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Ed Harris
AKA: Edward Allen Harris
Acting
Born: 1950
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
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Biography
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and director. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations.
Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including in Creepshow (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), Under Fire (1983), Places in the Heart (1984), The Abyss (1989), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Radio (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017), The Lost Daughter (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In addition to directing Pollock, Harris directed the Western film 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 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.
Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including in Creepshow (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), Under Fire (1983), Places in the Heart (1984), The Abyss (1989), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Radio (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017), The Lost Daughter (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In addition to directing Pollock, Harris directed the Western film 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 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.
Known For
Dutton Ranch
Everett McKinney
2026 · US
Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024 · US
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
Himself
2020 · US
The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power
Narrator
2019 · US
Westworld
Man in Black
2016 · US
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015 · US
Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero
Narrator
2011 · US
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
2006 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dutton Ranch | 2026 | Everett McKinney |
| Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War | 2024 | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party | 2020 | Himself |
| The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power | 2019 | Narrator |
| The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Westworld | 2016 | Man in Black |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2015 | Self - Guest |
| Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero | 2011 | Narrator |
| America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions | 2006 | Narrator (voice) |
| Empire Falls | 2005 | Miles Roby |
| The View | 1997 | Self |
| The Daily Show | 1996 | Self |
| The Stand | 1994 | General Starkey (uncredited) |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992 | Contributor |
| Reading Rainbow | 1983 | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| American Playhouse | 1982 | Jimmy Wing |
| Hart to Hart | 1979 | Contributor |
| Lou Grant | 1977 | Contributor |
| CHiPs | 1977 | Lonny |
| The Rockford Files | 1974 | Rudy Kempner |
| Tony Awards | 1956 | Self - Nominee |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1944 | Self - Nominee |