Jared Harris
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.
Filmography (37)
The Brink of War
A House of Dynamite
Reawakening
Morbius
The Sea Beast
The Last Face
Allied
Certain Women
Poltergeist
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Quiet Ones
The Boxtrolls
Pompeii
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Lincoln
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The Ward
Extraordinary Measures
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cashback
Lady in the Water
The Notorious Bettie Page
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Ocean's Twelve
Mr. Deeds
Igby Goes Down
Perfume
Lost in Space
Happiness
Fathers' Day
Chinese Box
Dead Man
Smoke
Natural Born Killers
The Last of the Mohicans
Far and Away
