John Hannah (actor)


John David Hannah is a Scottish film and television actor. He came to prominence in Four Weddings and a Funeral, for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Matthew. His other film appearances include Sliding Doors and The Mummy trilogy. His television roles include: Dr Iain McCallum in McCallum ; D.I. John Rebus in Rebus ; Jack Roper in New Street Law ; Jake Osbourne in Cold Blood, Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus, Jack Cloth in A Touch of Cloth, Jason's father in the BBC series Atlantis, Dr Holden Radcliffe in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Colin in Overboard, and Archie Wilson in the BBC series Trust Me.

Early life

Hannah was born in East Kilbride in Lanarkshire, the youngest of three children: he has two older sisters. His mother, Susan, was a cleaner at Marks & Spencer, and his father, John, a toolmaker. He attended Heathery Knowe Primary School then Claremont High School in East Kilbride and went on to an apprenticeship as an electrician. In East Kilbride, he participated in the East Kilbride Rep Theatre Club. At the suggestion of a colleague, after completing his apprenticeship he then attended the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Career

After graduation, Hannah had parts in theatre productions, films and television, which included leading roles. He broke into the "big-time" with his appearance as Matthew in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Since this breakthrough role, he has played a psychopathic killer alongside Helen Baxendale in Truth or Dare and a mystery-solving pathologist in McCallum. He was a karaoke-mad dead-beat dad in The James Gang, a drunken, thieving comic-relief character in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns and a Monty Python-quoting romantic comedy love interest in Sliding Doors. Hannah also starred in the axed U.S. series MDs, as well as making guest appearances in Alias, Carnivàle and Frasier. In 2006 he starred in the drama series New Street Law. In 2007–08, he played a starring role in the ITV crime drama Cold Blood.
On 24 December 1997, Hannah and Scottish Films producer Murray Ferguson established a production company called Clerkenwell Films. Clerkenwell's first big production was the Rebus series, including Black And Blue and The Hanging Garden. However, Rebus was later taken in-house by STV Productions, and Hannah was replaced in the leading role in the series by Ken Stott.
He is the voice of the Co-operative Group adverts in Europe. He played the part of Quintus Lentulus Batiatus, the owner of a gladiator training house, in ' and the prequel '.
Hannah played the recurring role of scientist Holden Radcliffe on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a recurring role during season three and gets promoted to series regular during season four.

Personal life

Hannah married actress Joanna Roth on 20 January 1996. The pair met several years before during a studio production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. In many of his interviews he mentions stories from their relationship, such as the visit to London's 'Sri Siam' restaurant where he proposed to her in writing on the tablecloth. They live in Richmond, London with their two children.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988BookieJohnny Dawson3 episodes
1988Screen TwoPretty Boy1 episode
1990TaggartDanny Bonnar1 episode
1990BoonWillie Connolly1 episode
1991ShrinksHamish1 episode
1992The BillDerek Pierce1 episode
1992Between the LinesD.C. Mellis1 episode
1993Paul Calf's Video DiaryMarkTV Short
1994Capital LivesJohn Robinson1 episode
1995Out of the BlueD.S Frankie Drinkall6 episodes
1995–1998McCallumDr. Iain McCallum8 episodes
2000–2001RebusD.I. John Rebus4 episodes
2001AliasMartin Shepard2 episodes
2002MDsDr. Robert Dalgety10 episodes
2003FrasierAvery McManus1 episode
2003CarnivàleStangler2 episodes
2004Agatha Christie's Marple 4.50 from PaddingtonInspector Tom Campbellsingle drama
2005Sea of SoulsJohn Wade2 episodes
2006–2007New Street LawJack Roper14 episodes
2007'Prof. Ian HolbournTV Documentary
2008Agatha Christie's Poirot Appointment with DeathDr. Gerard1 episode
2010'Quintus Lentulus Batiatus13 episodes
2011Kidnap and RansomAlexander Willard2 episodes
2011'Quintus Lentulus Batiatus6 episodes
2012The Other WifeRichard Kendall1 episode
2012DamagesRutger Simon10 episodes
2012–2014A Touch of ClothD.I. Jack Cloth6 episodes
2013–2015AtlantisTychon 3 episodes
2013ElementaryRhys1 episode
2014The WidowerDS Charlie Henry2 episodes
2015–2016Marley's GhostsAdam9 episodes
2016–2017Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Holden Radcliffe23 episodes
2017Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyThe Mage8 episodes
2019Race Across the WorldNarrator14 episodes
2019The VictimDI Stephen Grover4 episodes
2019Trust MeDr. Archie Watson2 episodes
2020TransplantJed BishopSeries regular

YearTitleRole
2008'Jonathan Carnahan