Woody Harrelson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

185

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-07-23 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Midland, Texas, USA

Woody Harrelson

Biography

Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. He first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from five nominations. Harrelson received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996),  Best Supporting Actor for The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).  Other notable films include White Men Can't Jump(1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), The Thin Red Line (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007), Seven Pounds (2008), Zombieland (2009), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Now You See Me (2013), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and Triangle of Sadness (2022). He also played Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015).  Harrelson received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Steve Schmidt in the HBO film Game Change (2012) and a detective in the HBO crime anthology series True Detective (2014). He also portrayed E. Howard Hunt in the HBO political limited series White House Plumbers (2023).

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't

    Now You See Me: Now You Don't

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • True Detective

    True Detective

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Now You See Me

    Now You See Me

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Now You See Me 2

    Now You See Me 2

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Venom

    Venom

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage

    Venom: Let There Be Carnage

  • Ella McCay

    Ella McCay

  • 2012

    2012

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • No Country for Old Men

    No Country for Old Men

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

    War for the Planet of the Apes

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

  • Free Birds

    Free Birds

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games

  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

  • Zombieland: Double Tap

    Zombieland: Double Tap

  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

  • Zombieland

    Zombieland

  • Indecent Proposal

    Indecent Proposal

  • Last Breath

    Last Breath

  • Friends with Benefits

    Friends with Benefits

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • The Man from Toronto

    The Man from Toronto

  • Triangle of Sadness

    Triangle of Sadness

  • Sleepwalking

    Sleepwalking

  • Midway

    Midway

  • The Thin Red Line

    The Thin Red Line

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

  • Dear John

    Dear John

  • Kingpin

    Kingpin

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

  • North Country

    North Country

  • Palmetto

    Palmetto

  • The Messenger

    The Messenger

  • Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Solo: A Star Wars Story

  • Fly Me to the Moon

    Fly Me to the Moon

  • The Duel

    The Duel

  • Scorched

    Scorched

  • Management

    Management

  • The Grand

    The Grand

  • LBJ

    LBJ

  • Game Change

    Game Change

  • Money Train

    Money Train

  • Bunraku

    Bunraku

  • Wildcats

    Wildcats

  • Basketball: A Love Story

    Basketball: A Love Story

  • Doc Hollywood

    Doc Hollywood

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • Seven Pounds

    Seven Pounds

  • Anger Management

    Anger Management

  • White Men Can't Jump

    White Men Can't Jump

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • The Walker

    The Walker

  • The Highwaymen

    The Highwaymen

  • Surfer, Dude

    Surfer, Dude

  • Ethos

    Ethos

  • White House Plumbers

    White House Plumbers

  • Fruitloops

    Fruitloops

  • Common Ground

    Common Ground

  • Nanking

    Nanking

  • Cool Blue

    Cool Blue

  • Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace

  • Seven Psychopaths

    Seven Psychopaths

  • Kate

    Kate

  • The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

    The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

  • The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • A Scanner Darkly

    A Scanner Darkly

  • The Sunchaser

    The Sunchaser

  • The Edge of Seventeen

    The Edge of Seventeen

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • After the Sunset

    After the Sunset

  • Wag the Dog

    Wag the Dog

  • The Cowboy Way

    The Cowboy Way

  • Welcome to Sarajevo

    Welcome to Sarajevo

  • Triple 9

    Triple 9

  • L.A. Story

    L.A. Story

  • Lost in London

    Lost in London

  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • The Nineties

    The Nineties

  • I'll Do Anything

    I'll Do Anything

  • A Prairie Home Companion

    A Prairie Home Companion

  • The Big White

    The Big White

  • Ted & Venus

    Ted & Venus

  • Defendor

    Defendor

  • She Hate Me

    She Hate Me

  • Shock and Awe

    Shock and Awe

  • Go Further

    Go Further

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

    Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

  • Suncoast

    Suncoast

  • EDtv

    EDtv

  • David Blaine: Real or Magic

    David Blaine: Real or Magic

  • Lips Like Sugar

    Lips Like Sugar

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • Play It to the Bone

    Play It to the Bone

  • Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

    Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

  • Semi-Pro

    Semi-Pro

  • Rampart

    Rampart

  • The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

    The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

  • One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

    One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

  • The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

    The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

  • The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

    The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

  • Who Bombed Judi Bari?

    Who Bombed Judi Bari?

  • The Hi-Lo Country

    The Hi-Lo Country

  • Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

    Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

  • Battle in Seattle

    Battle in Seattle

  • Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

    Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

  • 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

    2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

  • Girl from the North Country

    Girl from the North Country

  • The Men of Midway

    The Men of Midway

  • Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

    Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

  • Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

    Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

  • The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

    The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • Burma: It Can't Wait

    Burma: It Can't Wait

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

    Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

  • Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

    Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

  • For Our Children

    For Our Children

  • Harper Valley P.T.A.

    Harper Valley P.T.A.

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

    Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

  • The Freak Brothers

    The Freak Brothers

  • True Detective: Season One

    True Detective: Season One

  • Brothers

    Brothers

  • TransSiberian

    TransSiberian

  • The Earth Day Special

    The Earth Day Special

  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

    Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

  • Zombieland 3

    Zombieland 3

  • Kiss the Ground

    Kiss the Ground

  • The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

    The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

    The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

  • Mickey's 60th Birthday

    Mickey's 60th Birthday

  • Breakthrough

    Breakthrough

  • No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

    No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

  • Full Phil

    Full Phil

  • How to Make Money Selling Drugs

    How to Make Money Selling Drugs

  • The Origins of Ebbing

    The Origins of Ebbing

  • Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

    Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

  • Bay Coven

    Bay Coven

  • The Man with the Miraculous Hands

    The Man with the Miraculous Hands

  • Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

  • Raw for Life

    Raw for Life

  • Killer Instinct

    Killer Instinct

  • Grass

    Grass

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

    Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

  • Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

    Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

  • The Directors: Milos Forman

    The Directors: Milos Forman

  • This So-Called Disaster

    This So-Called Disaster

  • Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

    Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

  • American Saint

    American Saint

  • Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

    Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

  • Hempsters: Plant the Seed

    Hempsters: Plant the Seed

  • Sailing

    Sailing

  • Kuleana

    Kuleana