John Barrowman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 11, 1967 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Mount Vernon, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 91
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John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American singer, actor, dancer, musical performer and media personality, best known on British television for his acting and presenting work for the BBC and for his role as Captain Jack Harkness in the science fiction series Doctor Who and Torchwood. Barrowman and his family emigrated to the United States when he was nine years old. Growing up in Illinois, his high school teachers encouraged his love for music and theatre and he studied performing arts at the United States International University in San Diego before visiting Britain and landing the role of Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's Anything Goes in London's West End.
As a television presenter and guest, Barrowman has appeared in a variety of light entertainment shows, including Live & Kicking and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical talent shows Any Dream Will Do, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, and I'd Do Anything. Barrowman was a contestant on the celebrity ice skating show Dancing on Ice and was a guest act for the Royal Variety Performance. In 1998, Barrowman was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and in 2006 he was voted Stonewall's "Entertainer of the Year".
In addition to appearing in several films and television series, Barrowman has featured on more than a dozen musical theatre recordings including cover tunes found on his 2007 album Another Side, and 2008's Music Music Music. Both albums reached the UK Top 40, as did his 2010 self-titled album, which reached number 11, his highest chart placing to date.
With his sister as co-author, Barrowman has published two memoirs and autobiographies, Anything Goes (2008) and I Am What I Am (2009).
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Known for
The Flash
2014TV
Cutter Moran, Malcolm Merlyn
Arrow
2012TV
Malcolm Merlyn
The Untouchables
1987Movie
Street Person (uncredited)
Zero Dark Thirty
2012Movie
Jeremy
Doctor Who
2005TV
Captain Jack Harkness
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016TV
Malcolm Merlyn
Filmography
John Barrowman - Laid Bare
2025Movie
Speech & Debate: Legacy
2021Movie
Lucian Angelo
Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks
2021Movie
Captain Jack Harkness
Shopping with Keith Lemon
2019TV
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
2019TV
Self - Recruit 13
Fireman Sam: Set for Action!
2018Movie
Flex Dexter (voice)
Keith Lemon: Coming in America
2018TV
Self
All Star Musicals
2017TV
Self - Host
Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall
2016Movie
Himself / Host
50 Years of Star Trek
2016Movie
Self
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016TV
Malcolm Merlyn
The Flash
2014TV
Cutter Moran, Malcolm Merlyn
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014Movie
Self / Captain Jack Harkness (archive footage)
The Wil Wheaton Project
2014TV
Self
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013Movie
Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013Movie
Self
Through the Keyhole
2013TV
Self
Gilded Lilys
2013Movie
Julius Ashford Lily
All Stars
2013Movie
Matthew
Zero Dark Thirty
2012Movie
Jeremy
Arrow
2012TV
Malcolm Merlyn
Scandal
2012TV
The Fixer
The Story of Musicals
2012TV
Self
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011Movie
Self
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
2011Movie
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011TV
Self - Participant
Talking Dead
2011TV
Himself
Torchwood: Web of Lies
2011TV
Captain Jack Harkness (voice)
Goodnight Burbank
2011TV
My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen
2011Movie
Self
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue
2011Movie
Self
John Barrowman: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2010Movie
Himself
The Michael Ball Show
2010TV
Self
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010Movie
Captain Jack Harkness
Animals at Work
2009TV
Himself - Host
An Evening with John Barrowman
2009Movie
Himself
The Super Hero Squad Show
2009TV
Stranger (voice)
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009TV
Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009TV
Self - Guest
Tonight's the Night
2009TV
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009TV
Self
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009TV
Self
Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder
2009TV
Camp officer
Celebrity Juice
2008TV
Self
The Making of Me
2008TV
Himself
Doctor Who Monster Files
2008TV
Captain Jack Harkness
I'd Do Anything
2008TV
Himself - Judge
Bizarre ER
2008TV
Narrator (voice)
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008TV
Self
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007Movie
Self
The Big Questions
2007TV
Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007TV
Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007TV
Self
Any Dream Will Do
2007TV
Self - Judge
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007Movie
Self
It Started with Swap Shop
2006Movie
Self
Torchwood
2006TV
Jack Harkness
The Charlotte Church Show
2006TV
Self
The One Show
2006TV
Self - Guest
How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?
2006TV
Self - Judge
Totally Doctor Who
2006TV
Self
Hotel Babylon
2006TV
The Sound of Musicals
2006TV
Self - Performer
Dancing on Ice
2006TV
Self - Judge
The Producers
2005Movie
Lead Tenor
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005TV
Self
Doctor Who Confidential
2005TV
Doctor Who
2005TV
Captain Jack Harkness
The Friday Night Project
2005TV
Self - Host
Desperate Housewives
2004TV
Patrick Logan
De-Lovely
2004Movie
Musical Performer - "Night and Day"
Method
2004Movie
Timothy Stevens
Strictly Come Dancing
2004TV
Self
Hustle
2004TV
Dr. Dean Deville
QI
2003TV
Self
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
2002Movie
Ben Carpenter
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002TV
Self
Fifth Gear
2002TV
Self
Putting It Together
2001Movie
The Young Man
Titans
2000TV
Peter Williams
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998Movie
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996TV
Self - Presenter, Self - Panellist
To Me... To You...
1996TV
Himself
Central Park West
1995TV
Peter Fairchild
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994TV
Self - Guest
Live & Kicking
1993TV
Self - Presenter, Self - Showbiz Presenter
GMTV
1993TV
Self
This Morning
1988TV
Self
Daytime Live
1987TV
The Untouchables
1987Movie
Street Person (uncredited)
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self