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John Hannah
Birth at
23 April 1962
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John David Hanna was born on 23 April 1962 in South Lanarkshire. He had two older sisters in his family. His mother worked as a cleaner, and his father worked as a locksmith. John decided to become an electrician and worked in this direction for four years. But he became more interested in rehearsals at the East Calray Theatre Club than the work itself. In this regard, one of his acquaintances advised John to enter the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. The young man did not even
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John David Hanna was born on 23 April 1962 in South Lanarkshire. He had two older sisters in his family. His mother worked as a cleaner, and his father worked as a locksmith. John decided to become an electrician and worked in this direction for four years. But he became more interested in rehearsals at the East Calray Theatre Club than the work itself. In this regard, one of his acquaintances advised John to enter the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. The young man did not even believe that he could get a higher education, let alone become a professional actor. But he just believed and entered the academy on the first try.
After graduation, Hannah worked in film and television. In theatrical productions he played secondary roles and for a long time remained unknown to the public. But the breakthrough came after working on the role of Matthew in the comedy
"Four weddings and one funeral" . In the history of British cinema, this film became the highest grossing film and was nominated for an Oscar. From that point on, John’s career went up dramatically. In 1995, he won an award at the Stockholm Film Festival for his role in the film “Madascar Skin”. And then there was a role in the TV movie "Truth or Challenge." On account of John Hannah many roles in television series: “Medical”, “Spy”, “Carnival”, “Frasers”.
In 1999, he appeared on screens as Jonathan in the thriller.
The Mummy And then the same role in movie hits.
The mummy is coming back. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. In 1997, John, along with film producer Murray Ferguson, founded a production company, the first product of which was the series Rebus. Recent works include the film “Spartacus: Blood and Sand”, where the actor plays Lentulus Batiatus.
Since 1996, the actor has been married to Joanna Roth, with whom they had twins – a boy and a girl.