John Barrowman
- singer
- writer
- novelist
- stage actor
- television actor
- children's writer
- film actor
- actor
- dancer
- television presenter
- television producer
- musician
- Born 1967-03-11 (age 59)
- Nationality United States, United Kingdom
- Years active 1985–present
Biography
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Filmography
See full filmography- 2016Legends of TomorrowMalcolm MerlynSeries
age 49 - 2013ScandalSeries
age 46 - 2012Zero Dark ThirtyMovie
age 45 - 1987The UntouchablesMovie
age 20 - ArrowMalcolm MerlynSeries
- ArrowRa's al GhulSeries
- Desperate HousewivesSeries
- Doctor WhoJack HarknessSeries
- ReignSeries
- TorchwoodJack HarknessSeries
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Series | Malcolm Merlyn | 49 |
| 2013 | Scandal | Series | 46 | |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Movie | 45 | |
| 1987 | Movie | 20 | ||
| Arrow | Series | Malcolm Merlyn | ||
| Arrow | Series | Ra's al Ghul | ||
| Desperate Housewives | Series | |||
| Doctor Who | Series | Jack Harkness | ||
| Reign | Series | |||
| Torchwood | Series | Jack Harkness |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
1967 age 0
Born1987 age 20
CreditThe Untouchables2012 age 45
CreditZero Dark Thirty2013 age 46
CreditScandal2016 age 49
CreditLegends of Tomorrow
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Quotes
I've kind of made Jack a hero that I would like to have looked up to as a little boy because as a little boy, I knew I was gay but I didn't know what it was. Didn't know who to talk to about it. … I wanted kids to like him, and I wanted women, men, I wanted everyone to like him. But first I wanted people to hate him. I wanted them to think he was arrogant and pushy and too sure of himself. And I wanted them to follow the arc of the change he went through in the final episodes of Doctor Who.
John Barrowman, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cher had just been to see Sunset Boulevard. She hunted me down the next day through management to ask me out to dinner. I wouldn't break my first date with Scott which felt like the chance of a lifetime, so after a pause she said, "Fine, bring him." I drove my car, Scott rode his bike. Scott parked his bike down the street. And we all met up, and we had dinner with Cher, and we had a fab time. At the end of the evening she said to me: "Walk me to my car, you'll love it." As we're walking to the car arm in arm, the photographers just come out of… the bushes, you name it. And we walk to the car and she leanes over and she goes "When I get in the car, give me a kiss." And I'm like "Fine." – What gay man wouldn't want to give Cher a kiss? So we kiss and they catch it just at that moment. The next day in the tabloids I was her new toyboy. But little did they know that the boy with the bicycle who walked out after us went and unhooked his bike, I put her in the car, went off, got my Jag, ope
John Barrowman, CC BY-SA 4.0
You can be in the public eye all the time and still have a private life, but the important thing is to keep in touch with the people who put you there.
John Barrowman, CC BY-SA 4.0
Two men as two women and as a man and a woman can have a loving relationship and make a commitment. And that's what marriage is about.
John Barrowman, CC BY-SA 4.0
It's taken me 30 years to get this way, and I don't intend to let go. I work hard, but I play hard, too, and that's the one part of me that nobody sees. But I intend to be around for a long time yet.
John Barrowman, CC BY-SA 4.0
You have to work hard in the industry. I didn't come into the industry and into the business and to do what I do to become famous. But I knew in the back of my head that if fame came along with it, that was a blessing. I love when someone recognizes me or wants an autograph. But for me it was about working rather than being a "star".
John Barrowman, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1985–
- Instruments
- voice
- Genres
- pop music, musical play
- Education
- Alliant University, DePaul University, Joliet West High School