Jared Harris
Acting
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.
Born: August 24, 1961
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Secretary of Defense Reid Baker
as Emperor Palpatine
as Stan Deen
as John
as Narrator
as Self
as Captain Crow (voice)
as Dr. Emil Nicholas
as Hari Seldon
as George Rattery
as The Vet
as Absalom Breakspear
as John Comyn
as Valery Legasov
as Ill Man
as Captain Francis Crozier
as Dr. Farber
as Frank Heslop
as King George VI
as Fuller
as Anderson Dawes
as Narrator (voice)
as Bigfoot (voice)
as Asteroid (voice)
as Sanders
as Carrigan Burke
as Self
as Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
as Professor Coupland
as Self
as Severus
as Hodge Starkweather
as Urbani
as Ulysses S. Grant
as Himself - Professor James Moriarty
as Professor James Moriarty
as Dr. Stringer
as Docteur Kent Webber
as Ridley (voice)
as Captain Mike
as David Robert Jones
as Bernard
as Axel Bellmann
as Lane Pryce
as Ruth's Father
as Alex Proud
as Goatee Smoker
as John Willie
as Captain Anderson
as Mr. Weatherbee (voice)
as Basher's Engineer
as Dr. Ashford
as Al Alvarez
as Yehud
as Henry VIII
as Father Walker
as Russel
as Michael Foulicker
as Mac McGrath
as False Peter
as Anthony
as Jones
as Raymond
as John Lennon
as Robert Morten
as Alan Furnace
as John Kerr
as W. Firmin Carter
as Vlad
as Jim
as Older Will Robinson
as William
as Lee
as Ray
as Jacob Reese
as Owen
as Andy Warhol
as Benmont Tench
as Jimmy Rose
as Edgar
as Jimmy Rose
as Head Thug Pug
as Seth Baines
as London Boy
as Danny the Doorman
as British Lieutenant
as Paddy Donnelly
as Joey Patrick
as Geoff