Jared Harris
73 movies · 17 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 24, 1961 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Jared Francis Harris
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.
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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
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★ 7.6 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · Film
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★ 7.1 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Film
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★ 8.7 Chernobyl
2019 · TV
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★ 6.6 Ocean's Twelve
2004 · Film
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★ 7.1 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015 · Film
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★ 5.9 Morbius
2022 · Film
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★ 6.4 Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004 · Film
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★ 6.8 Allied
2016 · Film
Jared Harris: movies and TV shows
Acting (90)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming The Price of Peace
as Prime Minister Winston Churchill
- Upcoming
- 2026 The Brink of War
as Mikhail Gorbachev
- 2025 A House of Dynamite
as Secretary of Defense Reid Baker
- 2025 Brave the Dark
as Stan Deen
- 2024 Reawakening
as John
- 2022 The Sea Beast
as Captain Crow (voice)
- 2022 Morbius
as Dr. Emil Nicholas
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020 Angela's Christmas Wish
as The Vet
- 2019
- 2019 Robert the Bruce
as John Comyn
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017 The Last Face
as Dr. Farber
- 2016 Allied
as Frank Heslop
- 2016
- 2016 Certain Women
as Fuller
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 The Clockmaker's Dream
as Narrator (voice)
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Sanders
- 2015 Poltergeist
as Carrigan Burke
- 2014 The Boxtrolls
as Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
- 2014 The Quiet Ones
as Professor Coupland
- 2014 Pompeii
as Severus
- 2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
as Hodge Starkweather
- 2013 The Devil's Violinist
as Urbani
- 2012 Lincoln
as Ulysses S. Grant
- 2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Professor James Moriarty
- 2011 The Ward
as Dr. Stringer
- 2010 Extraordinary Measures
as Docteur Kent Webber
- 2009 Tales of the Black Freighter
as Ridley (voice)
- 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Captain Mike
- 2008
- 2008 From Within
as Bernard
- 2007 The Shadow in the North
as Axel Bellmann
- 2007
- 2007 32A
as Ruth's Father
- 2007
- 2007 Cashback
as Alex Proud
- 2006 Lady in the Water
as Goatee Smoker
- 2006 Coup!
as Simon Mann
- 2006 The Notorious Bettie Page
as John Willie
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Ocean's Twelve
as Basher's Engineer
- 2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse
as Dr. Ashford
- 2003 Sylvia
as Al Alvarez
- 2003 I Love Your Work
as Yehud
- 2003 The Other Boleyn Girl
as Henry VIII
- 2002
- 2002 Igby Goes Down
as Russel
- 2002 Dummy
as Michael Foulicker
- 2002 Mr. Deeds
as Mac McGrath
- 2002 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
as False Peter
- 2001 Perfume
as Anthony
- 2000 Bullfighter
as Jones
- 2000 Shadow Magic
as Raymond
- 2000 Two of Us
as John Lennon
- 1999
- 1999 B. Monkey
as Alan Furnace
- 1999 The Weekend
as John Kerr
- 1999 Fuzzy Logic
as Fuzzy
- 1999 Lush
as W. Firmin Carter
- 1998 Happiness
as Vlad
- 1998 The Eternal
as Jim
- 1998 Lost in Space
as Older Will Robinson
- 1997 Chinese Box
as William
- 1997 Fathers' Day
as Lee
- 1997 Sunday
as Ray
- 1997 White Lies
as Jacob Reese
- 1997 Gold In The Streets
as Owen
- 1996 I Shot Andy Warhol
as Andy Warhol
- 1995 Dead Man
as Benmont Tench
- 1995 Blue in the Face
as Jimmy Rose
- 1995 Nadja
as Edgar
- 1995 Smoke
as Jimmy Rose
- 1995 Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Head Thug Pug
- 1994
- 1994 Natural Born Killers
as London Boy
- 1992 The Public Eye
as Danny the Doorman
- 1992 The Last of the Mohicans
as British Lieutenant
- 1992 Far and Away
as Paddy Donnelly
- 1991 Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
as Joey Patrick (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
- 1989 The Rachel Papers
as Geoff
Behind the camera (2)
- 2024 Reawakening
Executive Producer
- 2007
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- Upcoming The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
2 episodes
- 2024 Royal Kill List
3 episodes
- 2022
- 2014 The Men in Blazers Show
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2 episodes
- 2012
- 2007