Sean Harris

Career Stage Harris was a member of the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, where he performed in stage productions such as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet directed by Giles Havergal and as Carino in Don Juan directed by Robert David MacDonald. He also appeared as Lysander in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Matthew Lloyd at the Haymarket Theatre (Leicester) and as Johnny in a Nottingham Playhouse production of Angels Rave On, directed by Jonathan Church.

Television Harris' television credits include serial killer Ian Brady, on ITV1's television mini-series, See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006), (Meadowlands in the United States) as Gordon Ormond and the BBC series Ashes to Ashes as Arthur Layton.

In the BBC TV drama Five Daughters (2010), Harris portrayed Brian Tobin, co-founder of the drug treatment facility, The Iceni Project, based in Suffolk. In preparing to play Tobin, Harris followed the real Brian Tobin around during pre-production.

From 2011 to 2013, Harris appeared as the assassin Micheletto in The Borgias, a series created by Neil Jordan. In 2013, he starred as Stephen Morton in the Channel 4 drama Southcliffe, for which Harris won a BAFTA award for Best Actor in 2014.

He appears as the disfigured former soldier turned terrorist mastermind Jacob Pearce in the 2024 French/British action thriller series Paris Has Fallen.

Film Harris played the main cast role of Thomas the Disciple, and later Thomas the Apostle in the 1999 biblical, historical, drama television film Jesus.

Harris also played Nick Sidney in the 2005 mockumentary Brothers of the Head, directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe.

In 2012, he played Fifield in Ridley Scott's Prometheus. That same year, he appeared as Gene Womack in Guy Myhill's The Goob. Myhill previously directed Harris in two film shorts, Two Halftimes to Hell (1997) and The Fabulous Bilsons (2001). Harris finished the year with his performances as Captain Sandy Browning in '71, directed by Yann Demange, for which he earned a 2014 British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, His performance in the film merited a third BIFA nomination in a row. He reprised his role as Lane in the sequel Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).

In 2021, Harris portrayed Darren McGrady, the Royal Head Chef, in the film Spencer, and a frail, aged King Arthur in the film The Green Knight.

Music videos Harris made a cameo appearance as a clown in a music video for the Norwich band the Black Sharks' debut album titled Lose Control, directed by Myhill (evidently filmed at the same time as The Fabulous Bilsons).

In 2007, he appeared in a video for Mark Ronson's "Stop Me".

In 2012, Harris appeared in London-based music group Barbarossa's video short, Battles, directed by Montserrat Lombard.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1997 Two Half-Times to Hell Tom Short film Wet Work Sean Short film 2001 The Discovery of Heaven Bart Bork The Bilsons Perry Short film 2002 True Love (Once Removed) Steven Short film Tom & Thomas Kevin 24 Hour Party People Ian Curtis Pay Day Andy Short film 2003 Nicotine Yellow Diggie Short film 2004 Trauma Roland Creep Craig, the "Creep" The Hare Bourne Short film 2005 Asylum Nick Frozen Hurricane Frank Brothers of the Head Nick Sidney Isolation Jamie 2007 Outlaw Simon Hillier Saxon Eddie 2009 Harry Brown Stretch 2010 Native Son John Short film Brighton Rock Hale 2011 A Lonely Place to Die Mr Kidd 2012 Prometheus Fifield 2014 Deliver Us from Evil Santino '71 Captain Sandy Browning Serena Campbell 2015 The Goob Gene Womack Paradise Lost? Satan Short film Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Solomon Lane Macbeth Macduff 2016 Trespass Against Us Gordon Bennett 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Solomon Lane Possum Philip 2019 The King William Gascoigne 2020 The Banishing Harry Reed 2021 The Green Knight King Arthur Spencer Darren McGrady 2022 The Stranger Henry Teague 2026 Here Comes the Flood TBA Filming TBA Wizards! TBA Post-production

Television Year Title Role NotesRef. 1994 Minder Dean Episode: "Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley" 199419972002 The Bill Matthew GroganRussell HinesStuart Kennedy 3 episodes 1995 Signs and Wonders Carl Maynard Television film The Vet Neil Fairbrother Episode: "Home Truths" 1996 A Mug's Game Con 1998 Kavanagh QC Mark Holmes Episode: "Care in the Community" 1999 Jesus Thomas Television film Hot House Cheddar Television film 2000 Casualty Tim Vanner Episode: "Starting Over" 2001 The Hunt Clem Mackie Television film 2002 Judge John Deed Gerry Hewitt Episode: "Political Expediency" 2003 The Vice Miles Wilson Episode: "Control" Strange Robin Thomas Episode: "Asmoth" 2006 See No Evil: The Moors Murders Ian Brady Television film 2007 Wedding Belles Adrian Collins Television film Cape Wrath Gordon Ormond 3 episodes 2008 Ashes to Ashes Arthur Layton 2 episodes 2009 Red Riding Sgt/DSupt Bob Craven Limited series 3 episodes Law & Order: UK Roland Kirk Episode: "Community Service" Waking the Dead Radovan Sredinic 2 episodes 2010 Five Daughters Brian Tobin 3 episodes 2011–2013 The Borgias Micheletto Corella 27 episodes 2013 Southcliffe Stephen Morton 4 episodes 2014 Jamaica Inn Joss Merlyn 3 episodes 2023 The Gold Gordon Parry 6 episodes2024 Paris Has Fallen Jacob Pearce 8 episodesTBA Assassin's Creed TBA Recurring role

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