John Barrowman Biography
John Barrowman MBE is a Scottish-American actor, novelist, presenter, musician, and comic book writer. He is most recognized for his appearances as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spinoff Torchwood, as well as Malcolm Merlyn in the Arrowverse.
How old is John Barrowman? – Age
He is 57 years old as of 11 March 2024. He was born in 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow, United Kingdom. His real name is John Scot Barrowman.
John Barrowman Family
Barrowman and his family relocated to Illinois when he was eight years old. His high school instructors encouraged him to study performing arts at the United States International University in San Diego. John Scot Barrowman was born on March 11, 1967, in Mount Vernon, Glasgow, as the youngest of three children. His older sister, Carole, went on to become a university professor.
He was born in Glasgow and spent his first eight years there. His father worked at the local Caterpillar heavy machinery firm in Uddingston, and his mother was a vocalist who also worked in a record shop. The family moved to the United States in 1975, when his father’s company took over the management of the Caterpillar tractor manufacturing in Aurora, Illinois.
The family made their home in Joliet, Illinois, where Barrowman went to school at the “quintessentially middle-class conservative town” of Joliet West High School. His high school English and music professors, who encouraged him to reach his full creative potential, and his music tutor who instilled in him a passion of performance, altered the trajectory of his life. His English teacher trained him for the school’s speech team and placed him in a program for exceptional kids.
With his teacher’s help, he competed in statewide speech competitions against other schools, honing his talents at reading passages from plays. After his peers insulted his native Scottish accent, Barrowman learned to talk with a General American accent that sounded like a Mid-Atlantic dialect.
Is John Barrowman still married? – Does John Barrowman have any children?
Barrowman met his husband, Scott Gill, in 1993, when Gill came to see him in a production of Rope at the Chichester Festival Theatre. They share their time between London, Cardiff, and Palm Springs, California. They engaged into a civil partnership on December 27, 2006. A small ceremony was conducted in Cardiff for friends and family, with the Torchwood cast and executive producer Russell T Davies as guests. The couple married officially in California on July 2, 2013, after the Supreme Court denied their appeal against the reversal of California Proposition 8.
John Barrowman Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Was John Barrowman in Desperate Housewives?
According to Entertainment Weekly, Barrowman will appear in at least five episodes of the 2010 season of Desperate Housewives as Patrick Logan, the ex-boyfriend at the core of Angie Bolen’s (Drea de Matteo) mystery. On February 23, 2010, Barrowman stated on The One Show that his contract has been extended for a total of six episodes.
John Barrowman Torchwood
Torchwood Series 3 premiered in July 2009 as a five-episode miniseries titled Children of Earth. The fourth season of Torchwood, titled Miracle Day, began filming on January 11, 2011, largely in Los Angeles and Cardiff, Wales. The first episode of Miracle Day premiered on Starz Network in the United States on July 8, 2011, and on BBC One in the United Kingdom on July 14. Doctor Who and Torchwood both gained popularity in the United States through the BBC America network. In November 2013, he appeared in the one-time 50th anniversary comedic homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. Since 2015, he has appeared in an ongoing series of Torchwood audio plays for Big Finish Productions. Barrowman makes a surprise appearance in Doctor Who’s twelfth series episode “Fugitive of the Judoon” in January 2020. He reappeared in the 2021 New Year’s Day special “Revolution of the Daleks”.
Is John Barrowman coming back to Doctor Who? – Doctor Who
Barrowman portrays Captain Jack Harkness, a bisexual time traveler from the 51st century, in the BBC science fiction serial Doctor Who. He originally appeared in the two-part story “The Empty Child”/”The Doctor Dances” and later appeared in three episodes of “Boom Town”, “Bad Wolf”, and “The Parting of the Ways”. Jack’s popularity grew, leading to his own show, Torchwood, which followed a squad of alien hunters stationed in Cardiff.
In 2007, Barrowman appeared in three episodes of Doctor Who: “Utopia,” “The Sound of Drums,” and “Last of the Time Lords.” He also appeared in a Doctor Who special for BBC’s The Weakest Link. In 2008, he starred in the two-part series finale “The Stolen Earth”/”Journey’s End” and returned as Captain Jack Harkness in the “Doctor Who: Tonight’s the Night” special.
Barrowman returned to Doctor Who in 2010 with a cameo appearance in “The End of Time”.Torchwood Series 3 premiered in July 2009 as a miniseries titled Children of Earth. Series 4 began filming in January 2011, with the most of it taking place in Los Angeles and the Cardiff area.Doctor Who and Torchwood both gained popularity in the United States through the BBC America network.
In November 2013, Barrowman starred in the 50th anniversary comedic homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot, and he has been appearing in an ongoing series of Torchwood audio plays for Big Finish Productions since 2015.
John Barrowman Books
John has distributed a few works of fiction, including his journal Anything Goes, which was distributed in 2008 by Michael O’Mara Books. His sister Carole Barrowman, an English teacher and columnist, additionally added to the book. In 2009, Barrowman distributed I’m What I’m, a journal itemizing his TV work and popularity. His initially distributed work of unique fiction was a Torchwood funny cartoon, Skipper Jack and the Selkie, co-composed with Carole. This story investigated a side of Jack Harkness that had not been investigated in different media.
Barrowman’s presentation dream novel, Empty Earth, was distributed in 2012 by Buster Books. The clever recounts the narrative of twins Matt and Emily Calder, who share a capacity to make work of art. They are pursued by bad guys who need to utilize it to break Empty Earth, a domain where all devils and beasts are caught. The Orion Narratives proceeded with the experiences of Matt and Em, with books like Conjuror, Nephilim, and Inquisitor. In 2018, Barrowman collaborated with Unbelievable Comics and realistic writer Erika Lewis to make Acursian, a cutting edge wannabe managing Celtic folklore.
John Barrowman Movies
♦ 2018 – Fireman Sam: Set For Action!
♦ 2013 – The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
♦ 2013 – All Stars
♦ 2012 – Zero Dark Thirty
♦ 2005 – The Producers
♦ 2004 – Dead Even aka Method
♦ 2004 – De-Lovely
♦ 2002 – Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
♦ 1987 – The Untouchables
John Barrowman TV Shows
♦ 2020–2021 – QI
♦ 2020–2021 – Dancing on Ice
♦ 2020 – Holby City
♦ 2019–present – All Star Musicals
♦ 2018 – DC Daily
♦ 2018 – I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
♦ 2017 – Battle of the Network Stars
♦ 2016–2017 – Legends of Tomorrow
♦ 2016 – Reign
♦ 2016 – The One Show
♦ 2015, 2017 – The Flash
♦ 2014 – Superstar Dogs: Countdown to Crufts
♦ 2014 – Sing Your Face Off
♦ 2014 – Small Animal Hospital
♦ 2013–2014 – Pressure Pad
♦ 2013 – Scandal
♦ 2012–2019 – Arrow
♦ 2012–2016 – National Lottery Awards
♦ 2012 – Hustle
♦ 2012 – Gilded Lilys
♦ 2012 – BBC 999 Awards
