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'''Jonathan Harris''' (born 11 July 1967) is a [[film editor]], [[special effect]] artist and [[film director|director]].
'''Jon Harris''' (born 11 July 1967) is a [[film editor]] and [[film director|director]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Jon Harris' first major work as a film editor was Guy Ritchie's "Snatch" in 2000. Since then Harris has worked on three films for director Matthew Vaughn, "Layer Cake" 2004, "Stardust" 2007, and "Kick Ass" 2010. He also edited Neil Marshall's "The Descent" 2005 for which he received a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) for Best Technical Achievement 2005. Harris then made his directorial debut with the sequel "The Descent: Part 2".
Harris was born in [[Sheffield]]. His best known work was editing [[The Descent]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shockya.com/news/2009/09/19/international-descent-2-movie-poster|title=International Descent 2 Movie Poster}}</ref> with the sequel [[The Descent: Part 2]] being his directorial debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18233|title=Interview with 'The Descent: Part 2' Director, Several New Clips!|publisher=BloodyDisgusting}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18258|title=A Hairpin Comes to the Rescue in New Bloody 'The Descent: Part 2' Clip|publisher=BloodyDisgusting}}</ref> He has also edited [[Eden Lake]], [[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]], [[Starter for 10 (film)|Starter for 10]], [[Being Cyrus]], the [[television serie]]s [[Long Way Round]], [[Layer Cake (film)|L4yer Cake]], [[The Calcium Kid]], [[Dot the i]], [[Ripley's Game (film)|Ripley's Game]], [[Snatch (film)|Snatch.]] and [[Comedy Lab]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2009/11/30/exclusive-interview-jon-harris|title=Exclusive Interview: Jon Harris}}</ref>


In 2011 Harris was nominated for an OSCAR and a BAFTA Award for his editing work on Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" and subsequently became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

He then went on to edit James Watkins' "The Woman In Black" 2012 for Hammer Films. He is currently working again with Danny Boyle on "Trance" to be released in 2013.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Director===
===Director===
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===Editor===
===Editor===
* Trance (2013)
* The Woman In Black (2012)
* [[127 Hours]] (2010)
* [[127 Hours]] (2010)
* [[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]] (2010)
* [[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]] (2010)
* [[The Descent Part 2]] (2009)
* [[The Descent: Part 2]] (2009)
* The Pond (2008)
* [[Eden Lake]] (2008)
* [[Eden Lake]] (2008)
* [[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]] (2007)
* [[Stardust (2007 film)|Stardust]] (2007)
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* [[Being Cyrus]] (2005)
* [[Being Cyrus]] (2005)
* [[The Descent]] (2005)
* [[The Descent]] (2005)
* The Banker (2004)
* [[Long Way Round]] (Television, 2004–2005)
* [[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]] (2004)
* [[Layer Cake (film)|Layer Cake]] (2004)
* [[The Calcium Kid]] (2004)
* [[The Calcium Kid]] (2004)
* [[dot the i]] (2003)
* [[dot the i]] (2003)
* Occasional, Strong (2002)
* [[Ripley's Game (film)|Ripley's Game]] (2002)
* [[Ripley's Game (film)|Ripley's Game]] (2002)
* [[Snatch (film)|Snatch.]] (2000)
* [[Snatch (film)|Snatch]] (2000)
* The Second Death (2000)
* [[Comedy Lab]] (Television, 1999 - Ongoing)
* Holiday Romance (1998)


===Assistant editor===
===Assistant editor===

Revision as of 12:43, 19 February 2012

Jon Harris
Born
Jonathan Harris

(1967-07-11) 11 July 1967 (age 57)
NationalityEnglish
Occupation(s)Film editor
[film director

Jon Harris (born 11 July 1967) is a film editor and director.

Biography

Jon Harris' first major work as a film editor was Guy Ritchie's "Snatch" in 2000. Since then Harris has worked on three films for director Matthew Vaughn, "Layer Cake" 2004, "Stardust" 2007, and "Kick Ass" 2010. He also edited Neil Marshall's "The Descent" 2005 for which he received a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) for Best Technical Achievement 2005. Harris then made his directorial debut with the sequel "The Descent: Part 2".

In 2011 Harris was nominated for an OSCAR and a BAFTA Award for his editing work on Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" and subsequently became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

He then went on to edit James Watkins' "The Woman In Black" 2012 for Hammer Films. He is currently working again with Danny Boyle on "Trance" to be released in 2013.


Filmography

Director

Editor

Assistant editor

References

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