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

  • Fringe

    Fringe

  • Foundation

    Foundation

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • The Expanse

    The Expanse

  • Chernobyl

    Chernobyl

  • New Looney Tunes

    New Looney Tunes

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • A House of Dynamite

    A House of Dynamite

  • Carnival Row

    Carnival Row

  • The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

    The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

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

    Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

    The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

  • The Terror

    The Terror

  • Ocean's Twelve

    Ocean's Twelve

  • The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

  • The Sea Beast

    The Sea Beast

  • Mr. Deeds

    Mr. Deeds

  • Morbius

    Morbius

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • Cashback

    Cashback

  • Pompeii

    Pompeii

  • The Ward

    The Ward

  • Allied

    Allied

  • The Riches

    The Riches

  • Nadja

    Nadja

  • Resident Evil: Apocalypse

    Resident Evil: Apocalypse

  • Reawakening

    Reawakening

  • Poltergeist

    Poltergeist

  • The Boxtrolls

    The Boxtrolls

  • Perfume

    Perfume

  • Robert the Bruce

    Robert the Bruce

  • B. Monkey

    B. Monkey

  • Bullfighter

    Bullfighter

  • Coup!

    Coup!

  • Far and Away

    Far and Away

  • Lady in the Water

    Lady in the Water

  • Sylvia

    Sylvia

  • Chinese Box

    Chinese Box

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Extraordinary Measures

    Extraordinary Measures

  • Brave the Dark

    Brave the Dark

  • Violent Night 2

    Violent Night 2

  • The Notorious Bettie Page

    The Notorious Bettie Page

  • Angela's Christmas Wish

    Angela's Christmas Wish

  • The Weekend

    The Weekend

  • Fuzzy Logic

    Fuzzy Logic

  • The Devil's Violinist

    The Devil's Violinist

  • Igby Goes Down

    Igby Goes Down

  • The Public Eye

    The Public Eye

  • Tales of the Black Freighter

    Tales of the Black Freighter

  • Baby, Baby, Baby

    Baby, Baby, Baby

  • The Last Face

    The Last Face

  • The Beast Must Die

    The Beast Must Die

  • To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

  • Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

    Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

  • Reykjavik

    Reykjavik

  • Sunday

    Sunday

  • Blue in the Face

    Blue in the Face

  • The Shadow in the North

    The Shadow in the North

  • Dead Man

    Dead Man

  • The Other Boleyn Girl

    The Other Boleyn Girl

  • The Eternal

    The Eternal

  • Happiness

    Happiness

  • Fathers' Day

    Fathers' Day

  • The Rachel Papers

    The Rachel Papers

  • Certain Women

    Certain Women

  • Gold In The Streets

    Gold In The Streets

  • The Quiet Ones

    The Quiet Ones

  • The Ghost of Richard Harris

    The Ghost of Richard Harris

  • Two of Us

    Two of Us

  • How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

    How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

  • Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse

    Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse

  • From Within

    From Within

  • Smoke

    Smoke

  • Shadow Magic

    Shadow Magic

  • I Shot Andy Warhol

    I Shot Andy Warhol

  • I Don't Want to Be Your Love

    I Don't Want to Be Your Love

  • The Clockmaker's Dream

    The Clockmaker's Dream

  • Dummy

    Dummy

  • Royal Kill List

    Royal Kill List

  • I Love Your Work

    I Love Your Work

  • Lush

    Lush

  • White Lies

    White Lies

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

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

  • 32A

    32A