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.
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
The Truman Show
Christof
Gravity
Mission Control (voice)
A Beautiful Mind
William Parcher
Top Gun: Maverick
Radm. Chester 'Hammer' Cain
Snowpiercer
Wilford
mother!
Man
Westworld
Man in Black
Apollo 13
Gene Kranz
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 |