Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Born 1950-11-28 (age 75) 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.

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Known For

Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick

2022

as Radm. Chester 'Hammer' Cain

The Truman Show
The Truman Show

1998

as Christof

How to Make a Killing
How to Make a Killing

2026

as Whitelaw Redfellow

Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer

2013

as Wilford

Gravity
Gravity

2013

as Mission Control (voice)

Geostorm
Geostorm

2017

as U.S. Secretary of State Leonard Dekkom

Apollo 13
Apollo 13

1995

as Gene Kranz

The Rock
The Rock

1996

as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC

A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind

2001

as William Parcher

Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates

2001

as Major König

The Abyss
The Abyss

1989

as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007

as Mitch Wilkinson

mother!
mother!

2017

as Man

Cleaner
Cleaner

2007

as Eddie Lorenzo

A History of Violence
A History of Violence

2005

as Carl Fogarty

Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding

2024

as Lou Sr.

Radio
Radio

2003

as Coach Jones

The Firm
The Firm

1993

as Wayne Tarrance

Pain & Gain
Pain & Gain

2013

as Ed DuBois

Stepmom
Stepmom

1998

as Luke Harrison