Jonathan Aris
Born: 1971-01-24 in London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jonathan Aris is a British stage, film and television actor, he is the son of the late British character actor Ben Aris but, despite having a thespian as a father, acting was not his first choice. He studied painting at Camberwell School of Art and read Russian and Italian at Cambridge University before training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Like his father, Jonathan has chiefly been seen in character roles, notably on television as the private secretary to the (female) Prime Minister in The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006). He also does a great number of voice-overs for television commercials and narration for documentaries. He has made numerous stage appearances and was in the original London cast of "Fame - the Musical".
Filmography
2026
- Believe Me as Jeremy Gold QC
2025
- Talamasca: The Secret Order as Gregory Owen
- Amadeus as Leopold Mozart
- The Hack as Mark Thomson
2024
- Red Eye as John Tennant
- Here as Earl Higgins
- We Were the Lucky Ones as Wolf
- The Cost of Hugging as Jacques
- Mystery at the Prospect Hotel as Mr. Standing
2023
- The Sixth Commandment as DCI Mark Glover
2022
- Andor as Senator Nower Jebel
- Murder in Provence as Lucien de Bremont
- She Will as Podrick Lochran
2021
- The North Water as Corbyn
- A Very British Scandal as Judge Wheatley
- Zone 414 as Joseph Veidt
- Enjoy as Swim Man
2019
- Good Omens as Quartermaster Angel
- The Capture as Dr Neuman
- His Dark Materials as Commander Roke
- Vivarium as Martin
- The Feed as Eric Bell
- The War of the Worlds as Priest
- Get Duked! as Mr. Carlyle
2018
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch as Crispin
- Air Crash Investigation: Special Report as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
- The End of the F***ing World as Professor Clive Koch
- The Death of Stalin as Mezhnikov
- All the Money in the World as Conservator
- Churchill as Mallory
2016
- The Night Manager as Raymond Galt
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Senator Jebel
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride as Anderson
- Stan Lee's Lucky Man as Ralph Dickenson
- Race as Alfred J. Lill
- Morgan as David Chance
- Tutankhamun as Herbert Winlock
- Love, Nina as David, 'Floppy'
2015
- The Martian as Brendan Hatch
- Humans as Robert
- Wolf Hall as James Bainham
2014
- The Game as Alan Montag
2013
- The World's End as Group Leader
- Sherlock: Many Happy Returns as Anderson
2012
- Sightseers as Ian
2011
- Silk as Dr Liam King
2010
- Sherlock as Dr Anderson
- Gulliver's Travels as Lilliputian Scientist
- The Little House as Doctor McFadden
2009
- Being Human as Newsreader
- Bright Star as Mr. Hunt
2008
- Merlin as Matthew
- Bonekickers
- Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley as Stanley Soward
2007
- Flawless as Boyle
- Confessions of a Diary Secretary as Bernard
2006
- The Amazing Mrs Pritchard as Sir Richard Leavis
- Beau Brummell: This Charming Man as Marquis of Worcester
2005
- Ideal as Rich
- Broken News as Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter
- Riot at the Rite as Jean Cocteau
- Planespotting as Wayne Groves
- Footprints in the Snow as Nick Donaldson
- The Government Inspector as Bryan Wells
2004
- Not Only But Always as Jonathan Miller
2002
- Spooks as Azis Aibek
- The Project as Bob
2001
- Birthday Girl as D.I. O'Fetiger
2000
- The Wyvern Mystery as Dr. Willett
1999
- Relic Hunter as Paul Laurier
- Topsy-Turvy as Wilhelm
1998
- Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant as Clerkly Officer
- Only Love as Emil Becker
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Alex Dyer
- The Jackal as Alexander Radzinski
- Metroland as Dave
- Pilgrim's Rest as Quentin
1995
1992
- Heartbeat as Herbert Brownjohn
- As Time Goes By as Waiter
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Receptionist