Harris at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival

Ed Harris is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000) and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim in addition to Academy Award nominations. Harris has appeared in several leading and supporting roles, such as in The Right Stuff (1983), Sweet Dreams (1985),The Abyss (1989), State of Grace (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), and Mother! (2017). In addition to directing Pollock, Harris also directed the western 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 of which 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.

Filmography

Harris at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
1978 Coma Pathology Resident #2 Michael Crichton [1]
1980 Borderline Hotchkiss Jerrold Freedman [2]
1981 Knightriders Billy George A. Romero [3]
1982 Creepshow Hank Blaine George A. Romero Segment "Father's Day" [4]
1983 The Right Stuff John Glenn Philip Kaufman [5]
Under Fire Oates Roger Spottiswoode [6]
1984 Swing Shift Jack Walsh Jonathan Demme [7]
Places in the Heart Wayne Lomax Robert Benton [8]
1985 Code Name: Emerald Gus Lang Jonathan Sanger [9]
Alamo Bay Shang Pierce Louis Malle
Sweet Dreams Charlie Dick Karel Reisz
1987 Walker William Walker Alex Cox
1988 To Kill a Priest Police Captain Stefan Agnieszka Holland
1989 Jacknife David "Dave" Flannigan David Jones
The Abyss Virgil "Bud" Brigman James Cameron
1990 State of Grace Frankie Flannery Phil Joanou
1991 Paris Trout Harry Seagraves Stephen Gyllenhaal
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross Dave Moss James Foley
1993 The Firm Wayne Tarrance Sydney Pollack
Needful Things Sheriff Alan Pangborn Fraser C. Heston
1994 Milk Money Tom Wheeler Richard Benjamin
China Moon Kyle Bodine John Bailey
1995 Nixon E. Howard Hunt Oliver Stone
Apollo 13 Gene Kranz Ron Howard
Just Cause Blair Sullivan Arne Glimcher
1996 Eye for an Eye Mack McCann John Schlesinger
The Rock Gen. Francis X. Hummel Michael Bay
1997 Absolute Power Det. Seth Frank Clint Eastwood
1998 The Truman Show Christof Peter Weir
Stepmom Luke Harrison Chris Columbus
1999 The Third Miracle Father Frank Shore Agnieszka Holland
2000 Pollock Jackson Pollock Himself Also producer
The Prime Gig Kelly Grant Gregory Mosher
Waking the Dead Jerry Charmichael Keith Gordon
2001 A Beautiful Mind William Parcher Ron Howard
Buffalo Soldiers Colonel Berman Gregor Jordan
Enemy at the Gates Major Erwin König Jean-Jacques Annaud
2002 The Hours Richard Brown Stephen Daldry
2003 Masked and Anonymous Oscar Vogel Larry Charles
Radio Coach Harold Jones Michael Tollin
The Human Stain Lester Farley Robert Benton
2005 Winter Passing Don Holdin Adam Rapp
A History of Violence Carl Fogarty David Cronenberg
2006 Two Tickets to Paradise Melville D. B. Sweeney
Copying Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Agnieszka Holland
2007 Gone Baby Gone Det. Remy Bressant Ben Affleck
Cleaner Eddie Lorenzo Renny Harlin
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Mitch Wilkinson Jon Turteltaub
2008 Touching Home Charlie Winston Logan Miller
Noah Miller
Appaloosa Virgil Cole Himself Also writer and producer
2010 Once Fallen Liam Ryan Ash Adams
The Way Back Mr. Smith Peter Weir
Virginia Sheriff Dick Tipton Dustin Lance Black
2011 That's What I Am Mr. Steven Simon Michael Pavone
Salvation Boulevard Dr. Peter Blaylock George Ratliff
2012 Man on a Ledge David Englander Asger Leth
2013 Phantom Dmitri "Demi" Zubov Todd Robinson
Pain & Gain Ed Du Bois, III Michael Bay
Snowpiercer Minister Wilford Bong Joon-ho
Sweetwater Sheriff Cornelius Jackson Logan Miller
The Face of Love Tom Young / Garret Mathis Arie Posin
Gravity Mission Control Alfonso Cuarón Voice role [10]
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue Blade Ranger Bobs Gannaway Voice role [10]
Frontera Roy McNary Michael Berry
2015 Cymbeline King Cymbeline Michael Almereyda
Run All Night Shawn Maguire Jaume Collet-Serra
The Adderall Diaries Neil Elliott Pamela Romanowsky
2016 In Dubious Battle Joy James Franco
Rules Don't Apply Mr. Bransford Warren Beatty
2017 A Crooked Somebody Sam Vaughn Trevor White
Mother! Man Darren Aronofsky [11]
Kodachrome Ben Mark Raso [12]
Geostorm Leonard Dekkom Dean Devlin [13]
2019 The Last Full Measure Ray Mott Todd Robinson [14]
2020 Resistance George S. Patton Jonathan Jakubowicz [15]
2021 The Lost Daughter Lyle Maggie Gyllenhaal
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Rear Admiral Chester "Hammer" Cain Joseph Kosinski [16]
Get Away If You Can Alan Dominique Braun
Terence Martin 		[17]
2023 Downtown Owl Horace Jones Lily Rabe
Hamish Linklater 		[18]
2024 Love Lies Bleeding † TBA Rose Glass Post-production [19]
TBA Long Day's Journey into Night † James Tyrone Jonathan Kent Post-production [20]
The Ploughmen † TBA Himself Post-production; also writer and producer [21][22]
My Dead Friend Zoe † Dale Kyle Hausmann-Stokes Post-production [23]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1976 Gibbsville Steve 1 episode
1977 Delvecchio Davey Bresnihan 1 episode
1977 The Amazing Howard Hughes Russ Television film
1978 The Rockford Files Rudy Kempner 1 episode
1978 David Cassidy: Man Undercover Ben 1 episode
1979 The Seekers Lt. William Clark Television film
1979 Barnaby Jones Glenn Morgan 1 episode
1979–1981 Lou Grant Warren 3 episodes
1980 Paris John Dantley 1 episode
1980 The Aliens Are Coming Chuck Polcheck Television film
1981 CHiPs Lonny 1 episode
1981 Hart to Hart Arnold Harmon 1 episode
1984 A Flash of Green Jimmy Wing Television film aired as an episode of American Playhouse
1987 The Last Innocent Man Harry Nash Television film
1992 Running Mates Hugh Hathaway Television film
1994 The Stand General William Starkey Miniseries, 1 episode
1995 Frasier Guest Caller Rob Voice role, 1 episode [10]
1996 Riders of the Purple Sage Jim Lassiter Television film; also executive producer
2005 Empire Falls Miles Roby Miniseries, 2 episodes
2006 The Armenian Genocide Leslie Davis Documentary
2012 Game Change John McCain Television film
2016–2022 Westworld William / The Man in Black Main role, 28 episodes
2020 Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party Himself 1 episode
TBA Wonder Man Simon's Agent N/A

Stage

Year Title Role Theater Ref.
1980 Sweet Bird of Youth Chance Wayne Gene Darnyasky Theater
1983 Fool for Love Eddie Magic Theatre, Douglas Fairbanks Theater
1986 Precious Sons Fred Longacre Theatre
1994 Simpatico Lyle Carter The Public Theater
1996 Taking Sides Major Steve Arnold Brooks Atkinson Theatre
2003 Trumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted Dalton Trumbo Westside Theatre
2006 Wrecks Edward Carr The Public Theater
2013 The Jacksonian Bill Perch Theatre Row
2016–17 Buried Child Dodge The New Group, Off-Broadway, Trafalgar Studios, West End
2018 Good for Otto Dodge The New Group
2019–20 To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch Shubert Theatre [24]

Video games

Year Title Voice Role Ref.
2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops Jason Hudson [10][25]
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue: The Video Game Blade Ranger

References

  1. ^ Sarah Rodman. "Ed Harris continues to find good roles - West". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Borderline (1980)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ Anne Thompson (16 July 2017). "How George Romero's Semi-Autobiographical Labor of Love 'Knightriders' Gave Him the Independence He Wanted So Badly". IndieWire. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ Vincent Canby (10 November 1982). "'Creepshow,' in Five Parts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ Brian Raftery (8 December 2016). "How John Glenn Became a Big-Screen Hero in 'The Right Stuff'". Wired. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ^ Roger Ebert (21 October 1983). "Under Fire movie review & film summary (1983) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ Vincent Canby (13 April 1984). "Goldie Hawn in Comedy, 'Swing Shift'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. ^ Vincent Canby (21 September 1984). "'Places in the Heart,' Benton's Waxahachie in the Depression". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ^ Roger Hurlburt (30 October 1985). "'EMERALD' DULL TRY AT WWII FILM". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "Behind The Voice Actors - Ed Harris". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  11. ^ Eliana Dockterman; Eliza Berman (15 September 2017). "Explaining the Many References in the Movie 'mother!'". Time. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  12. ^ Kenneth Turan (19 April 2018). "Review: Netflix's 'Kodachrome' reminds that Ed Harris can make standard roles transcendent". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  13. ^ James Luxford. "Geostorm – review". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  14. ^ Varun Patel (28 November 2019). "The Last Full Measure 2020: Release Date, Cast, Movie Plot, Trailer, News". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  15. ^ Andreas Wiseman (30 October 2018). "Ed Harris, Edgar Ramirez, Clémence Poésy, More Join Jesse Eisenberg In Marcel Marceau WWII Story 'Resistance' — AFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  16. ^ Erin Nyren (16 December 2019). "Tom Cruise Returns to the Cockpit in 'Top Gun: Maverick' Trailer". Variety. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  17. ^ "Get Away If You Can (2023) - IMDb". IMDb.
  18. ^ Kroll, Justin. "Lily Rabe, Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens and Finn Wittrock To Star In Sony's Adaptation Of Chuck Klosterman's 'Downtown Owl'". Deadline Hollywood.
  19. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 27, 2022). "Dave Franco, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris And Jena Malone Join Kristen Stewart In 'Love Lies Bleeding' For A24". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  20. ^ Jessica Lange & Ed Harris Wrap New Movie Version Of ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’
  21. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 2, 2021). "Ed Harris To Direct Robert Duvall, Garrett Hedlund In 'The Ploughmen'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  22. ^ The Ploughmen
  23. ^ "Morgan Freeman, Gloria Reuben & Utkarsh Ambudkar Board Veteran Dramedy 'My Dead Friend Zoe'". Deadline. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  24. ^ Michael Paulson (13 June 2019). "Ed Harris to Succeed Jeff Daniels in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  25. ^ Brendan Bettinger (8 September 2010). "Ed Harris and Gary Oldman Voice Characters in CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS; David S. Goyer Consulting". Collider. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

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