Acting · London, England, UK · Born January 24, 1971
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".
TVBelieve Me
2026
as Jeremy Gold QC
TVAmadeus
2025
as Leopold Mozart
TVTalamasca: The Secret Order
2025
as Gregory Owen
TVThe Hack
2025
as Mark Thomson
MovieMystery at the Prospect Hotel
2024
as Mr. Standing
MovieHere
2024
as Earl Higgins
MovieThe Cost of Hugging
2024
as Jacques
TVRed Eye
2024
as John Tennant
TVWe Were the Lucky Ones
2024
as Wolf
TVThe Sixth Commandment
2023
as DCI Mark Glover
TVAndor
2022
as Senator Nower Jebel
MovieShe Will
2022
as Podrick Lochran
TVMurder in Provence
2022
as Lucien de Bremont
TVA Very British Scandal
2021
as Judge Wheatley
MovieZone 414
2021
as Joseph Veidt
TVThe North Water
2021
as Corbyn
MovieEnjoy
2021
as Swim Man
TVAvenue 5
2020
as Charles
TVDracula
2020
as Captain Sokolov
TVThe War of the Worlds
2019
as Priest
TVHis Dark Materials
2019
as Commander Roke
TVThe Feed
2019
as Eric Bell
MovieVivarium
2019
as Martin
TVThe Capture
2019
as Dr Neuman
TVGood Omens
2019
as Quartermaster Angel
MovieGet Duked!
2019
as Mr. Carlyle
MovieBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch
2018
as Crispin
TVAir Crash Investigation: Special Report
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieAll the Money in the World
2017
as Conservator
TVThe End of the F***ing World
2017
as Professor Clive Koch
MovieThe Death of Stalin
2017
as Mezhnikov
MovieChurchill
2017
as Mallory
MovieRogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Senator Jebel
TVTutankhamun
2016
as Herbert Winlock
MovieMorgan
2016
as David Chance
TVLove, Nina
2016
as David, 'Floppy'
TVThe Night Manager
2016
as Raymond Galt
MovieRace
2016
as Alfred J. Lill
TVStan Lee's Lucky Man
2016
as Ralph Dickenson
MovieSherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016
as Anderson
MovieThe Martian
2015
as Brendan Hatch
TVHumans
2015
as Robert
TVWolf Hall
2015
as James Bainham
TVThe Game
2014
as Alan Montag
MovieSherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013
as Anderson
MovieThe World's End
2013
as Group Leader
MovieSightseers
2012
as Ian
TVSilk
2011
as Dr Liam King
MovieGulliver's Travels
2010
as Lilliputian Scientist
The Little House
2010
as Doctor McFadden
TVSherlock
2010
as Dr Anderson
MovieBright Star
2009
as Mr. Hunt
TVBeing Human
2009
as Newsreader
TVMerlin
2008
as Matthew
TVBonekickers
2008
MovieMargaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
2008
as Stanley Soward
MovieFlawless
2007
as Boyle
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007
as Bernard
TVThe Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Sir Richard Leavis
MovieBeau Brummell: This Charming Man
2006
as Marquis of Worcester
TVBroken News
2005
as Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter
MovieRiot at the Rite
2005
as Jean Cocteau
MovieFootprints in the Snow
2005
as Nick Donaldson
MovieThe Government Inspector
2005
as Bryan Wells
MoviePlanespotting
2005
as Wayne Groves
TVIdeal
2005
as Rich
MovieNot Only But Always
2004
as Jonathan Miller
MovieEroica
2003
as Paul Dorfmueller
TVPeep Show
2003
as Ben Prenderghast
TVMayday
2003
as Narrator
The Project
2002
as Bob
TVSpooks
2002
as Azis Aibek
MovieBirthday Girl
2001
as D.I. O'Fetiger
TVDouble Income, No Kids Yet
2001
as Steve
MovieThe Wyvern Mystery
2000
as Dr. Willett
MovieTopsy-Turvy
1999
as Wilhelm
TVRelic Hunter
1999
as Paul Laurier
MovieHornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998
as Clerkly Officer
MovieOnly Love
1998
as Emil Becker
MovieThe Jackal
1997
as Alexander Radzinski
MovieMetroland
1997
as Dave
Pilgrim's Rest
1997
as Quentin
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Alex Dyer
TVBugs
1995
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Herbert Brownjohn
TVAs Time Goes By
1992
as Waiter
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Receptionist
