Jared Harris
Acting
- Born:
- 1961-08-24
- Place of birth:
- London, England, UK
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 stage, Harris has appeared in productions of The Crucible, The Cherry Orchard, and The Homecoming. He has also directed several stage productions, including The Glass Menagerie and The Birthday Party.
Known For
Filmography
Violent Night 2
The Brink of War
A House of Dynamite
Brave the Dark
Reawakening
Royal Kill List
The Ghost of Richard Harris
The Sea Beast
Morbius
Foundation
The Beast Must Die
Angela's Christmas Wish
Carnival Row
Robert the Bruce
Chernobyl
The Terror
The Last Face
Allied
The Crown
Certain Women
The Expanse
Baby, Baby, Baby
The Clockmaker's Dream
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
New Looney Tunes
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Poltergeist
The Men in Blazers Show
The Boxtrolls
The Quiet Ones
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Pompeii
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Devil's Violinist
Lincoln
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The Ward
Extraordinary Measures
Tales of the Black Freighter
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Fringe
From Within
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
The Shadow in the North
Mad Men
32A
The Riches
Cashback
Lady in the Water
Coup!
The Notorious Bettie Page
To the Ends of the Earth
Robot Chicken
Ocean's Twelve
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Sylvia
I Love Your Work
The Other Boleyn Girl
Without a Trace
Igby Goes Down
Dummy
Mr. Deeds
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
Perfume
Bullfighter
Shadow Magic
Two of Us
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
B. Monkey
The Weekend
Fuzzy Logic
Lush
Happiness
The Eternal
Lost in Space
Chinese Box
Fathers' Day
Sunday
White Lies
Gold In The Streets
I Shot Andy Warhol
Dead Man
Blue in the Face
Nadja
Smoke
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
New York Undercover
Natural Born Killers
The Public Eye
The Last of the Mohicans
Far and Away
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
The Rachel Papers
The Price of Peace
What Happens at Night
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live