebus series. STV Productions later brought Rebus in-house, and Ken Stott took over the leading role from Hannah.
Early training
Hannah trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama after finishing an electrician apprenticeship, and he had joined the East Kilbride Rep Theatre Club before that.
Big break
Hannah became known internationally for appearing as Matthew in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, which came out in 1994.
John Hannah movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stephen Sommers directed two of these films, Peter Howitt two. Brendan Fraser appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Brendan Fraser's page
James Cosmo's page
Anthony LaPaglia's page
Rachel Weisz's page
Corey Johnson's page
John Lynch's page
All films by Stephen Sommers
All films by Peter Howitt
Also two films together9 more actors
- Kevin J. O'ConnorThe Mummy (1999) and The Love Bug (1997)
- Arnold VoslooThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Oded FehrThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Frederick SchmidtThe Marker (2017) and Alleycats (2016)
- Patricia VelasquezThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Aharon IpaléThe Mummy Returns (2001) and The Mummy (1999)
- Joanna RothDamaged (2024) and Sliding Doors (1998)
- Neil StukeCircus (2000) and Sliding Doors (1998)
- Paul StaceySliding Doors (1998) and Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Hannah's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.8 billion
14 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 31 films: 14 worldwide figure; 6 never in cinemas; 11 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 6Never in cinemas
- 11Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$443M25.0% of the total
- 2$416M23.4% of the total
- 3$403M22.7% of the total
- 4$246M13.9% of the total
- 5$91M5.1% of the total
- 6$74M4.2% of the total
- 7$59M3.3% of the total
- 8$25M1.4% of the total
$16.2 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total