Hannah, also known for his roles in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sliding Doors and The Mummy, has been an Arsenal fan since he moved to London from Scotland more than 40 years ago.
As a boy growing up in East Kilbride he had hopes of becoming a footballer long before realising his acting aspirations.
Many of his childhood friends, including Rangers legend Ally McCoist, would go on to forge professional careers.
“I’d like to compare myself to Bukayo Saka,” Hannah explained when describing what kind of player he was. “I played on the right wing and I was quite small and fast and I scored a lot of of goals.
“My dream was to be a footballer, and it was all I ever thought about. I played or trained all the time – but, like many dreams, it didn’t come true.
“As I got a bit bigger I kind of segued back into midfield but when I discovered women and beer then I kind of stopped playing.
“Once I went to drama school I got very focused on that and then with moving to London and working away, around probably 20 years passed without me kicking a ball.
“But then in 2013 I did a film called Shooting for Socrates, where I played Northern Ireland manager Billy Bingham at the 1986 World Cup.
“We were down in Spain doing some filming there and had a bit of a kickaround and I remember thinking ‘yeah, I’ve still got it you know!’
“Not anymore though – since then I have snapped my ACL [anterior cruciate ligament] which has put paid to football and a lot of sport. It is really just cycling and running for me now.”
Chris Sutton and John Hannah were speaking to BBC Sport’s Chris Bevan.
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