John Sharian

English actor

Tara Fitzgerald

(m. 2001; div. 2003)

Nicola Davies

(m. 2005)

John Sharian (born John Shahnazarian) is an English actor of Armenian descent.^[1] He appeared in the film The Machinist (2004).

Education

John Sharian attended the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut and later Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, which he left in 1984.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Sharian graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1991 and began television acting shortly thereafter, appearing in the British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf in 1992.^{[citation needed]}

Sharian's film career began in 1994 with his role as one of the leads in Death Machine. He also appeared in The Fifth Element (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998) and The Machinist (2004).

Sharian is a member of Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance.^[2]

Selected filmography

1992: Red Dwarf (TV Series, Episode: "Back to Reality") - New Lister
1994: Death Machine - Sam Raimi
1997: The Fifth Element - Fhloston Captain
1998: Grave of the Fireflies (Central Park Media version, voice)
1998: Lost in Space - Noah Freeman
1998: Saving Private Ryan - Corporal
1999: Driver - (Video Game) (voice)
1999: New World Disorder - Rice
1999: Do Not Disturb - Bodyguard
2000: Fortress 2: Re-Entry - Hickey
2000: 24 Hours in London - Tony
2000: Jason and the Argonauts (TV Mini-Series) - Pollux
2000: Chicken Run - Circus Man (voice, uncredited)
2001: Gothic (Video Game) - Milten (English version, voice)
2002: Vietcong (Video Game) - (voice)
2003: Dracula II: Ascension (Direct-to-DVD-Production) - Officer Hodge
2003: Gothic II (Video Game) - (voice)
2003: Calendar Girls - Danny
2003: Love Actually - Wisconsin Taxi Driver
2004: The Machinist - Ivan
2004: Vietcong: Fist Alpha (Video Game) - (voice)
2004: Romasanta - Antonio
2004: Sex Traffic (TV Mini-Series) - Barry Edwards
2005: Spooks (TV Series) - Michael Gorman
2006: Land of the Blind - Guy in Strip Club
2007: WΔZ - Jack Corelli
2007-2010: CSI: Miami (TV Series, 2 episodes) - Joe LeBrock
2008: New Amsterdam (TV Series) - Jack Shaw
2009: Law & Order (TV Series) - George Darvey
2009: Staten Island - Tarquinio
2010: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) - Jan Van Dekker
2010: Red Dead Redemption (Video Game) - The Local Population (voice)
2010: Boy Wonder - Joe Mancini
2010: Rocksteady - Big Red
2011: 3 Weeks to Daytona - Gomes
2012: Disconnect - Ross Lynd
2015: True Story - Lincoln County Lobby Sheriff
2016: Horace and Pete (TV Series) - Jerold
2017: Patti Cake$ - Lou
2018: Accommodations - Vital Vekselberg
2019: The Kitchen - Duffy

Radio

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
25 January 1996	The American Wife		Ned Chaillet	BBC Radio 4 Thirty Minute Theatre
30 September 1996	American Faith		Ned Chaillet	BBC Radio 4
9 April 1999	J Edgar Hoover: They Call Him Bobby		Ned Chaillet	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
4 December 2000	Into the Ether		Ned Chaillet	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
8 July 2001	Wit	Jason Posner	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4
15 December 2001	The Gold Bug ^[3]	Legrand	Ned Chaillet	BBC Radio 4 The Saturday Play
11 April 2002	The Titanic Inquiry – Part One	Senator Fletcher	Ned Chaillet	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
12 April 2002	The Titanic Inquiry – Part Two	Senator Fletcher	Ned Chaillet	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
8 June 2002	Man of All Work ^[4]	Dave	Pauline Harris	BBC Radio 4 The Saturday Play
17 January 2004	The Ipcress File	Battersby	Toby Swift	BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play

References

^ "Essay: Being a creative person with a job by John Sharian". thecreativeindependent.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
^ "Directory". ADAA: Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
^ BBC – The Saturday Play – The Gold Bug
^ BBC – Radio Times – The Saturday Play: Man of All Work