# John Sharian

John Sharian (born John Shahnazarian) is an English actor of Armenian descent. 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.

## 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.
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.

## 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 | 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 | Dave | Pauline Harris | BBC Radio 4 The Saturday Play |
| 17 January 2004 | The Ipcress File | Battersby | Toby Swift | BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play |