A handsome, dark-haired actor who made a big impression playing Matthew, the friend of Hugh Grant's who loses his gay lover (Simon Callow), in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994), John Hannah received a BAFTA Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work and his bookings have not stopped since. After working as an electrician for four years (a "lazy one" by his own admission) he decided to give acting a whirl. Hannah made his film debut in a small role in "Harbour Beat" (1990). After his success in "Weddings", he landed his first screen lead as a gay man with a large birthmark who withdraws from society by living on a beach in his car in the art-house pic "Madagascar Skin" (1995). Hannah also starred in two 1995 British TV series "McCallum" (ITV), as a forensic pathologist living and working in the underbelly of London's East End, and "Out of the Blue" (BBC), as a Yorkshire police detective. Hannah also worked alongside famed British actor Michael Gambon in the four-part "Faith" for Central TV and won plaudits as a psychopath in the BBC movie "Truth or Dare" (1996). One the big screen, the busy actor went on to ponder if love existed in "Romance and Rejection" (1997). Hannah was one leg of a triangle involving Gwyneth Paltrow and John Lynch in "Sliding Doors" (1998), co-starred as Helen McCrory's deserting husband in the woman-on-the-run drama "The James Gang" (1997) and had a small role in the murder mystery "Resurrection Man" (1998). He made an attempt to crack the US TV market with a major role in the small screen remake of "The Love Bug" (ABC, 1997).
Profession(s):
Actor, producer, apprentice electrician
Sometimes Credited As:
John David Hannah
Family
daughter:Astrid Hannah (twin of Gabriel; born February 11, 2004; mother, Joanna Roth)
son:Gabriel Hannah (twin of Astrid; born February 11, 2004; mother, Joanna Roth)
wife:Joanna Roth (met during a studio production of Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure"; married on January 20, 1996)
Education
Claremont High School East Kilbride, Scotland
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Glasgow, Scotland
2007 Co-starred with Colin Firth and Ben Kingsley in "The Last Legion"
2006 Cast as lawyer, Jack Roper in the BBC drama "New Street Law"
2002 Made American series debut with the ABC medical drama, "MDs"
2001 Reprised the role of Jonathan Carnahan for "The Mummy Returns"
2001 Reprised the role of Jonathan Carnahan for "The Mummy Returns"
2000 - 2004 Cast as Inspector John Rebus in the first series of "Rebus" for the ITV Network
2000 Portrayed poet William Wordsworth in the BBC Films production "Pandaemonium"
1998 Played Gwyneth Paltrow's love interest in "Sliding Doors"
1998 Became a partner in Clerkenwell Films
1995 Portrayed a shy young gay man in "Madagascar Skin"
1995 Had regular role on the BBC series "Out of the Blue"
1995 Played Dr. Iain McCallum in the ITV series "McCallum"
1994 Received notice for his co-starring role in "Four Weddings and a Funeral"
1990 Made feature debut with small role in "Harbour Beat"
Worked as apprentice electrician for four years before attempting an acting career
