Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 19, 1964
Place of Birth
New York, New York, USA
Credits
60 titles
Boris Johnson
Biography
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation conservatism. Johnson was educated at Eton College and studied Classics at Balliol College, Oxford. He was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1986. In 1989, he became the Brussels correspondent, and later political columnist, for The Daily Telegraph, where his articles exerted a strong Eurosceptic influence on the British right-wing of politics. He was editor of The Spectator magazine from 1999 to 2005. After being elected to Parliament in 2001, Johnson was a shadow minister under Conservative leaders Michael Howard and David Cameron. In 2008, he was elected Mayor of London and resigned from the House of Commons; he was re-elected as mayor in 2012. In the 2015 election, Johnson was elected MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip. The following year, he did not seek re-election as mayor. He became a prominent figure in the successful Vote Leave campaign for Brexit in the 2016 EU membership referendum. Theresa May appointed him foreign secretary after the referendum; he resigned the position two years later in protest at May's approach to Brexit and the Chequers Agreement. After May resigned in 2019, Johnson was elected Conservative leader and appointed prime minister. He re-opened Brexit negotiations and in early September controversially prorogued Parliament; the Supreme Court ruled the action unlawful later that month. After agreeing to a revised Brexit withdrawal agreement with the EU, which replaced the Irish backstop with a new Northern Ireland Protocol, but failing to win parliamentary support for the agreement, Johnson called a snap election for December 2019 in which he led the Conservative Party to victory with 43.6% of the vote, and the party's largest seat share since 1987. On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom withdrew from the EU, entering into a transition period and trade negotiations leading to the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the UK; his government responded with various emergency powers and introduced measures across society to mitigate its impact. Johnson initially reacted slowly to the outbreak and resisted introducing lockdown measures, although the vaccination programme was the world's first. Johnson is considered a controversial figure in British politics. Supporters have praised him as humorous and entertaining, with an appeal stretching beyond traditional Conservative voters. Conversely, his critics have accused him of elitism, cronyism, and bigotry. Commentators have described his political style as opportunistic, populist or pragmatic.
Known For
Filmography
Brexit: The Night That Changed Britain
Self (Archival Footage)
Brexit: A Very British Civil War
Self
Greggs vs McDonald's: The Fast Feud
Self (archive footage)
Covid: an accelerator of populism?
Self (archive footage)
De Wit en de Brit
Self
December 31st Express
Self
Life Train
Self
Boris Johnson: A Faking It Special
Other
Theresa May: The Accidental Prime Minister
Self
The Final: Attack on Wembley
Self (archive footage)
Zelenskyy: Spirit of Ukraine
Self
Partygate
Self (archive footage)
The Coronation of TM King Charles III and Queen Camilla
Self
A President, Europe and War
Self (voice)
The Proclamation of HM the King
Self
A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self – Former Prime Minister
The Unmaking of Boris Johnson
Self (archive Footage)
Ithaka
Self (archive footage)
Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin
Self (archive footage)
Vaccine Diplomacy
Self (archive footage)
The Riots 2011: One Week in August
Self (archive Footage)
Citadel
Self (voice)
The Accidental President
Self (archive footage)
Dead Again
Self (archive footage)
Jupp Heynckes: Player – Coach – Person
Self (archive footage)
Coronavirus, Explained
Self (archive footage)
Boris Johnson: 'The boy who wanted to be world king'
Self
Naughty! The Life and Loves of Boris Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Brexit: The Clock Is Ticking
Self (archive footage)
Brexit: The Uncivil War
Self (archive footage)
Explained
Self (archive footage)
The Queen's Green Planet
Self
Brexageddon?!
Self
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
Self
Boris Johnson: The Irresistible Rise
Himself
The Last Leg
Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self
Mentiras verdaderas
Self (archive footage)
ITV Exposure
Sky Midnight News
Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Blaired Vision
self
Taking Liberties
Self
The One Show
Self
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters
Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane
Self
Gerald Scarfe: Drawing Blood
Self
Strike: When Britain Went to War
Self - Student, Oxford, 1984