Ed Harris
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Born | Edward Allen Harris November 28, 1950 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. 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 several leading and supporting roles, including in Creepshow (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), The Abyss (1989), State of Grace (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Needful Things (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), 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 also directed the Western film Appaloosa (2008). He is also set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ series Wonder Man.
In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries
Early life
Harris was born at
A star athlete in high school,
Career
Early plays
Harris began his career on the stage. In 1976, he played an
Television roles
From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, Harris found steady work on television. He had a role in one episode of
1980s
In 1983, Harris became well known after portraying astronaut John Glenn in The Right Stuff.[1][18] In 1984, he co starred in the Robert Benton directed drama film Places in the Heart; during production of this film, Harris met and married his wife Amy Madigan.[19][20][21]
Also in 1984 he co-starred along with
In 1988, he acted in
1990s
In 1992, Harris co starred as Dave Moss in the drama film
In 1995, Harris portrayed Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt in the Oliver Stone biopic Nixon. He received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as NASA Apollo Mission Control Director Gene Kranz in Apollo 13.[1][18] In 1996, Harris starred in and was executive producer for the television adaptation of Riders of the Purple Sage.[37] That same year, he returned to Broadway as Major Steve Arnold in the Ronald Harwood play Taking Sides.[18] In 1998, his co starring role in The Truman Show earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor,[38] and won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.[39]
2000s
Harris made his directorial debut in 2000 with the drama biopic Pollock, in which he also starred as artist Jackson Pollock.[40] He was nominated for his first Academy Award for Best Actor (his third Oscar nomination overall,) for his performance.[41] To prepare for the role, he built a small studio in which to copy the painter's techniques.[42] Two years later, Harris was nominated for his fourth Academy Award (third in the Best Supporting Actor category) for his role as Richard Brown in the British American drama film The Hours.[43]
In between the two Oscar nominated roles, he appeared in the biographical drama
For his lead role as Miles Roby in the 2005 miniseries
In 2008, he co wrote, directed and starred along with Viggo Mortensen in the western, Appaloosa. In 2010, he and wife Amy Madigan appeared together in Ash Adams' independent crime drama Once Fallen. Later that same year Harris starred in the survival drama The Way Back as Mr. Smith. His performance received much critical praise, and he was suggested by critics to receive a fifth Oscar nomination.[51]
2010s
In 2010, he portrayed the role of Jason Hudson in
In 2013, he appeared in the western thriller Sweetwater,[54] and starred opposite Annette Bening in the romantic drama film The Face of Love.[55] Harris then voiced Mission Control in Alfonso Cuarón's space epic Gravity (2013), starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.[56]
In 2015, he portrayed the title character in the film version of the Shakespeare tragedy Cymbeline.[57] In 2016, he appeared alongside Madigan and Taissa Farmiga in The New Group's revival of Sam Shepard's Buried Child, for which he was nominated for the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play.[58][59]
In 2016, he also began playing the villainous Man in Black in HBO's sci-fi thriller series Westworld,[60] and had a co-starring role in the ensemble cast of Warren Beatty's romantic comedy drama Rules Don't Apply, with Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich. In 2017, he appeared in Dean Devlin's sci-fi film Geostorm, alongside Gerard Butler and Andy García.[61] Harris had been previously set to star in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Starz drama series The One Percent with Hilary Swank and Ed Helms.[62]
Harris co-starred in Darren Aronofsky's horror film Mother! (2017), alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Domhnall Gleeson.[63] Harris also starred in the 2017 movie Kodachrome. His performance was widely regarded as one of the film's highlights.[64]
On November 5, 2019, Harris took over the role of Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway.[65] The role was previously played by original cast member Jeff Daniels.[66]
2020s
In 2022, Harris played Rear Admiral Chester "Hammer" Cain in the blockbuster film Top Gun: Maverick. Harris was in the film Love Lies Bleeding as Lou Sr. in 2024.
Personal life
Harris married actress Amy Madigan on November 21, 1983, while they were filming Places in the Heart together. They have one daughter, Lily Dolores Harris (born May 3, 1993).[67]
On March 21, 1999, during the 71st Academy Awards, Harris along with Amy Madigan openly showed disdain for Elia Kazan, who had received an Academy Honorary Award, by staying in their seats and not applauding. This was due to Kazan's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952, naming his friends from the Group Theatre as communists resulting in their being blacklisted, for which Kazan had never given an apology.[68]
On March 20, 2012, the
Harris has a reputation for being serious on the film set. He told a journalist in 2006, "I don't like bullshittin' ... so, I guess that comes across as serious."[8] On March 13, 2015, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, for his work in motion pictures.[71][72] Harris received an honorary degree from Muhlenberg College on May 17, 2015.[73]
New York magazine once described Harris as "the thinking woman's sex symbol".[74]
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Harris has received numerous accolades including two
Harris has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the following performances:
- 68th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, nomination, for Apollo 13 (1995)
- 71st Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, nomination, for The Truman Show (1998)
- 73rd Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role, nomination, for Pollock (2000)
- 75th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, nomination, for The Hours (2002)
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External links
- Ed Harris at IMDb
- Ed Harris at the TCM Movie Database
- Ed Harris at the Internet Broadway Database
- Ed Harris at the Internet Off-Broadway Database