Jared Harris
Acting
Born: Aug 24, 1961
From: London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Jared Francis Harris (born August 24, 1961) is a British actor who has appeared in film, television, and theater. He is the son of the late Irish actor Richard Harris and the Welsh actress Elizabeth Rees-Williams. Harris was born in Hammersmith, London, in 1961. He studied drama and literature at Duke University in North Carolina, and then went on to train at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Harris made his film debut in 1989 with a small role in the film The Rachel Papers. He went on to appear in a number of films, including The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), Smoke (1995), Happiness (1998), and How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000). In 2007, Harris began a recurring role as Lane Pryce in the 2007 AMC television series Mad Men and was received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his performance. In 2019, he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. Harris has also had notable roles in television series such as Fringe (2008), The Crown (2016), The Expanse (2015) and Foundation (2021). On …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | Ulysses S. Grant | 2012 | 6.848 |
| Extraordinary Measures | Docteur Kent Webber | 2010 | 6.278 |
| The Ward | Dr. Stringer | 2010 | 5.755 |
| From Within | Bernard | 2008 | 5.616 |
| The Shadow in the North | Axel Bellmann | 2007 | 6.6 |
| Lady in the Water | Goatee Smoker | 2006 | 5.6 |
| The Notorious Bettie Page | John Willie | 2006 | 6.285 |
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Dr. Ashford | 2004 | 6.356 |
| I Love Your Work | Yehud | 2003 | 4.593 |
| Mr. Deeds | Mac McGrath | 2002 | 5.918 |
| Igby Goes Down | Russel | 2002 | 6.579 |
| How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | False Peter | 2002 | 5.949 |
| Dummy | Michael Foulicker | 2002 | 5.901 |
| Bullfighter | Jones | 2000 | 3.222 |
| Shadow Magic | Raymond | 2000 | 5.9 |
| Two of Us | John Lennon | 2000 | 5.771 |
| B. Monkey | Alan Furnace | 1999 | 5.811 |
| Lost in Space | Older Will Robinson | 1998 | 5.4 |
| The Eternal | Jim | 1998 | 4.759 |
| White Lies | Jacob Reese | 1997 | 3.75 |
| Chinese Box | William | 1997 | 5.833 |
| Sunday | Ray | 1997 | 5.0 |
| I Shot Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol | 1996 | 6.134 |
| Dead Man | Benmont Tench | 1995 | 7.311 |
| Smoke | Jimmy Rose | 1995 | 7.203 |
| Blue in the Face | Jimmy Rose | 1995 | 6.536 |
| Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure | Head Thug Pug | 1995 | 6.256 |
| Far and Away | Paddy Donnelly | 1992 | 6.772 |
| Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules | Joey Patrick | 1991 | 4.111 |
| The Rachel Papers | Geoff | 1989 | 5.1 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1961 |
| From | London, England, UK |