Jared Harris
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-08-24 (63 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 AMC television series Mad Men. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance.
Harris has also had notable roles in television series such as Fringe, The Crown, and The Expanse. In 2019, he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl.
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
Acting
Reykjavik
as Mikhail Gorbachev
(2025)
Brave the Dark
as Stan Deen
(2024)
Reawakening
as John
(2022)
Morbius
as Dr. Emil Nicholas
(2022)
The Sea Beast
as Captain Crow (voice)
(2022)
The Ghost of Richard Harris
as Self
(2020)
Angela's Christmas Wish
as The Vet
(2019)
Robert the Bruce
as John Comyn
(2019)
I Don't Want to Be Your Love
as Ill Man
(2017)
The Last Face
as Dr. Farber
(2016)
Allied
as Frank Heslop
(2016)
Certain Women
as Fuller
(2015)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Sanders
(2015)
Poltergeist
as Carrigan Burke
(2015)
(2015)
The Clockmaker's Dream
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
Pompeii
as Severus
(2014)
The Boxtrolls
as Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
(2014)
The Quiet Ones
as Professor Coupland
(2013)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
as Hodge Starkweather
(2013)
The Devil's Violinist
as Urbani
(2012)
Lincoln
as Ulysses S. Grant
(2012)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed
as Himself - Professor James Moriarty
(2011)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
as Professor James Moriarty
(2010)
The Ward
as Dr. Stringer
(2010)
Extraordinary Measures
as Docteur Kent Webber
(2009)
Tales of the Black Freighter
as Ridley (voice)
(2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Captain Mike
(2008)
From Within
as Bernard
(2007)
Cashback
as Alex Proud
(2007)
The Shadow in the North
as Axel Bellmann
(2007)
32A
as Ruth's Father
(2006)
Lady in the Water
as Goatee Smoker
(2006)
Coup!
as Simon Mann
(2005)
The Notorious Bettie Page
as John Willie
(2004)
Ocean's Twelve
as Basher's Engineer
(2004)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
as Dr. Ashford
(2003)
Sylvia
as Al Alvarez
(2003)
The Other Boleyn Girl
as Henry VIII
(2003)
I Love Your Work
as Yehud
(2002)
Mr. Deeds
as Mac McGrath
(2002)
Igby Goes Down
as Russel
(2002)
Dummy
as Michael Foulicker
(2002)
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
as False Peter
(2001)
Perfume
as Anthony
(2000)
Bullfighter
as Jones
(2000)
Shadow Magic
as Raymond
(2000)
Two of Us
as John Lennon
(1999)
B. Monkey
as Alan Furnace
(1999)
The Weekend
as John Kerr
(1999)
Lush
as W. Firmin Carter
(1999)
Fuzzy Logic
as Fuzzy
(1998)
Lost in Space
as Older Will Robinson
(1998)
Happiness
as Vlad
(1998)
The Eternal
as Jim
(1997)
Fathers' Day
as Lee
(1997)
Chinese Box
as William
(1997)
White Lies
as Jacob Reese
(1997)
Gold In The Streets
as Owen
(1997)
Sunday
as Ray
(1996)
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Andy Warhol
(1995)
Dead Man
as Benmont Tench
(1995)
Smoke
as Jimmy Rose
(1995)
Blue in the Face
as Jimmy Rose
(1995)
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Head Thug Pug
(1995)
Nadja
as Edgar
(1994)
Natural Born Killers
as London Boy
(1992)
The Last of the Mohicans
as British Lieutenant
(1992)
Far and Away
as Paddy Donnelly
(1992)
The Public Eye
as Danny the Doorman
(1991)
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
as Joey Patrick
(1989)
The Rachel Papers
as Geoff
Crew
(2024)
Reawakening
Executive Producer