Jared 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.
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.
Acting (73 movies)
Dead Man
1995
Smoke
1995
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
Lost in Space
1998
White Lies
1997
Mr. Deeds
2002
B. Monkey
1999
Chinese Box
1997
Blue in the Face
1995
Far and Away
1992
I Love Your Work
2003
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
Extraordinary Measures
2010
Igby Goes Down
2002
Lady in the Water
2006
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
The Rachel Papers
1989
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991
The Notorious Bettie Page
2005
From Within
2008
Bullfighter
2000
The Ward
2010
The Shadow in the North
2007
Dummy
2002
Shadow Magic
2000
Sunday
1997
The Eternal
1998
Lincoln
2012
Two of Us
2000
Pompeii
2014
The Other Boleyn Girl
2003
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
Lush
1999
The Sea Beast
2022
The Devil's Violinist
2013
The Quiet Ones
2014
The Boxtrolls
2014
The Weekend
1999
Poltergeist
2015
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015
The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022
Nadja
1995
Natural Born Killers
1994
Reawakening
2024
I Don't Want to Be Your Love
2019
Fathers' Day
1997
Sylvia
2003
Certain Women
2016
The Clockmaker's Dream
2015
The Last Face
2017
Allied
2016
A House of Dynamite
2025
Happiness
1998
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
32A
2007
Tales of the Black Freighter
2009
Gold In The Streets
1997
Cashback
2007
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Robert the Bruce
2019
Morbius
2022
Brave the Dark
2025
The Public Eye
1992
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed
2012
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
Perfume
2001
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
2007
Violent Night 2
2026
It's A Yubby Nubby Ewok Murder Party
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Reawakening | 2024 | Executive Producer |