George Harris

Birthday: Oct 20, 1949
Birthplace: Grenada, West Indies

Bio: George Harris (born 20 October 1949) is a British actor of films, stage,television, radio and musicals. His credits include Layer Cake, FlashGordon, Dogs of War, "Spooks" , Raiders of the Lost Ark, Black Hawk Downand The Interpreter. He also appeared in Harry Potter and the Order ofthe Phoenix, playing the part of Kingsley Shacklebolt.Harris was born on the… More Bio: George Harris (born 20 October 1949) is a British actor of films, stage,television, radio and musicals. His credits include Layer Cake, FlashGordon, Dogs of War, "Spooks" , Raiders of the Lost Ark, Black Hawk Downand The Interpreter. He also appeared in Harry Potter and the Order ofthe Phoenix, playing the part of Kingsley Shacklebolt.Harris was born on the Caribbean island of Grenada and partially educatedin Barbados, the land of his father. George left the Caribbean at the ageof 15 to make United Kingdom his home and has lived in Sweden and Israel.He performed all over Europe and the United States with his band before hebecame a well-known dramatic actor.Harris is not only a film actor but has starred in many theatreproductions at the National Theatre, The Royal Court Theatre and many WestEnd and regional theatres like the Royal Exchange in Manchester, TheatreRoyal Bath and many others in his long and distinguished acting careerthat has seen him in musicals like Hair, performing in Hebrew in theIsrael production; Jesus Christ Superstar the original London cast; andother venues like Lincoln Center in New York City, where he was directedby Harold Pinter. He has many credits as leading actor in many BBC andindependent television and even American television productions.