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Ed Harris Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1950-11-28

Birthplace:
Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Credits:
151 Total Roles

Ed Harris

Acting

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Biography

Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations.

Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including in Creepshow (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), Under Fire (1983), Places in the Heart (1984), The Abyss (1989), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Radio (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017), The Lost Daughter (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In addition to directing Pollock, Harris directed the Western film Appaloosa (2008).

In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries Empire Falls (2005) and as United States Senator John McCain in the television movie Game Change (2012); the latter earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He starred as the Man in Black in the HBO science fiction-Western series Westworld (2016–2022), for which he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 The Dink MOVIE Chuck Boyd
2026 Dutton Ranch TV Everett McKinney
2026 How to Make a Killing MOVIE Whitelaw Redfellow
2025 Long Day's Journey into Night MOVIE James Tyrone
2025 Riff Raff MOVIE Vince
2024 Concrete MOVIE Boris
2024 Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War TV Self - Narrator (voice)
2024 My Dead Friend Zoe MOVIE Dale
2024 Love Lies Bleeding MOVIE Lou Sr.
2023 Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea MOVIE H.C. Westermann

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