Jonathan Harden

Biography

Jonathan Harden, an Irish actor and director, comes from Belfast and was born there in 1979. On television he has played Martin Baxter in the miniseries Mix Tape, David Johnston in Blue Lights, Sean Rawlins in Unforgotten, Gregory in the final season of Peep Show, and Brendan Murphy in Time, Jimmy McGovern's 2021 prison drama, a part that drew praise from Esquire and the Sunday Life. His stage work includes Henry Joy McCracken in Stewart Parker's play Northern Star, staged at the Finborough Theatre, and he appeared at the Royal National Theatre in Children of the Sun. He provided narration for the BAFTA-winning short film Boogaloo and Graham, gave voice performances for video games, among them a Harry Potter title, and acted as Axl in Halo: Nightfall (2014). He also launched The Honest Actors' Podcast, produced and directed the film Guard, and in 2020 directed On McQuillan's Hill for the London stage.

47years old

Turns 48 on January 1in 71 days

Born January 1, 1979Belfast
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 12 years2009 to 2021

Genres

Drama63%, 5 films
Action25%, 2 films
Biography25%, 2 films
Comedy25%, 2 films
Sci-Fi25%, 2 films

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Harden started a podcast in 2015 called In Anything at the Minute? The Honest Actors' Podcast. It featured interviews with other jobbing actors and could be found on iTunes.
Behind the camera
Harden's first film project as producer and director was Guard, a boxing film with a female lead that takes place in Belfast. It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in July 2017.
Behind the camera
Harden's London stage directing debut came in 2020, staging Joe Crilly's On McQuillan's Hill at the Finborough Theatre. That production was the play's English premiere and marked 20 years since it first opened in Belfast.

Jonathan Harden movies on Netflix

All Is Vanity2021IMDb rating 6.3as The Interviewer (voice)
Victoria & Abdul2017IMDb rating 6.8as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Rise of the Footsoldier Part II2015IMDb rating 5.4as Dave
The Ones Below2015IMDb rating 6.1as Mark
Boogaloo and Graham2014IMDb rating 7.3as Jamesy the Narrator (voice)
Halo: Nightfall2014IMDb rating 5.5as Axl
Stand Off2011IMDb rating 5.5as Sammy Pavis
Ghost Machine2009IMDb rating 4.7as Benny

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Ones Below2015 Drama, Thrilleras Mark
IMDb rating 6.112K votes
Victoria & Abdul2017 Biography, Drama, Historyas Kaiser Wilhelm II
IMDb rating 6.840K votes
Boogaloo and Graham2014as Jamesy the Narratorvoice
IMDb rating 7.31.2K votes
Halo: Nightfall2014as Axl
IMDb rating 5.56.2K votes
Ghost Machine2009as Benny
IMDb rating 4.72.0K votes
Rise of the Footsoldier Part II2015as Dave
IMDb rating 5.42.8K votes
Stand Off2011as Sammy Pavis
IMDb rating 5.52.5K votes
All Is Vanity2021as The Interviewervoice
IMDb rating 6.365 votes

Worked with

Jonathan Harden shares two films with Martin McCann, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Martin McCann

Colm Meaney

Michael Gambon

Judi Dench

Brendan Fraser

Eddie Izzard

Stephen FrearsDirector, 1 film David FarrDirector, 1 film Sergio Mimica-GezzanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Martin McCann2 films together, 2011 to 2014
Martin McCann's page
- Boogaloo and Graham2014IMDb rating 7.3Harden as Jamesy the NarratorvoiceMcCann as Father
- Stand Off2011IMDb rating 5.5Harden as Sammy PavisMcCann as Jimbo
Colm Meaney1 film together, 2011
Colm Meaney's page
- Stand Off2011IMDb rating 5.5Harden as Sammy PavisMeaney as Detective Weller
Michael Gambon1 film together, 2017
Michael Gambon's page
- Victoria & Abdul2017IMDb rating 6.8Harden as Kaiser Wilhelm IIGambon as Lord Salisbury
Judi Dench1 film together, 2017
Judi Dench's page
- Victoria & Abdul2017IMDb rating 6.8Harden as Kaiser Wilhelm IIDench as Queen Victoria
Brendan Fraser1 film together, 2011
Brendan Fraser's page
- Stand Off2011IMDb rating 5.5Harden as Sammy PavisFraser as Joe Maguire
Eddie Izzard1 film together, 2017
Eddie Izzard's page
- Victoria & Abdul2017IMDb rating 6.8Harden as Kaiser Wilhelm IIIzzard as Bertie, Prince of Wales
Stephen FrearsDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Stephen Frears
- Victoria & Abdul2017IMDb rating 6.8Harden as Kaiser Wilhelm II
David FarrDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by David Farr
- The Ones Below2015IMDb rating 6.1Harden as Mark
Sergio Mimica-GezzanDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
- Halo: Nightfall2014IMDb rating 5.5Harden as Axl

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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