Jared Harris
Born August 24, 1961 (Age: 64)
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London, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
A House of Dynamite
2025
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as Secretary of Defense Reid Baker
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Age: 64
Brave the Dark
2025
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as Stan Deen
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Age: 63
The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022
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as Self
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Age: 61
Morbius
2022
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as Dr. Emil Nicholas
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Age: 60
Robert the Bruce
2019
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as John Comyn
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Age: 57
I Don't Want to Be Your Love
2019
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as Ill Man
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Age: 57
Allied
2016
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as Frank Heslop
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Age: 55
Certain Women
2016
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as Fuller
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Age: 55
The Clockmaker's Dream
2015
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 54
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015
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as Sanders
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Age: 53
Poltergeist
2015
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as Carrigan Burke
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Age: 53
The Boxtrolls
2014
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as Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
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Age: 53
The Quiet Ones
2014
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as Professor Coupland
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Age: 52
Pompeii
2014
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as Severus
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Age: 52
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
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as Hodge Starkweather
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Age: 51
The Devil's Violinist
2013
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as Urbani
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Age: 51
Lincoln
2012
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as Ulysses S. Grant
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Age: 51
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed
2012
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as Himself - Professor James Moriarty
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Age: 50
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
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as Professor James Moriarty
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Age: 50
The Ward
2010
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as Dr. Stringer
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Age: 49
Extraordinary Measures
2010
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as Docteur Kent Webber
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Age: 48
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
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as Captain Mike
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Age: 47
From Within
2008
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as Bernard
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Age: 46
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
2007
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as Self
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Age: 46
Cashback
2007
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as Alex Proud
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Age: 45
Lady in the Water
2006
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as Goatee Smoker
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Age: 44
Coup!
2006
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as Simon Mann
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Age: 44
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
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as John Willie
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Age: 44
Ocean's Twelve
2004
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as Basher's Engineer
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Age: 43
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
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as Dr. Ashford
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Age: 43
Sylvia
2003
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as Al Alvarez
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Age: 42
I Love Your Work
2003
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as Yehud
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Age: 42
Igby Goes Down
2002
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as Russel
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Age: 41
Dummy
2002
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as Michael Foulicker
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Age: 41
Mr. Deeds
2002
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as Mac McGrath
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Age: 40
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002
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as False Peter
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Age: 40
Bullfighter
2000
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as Jones
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Age: 39
Shadow Magic
2000
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as Raymond
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Age: 39
Two of Us
2000
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as John Lennon
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Age: 38
B. Monkey
1999
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as Alan Furnace
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Age: 37
The Weekend
1999
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as John Kerr
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Age: 37
Happiness
1998
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as Vlad
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Age: 37
The Eternal
1998
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as Jim
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Age: 37
Lost in Space
1998
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as Older Will Robinson
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Age: 36
Chinese Box
1997
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as William
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Age: 36
Fathers' Day
1997
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as Lee
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Age: 35
Sunday
1997
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as Ray
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Age: 35
White Lies
1997
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as Jacob Reese
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Age: 35
Gold In The Streets
1997
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as Owen
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Age: 35
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
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as Andy Warhol
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Age: 34
Dead Man
1995
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as Benmont Tench
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Age: 34
Blue in the Face
1995
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as Jimmy Rose
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Age: 34
Smoke
1995
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as Jimmy Rose
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Age: 33
Natural Born Killers
1994
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as London Boy
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Age: 33
The Public Eye
1992
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as Danny the Doorman
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Age: 31
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
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as British Lieutenant
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Age: 31
Far and Away
1992
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as Paddy Donnelly
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Age: 30
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991
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as Joey Patrick
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Age: 29
The Rachel Papers
1989
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as Geoff
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Age: 27