Jared Harris

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-08-24 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Mad Men

    Mad Men

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • Fringe

    Fringe

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Chernobyl

    Chernobyl

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Foundation

    Foundation

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • New Looney Tunes

    New Looney Tunes

  • The Terror

    The Terror

  • Carnival Row

    Carnival Row

  • Smoke

    Smoke

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • Bullfighter

    Bullfighter

  • Morbius

    Morbius

  • Sunday

    Sunday

  • Robert the Bruce

    Robert the Bruce

  • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

    The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

  • Ocean's Twelve

    Ocean's Twelve

  • Mr. Deeds

    Mr. Deeds

  • A House of Dynamite

    A House of Dynamite

  • Reawakening

    Reawakening

  • Extraordinary Measures

    Extraordinary Measures

  • Perfume

    Perfume

  • Chinese Box

    Chinese Box

  • Coup!

    Coup!

  • Cashback

    Cashback

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • The Weekend

    The Weekend

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Resident Evil: Apocalypse

    Resident Evil: Apocalypse

  • The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

  • The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

    The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • Baby, Baby, Baby

    Baby, Baby, Baby

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

  • Reykjavik

    Reykjavik

  • The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

  • Allied

    Allied

  • Poltergeist

    Poltergeist

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Sylvia

    Sylvia

  • The Riches

    The Riches

  • Two of Us

    Two of Us

  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Other Boleyn Girl

  • Pompeii

    Pompeii

  • Dead Man

    Dead Man

  • The Boxtrolls

    The Boxtrolls

  • The Eternal

    The Eternal

  • Nadja

    Nadja

  • Far and Away

    Far and Away

  • The Ward

    The Ward

  • To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

  • Happiness

    Happiness

  • The Beast Must Die

    The Beast Must Die

  • The Rachel Papers

    The Rachel Papers

  • Lady in the Water

    Lady in the Water

  • Blue in the Face

    Blue in the Face

  • Angela's Christmas Wish

    Angela's Christmas Wish

  • I Don't Want to Be Your Love

    I Don't Want to Be Your Love

  • Fathers' Day

    Fathers' Day

  • Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

    Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

  • The Last Face

    The Last Face

  • Igby Goes Down

    Igby Goes Down

  • Certain Women

    Certain Women

  • Tales of the Black Freighter

    Tales of the Black Freighter

  • The Notorious Bettie Page

    The Notorious Bettie Page

  • Dummy

    Dummy

  • I Shot Andy Warhol

    I Shot Andy Warhol

  • From Within

    From Within

  • The Public Eye

    The Public Eye

  • Violent Night 2

    Violent Night 2

  • The Devil's Violinist

    The Devil's Violinist

  • The Quiet Ones

    The Quiet Ones

  • Shadow Magic

    Shadow Magic

  • Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse

    Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse

  • Brave the Dark

    Brave the Dark

  • 32A

    32A

  • Gold In The Streets

    Gold In The Streets

  • Royal Kill List

    Royal Kill List

  • B. Monkey

    B. Monkey

  • Lush

    Lush

  • I Love Your Work

    I Love Your Work

  • Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

    Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

  • The Shadow in the North

    The Shadow in the North

  • White Lies

    White Lies

  • The Clockmaker's Dream

    The Clockmaker's Dream

  • How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

    How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

  • The Ghost of Richard Harris

    The Ghost of Richard Harris

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed

  • Fuzzy Logic

    Fuzzy Logic