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Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 24, 1961 (64)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 D ... uke 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 AMC television series Mad Men. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance. Harris has also had notable roles in television series such as Fringe, The Crown, and The Expanse. In 2019, he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. 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

Brave the Dark

Brave the Dark

2025

as Stan Deen

Reawakening

Reawakening

2024

as John

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

2022

as Captain Crow (voice)

Morbius

Morbius

2022

as Dr. Emil Nicholas

Angela's Christmas Wish

Angela's Christmas Wish

2020

as The Vet

Robert the Bruce

Robert the Bruce

2019

as John Comyn

The Last Face

The Last Face

2017

as Dr. Farber

Allied

Allied

2016

as Frank Heslop

Certain Women

Certain Women

2016

as Fuller

The Clockmaker's Dream

The Clockmaker's Dream

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

2015

as Carrigan Burke

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

2015

as Sanders

The Quiet Ones

The Quiet Ones

2014

as Professor Coupland

The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

2014

as Lord Portley-Rind (voice)

Pompeii

Pompeii

2014

as Severus

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

2013

as Hodge Starkweather

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

as Ulysses S. Grant

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

2011

as Professor James Moriarty

The Ward

The Ward

2010

as Dr. Stringer

Extraordinary Measures

Extraordinary Measures

2010

as Docteur Kent Webber

Tales of the Black Freighter

Tales of the Black Freighter

2009

as Ridley (voice)

From Within

From Within

2008

as Bernard

32A

32A

2007

as Ruth's Father

The Shadow in the North

The Shadow in the North

2007

as Axel Bellmann

Cashback

Cashback

2007

as Alex Proud

Coup!

Coup!

2006

as Simon Mann

Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water

2006

as Goatee Smoker

The Notorious Bettie Page

The Notorious Bettie Page

2005

as John Willie

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

2004

as Dr. Ashford

Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

2004

as Basher's Engineer

Sylvia

Sylvia

2003

as Al Alvarez

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl

2003

as Henry VIII

I Love Your Work

I Love Your Work

2003

as Yehud

Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

2002

as Russel

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

2002

as False Peter

Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds

2002

as Mac McGrath

Dummy

Dummy

2002

as Michael Foulicker

Perfume

Perfume

2001

as Anthony

Two of Us

Two of Us

2000

as John Lennon

Bullfighter

Bullfighter

2000

as Jones

B. Monkey

B. Monkey

1999

as Alan Furnace

Lush

Lush

1999

as W. Firmin Carter

The Weekend

The Weekend

1999

as John Kerr

The Eternal

The Eternal

1998

as Jim

Lost in Space

Lost in Space

1998

as Older Will Robinson

Happiness

Happiness

1998

as Vlad

Sunday

Sunday

1997

as Ray

Gold In The Streets

Gold In The Streets

1997

as Owen

Chinese Box

Chinese Box

1997

as William

Fathers' Day

Fathers' Day

1997

as Lee

White Lies

White Lies

1997

as Jacob Reese

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol

1996

as Andy Warhol

Smoke

Smoke

1995

as Jimmy Rose

Dead Man

Dead Man

1995

as Benmont Tench

Blue in the Face

Blue in the Face

1995

as Jimmy Rose

Nadja

Nadja

1994

as Edgar

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers

1994

as London Boy

Far and Away

Far and Away

1992

as Paddy Donnelly

The Public Eye

The Public Eye

1992

as Danny the Doorman

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

as British Lieutenant

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers

1989

as Geoff

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Reawakening

Reawakening

2024

Executive Producer

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Sundance Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Certain Women Nominated
Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress The Lost Daughter Nominated
Television Credits

Mad Men

as Lane Pryce

Episodes: 35

First Aired: Jul 19, 2007

Foundation

as Hari Seldon

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Sep 23, 2021

The Terror

as Captain Francis Crozier

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 26, 2018

Fringe

as David Robert Jones

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 09, 2008

Carnival Row

as Absalom Breakspear

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 29, 2019

The Crown

as King George VI

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

The Expanse

as Anderson Dawes

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 14, 2015

Chernobyl

as Valery Legasov

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 06, 2019

The Beast Must Die

as George Rattery

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 27, 2021

New Looney Tunes

as Asteroid (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 21, 2015

To the Ends of the Earth

as Captain Anderson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 06, 2005

Royal Kill List

as Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 12, 2024

Without a Trace

as Father Walker

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Robert Morten

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

as Bigfoot ​(voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2015

Robot Chicken

as Mr. Weatherbee (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 2005

New York Undercover

as Seth Baines

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1994

The Riches

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 12, 2007

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Men In Blazers Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2014

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2024 6 24 37 14
2024 7 28 49 13
2024 8 26 44 15
2024 9 28 45 18
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2025 1 29 59 14
2025 2 18 32 3
2025 3 9 23 1
2025 4 1 2 1
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2024 6 458 126
2025 1 760 487
2025 2 785 592
2025 3 572 245
2025 7 242 37
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