Jonathan Harris (born 22 September 1975) is a Canadian actor and comedian from Newfoundland and Labrador.Spotlight on Alumni: Jonny Harris. Memorial University Gazette, June 29, 2011."Jonny Harris juggles acting and standup in CBC shows". Toronto Star, September 28, 2015. Harris is best known for his roles in the television series Murdoch Mysteries, Still Standing and Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, as well as the films Young Triffie, Moving Day, and Grown Up Movie Star.
Career Harris worked for five summers at the Rising Tide Theatre festival in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland."Bruce McCulloch, Jonny Harris, Rick Mercer on summer jobs". Toronto Star, July 13, 2015. 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. In 2015, he began starring in the summer comedy/reality series Still Standing for CBC Television."Murdoch Mysteries’ Jonny Harris hosts new show Still Standing" . canada.com, June 22, 2015."Jonny Harris showcases small town humour in Still Standing". Q, June 22, 2015. In 2018 he co-hosted the 6th Canadian Screen Awards telecast with Emma Hunter, broadcast on CBC-TV on March 11."Jonny Harris, Emma Hunter to co-host 2018 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 13, 2018.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2006Young TriffieBilly Head2009Grown Up Movie StarStuart2012Moving DayDennis2013Me2CopShort film2019GoaliePhil Sullivan
Television Year Title Role Notes2006Hatching, Matching and DispatchingTroy FureyEpisode: "1.2"Sketch with Kevin McDonaldVarious2008–2025Murdoch MysteriesConstable George CrabtreeMain roleNominated Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (2008) & (2009)2011Republic of DoyleBrett BabcockEpisode: "St. John's Town"Comedy Now!Episode: "Jonny Harris"Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost PharaohsConst. George CrabtreeWeb series2012Murdoch Mysteries: The Murdoch EffectTommy Nordett"The Bro Code"2015Murdoch Mysteries: The Infernal DeviceConst. George CrabtreeWeb series2017 A Christmas FuryTroy FureyTelevision movie continuing Hatching, Matching and Dispatching.2018Frankie Drake MysteriesGeorge CrabtreeEpisode: "The Pilot"
Other work Year Title Role Notes2009–2012Writer10 episodes2010CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival"The Holliday Show"Brighton RockArt department runner2015–presentStill StandingWriter, producer & host105 episodesNominated - Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series (2016)Nominated - Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series (shared with Chuck Byrn and Nile Séguin) (2016)Won - Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Lifestyle, Talk or Entertainment News Program or Series (2017)Won - Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series - "Vanastra" (shared with Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2017)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),Rachel West, "2018 Canadian Screen Awards: ‘Property Brothers’, ‘Big Brother Canada’ Among Non-Fiction Winners". ET Canada, March 6, 2018.Won - Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series - "Carcross" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2019)Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Non-Fiction TV Programming: The Complete List Of Winners". ET Canada, March 26, 2019.Won - Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series - "Churchill" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2020)Jackson Weaver, "The National, The Accountant of Auschwitz lead first night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, May 25, 2020.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)Marriska Fernandes, "Canadian Screen Awards 2021: News, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality". Tribute, May 18, 2021.Won - WGC Screenwriting Award, Documentary — "Rankin Inlet" (shared with Graham Chittenden, Fraser Young and Steve Dylan) (2021)Musthafa Azeez, "Schitt’s Creek and Trickster win big at WGC Screenwriting Awards". The Globe and Mail, April 27, 2021.
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