Jared Harris
Born 1961
Known for Chernobyl, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Foundation.
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.
Movie Credits
Reawakening (2024)
The Quiet Ones (2014)
Beyoncé: Live at the Glastonbury Festival (2011)
The Show Must Go On (2007)
Shadow Magic (2000)
The Brink of War (2026)
Tales of the Black Freighter (2009)
Two of Us (2000)
B. Monkey (1998)
The Eternal (1998)
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
The Sea Beast (2022)
Allied (2016)
The Devil's Violinist (2013)
The Notorious Bettie Page (2006)
Sylvia (2003)
The Other Boleyn Girl (2003)
Sunday (1997)
A House of Dynamite (2025)
Morbius (2022)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
The Ward (2010)
Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
The Last Face (2017)
32A (2007)
Igby Goes Down (2002)
Bullfighter (2000)
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)
Certain Women (2016)
Poltergeist (2015)
Pompeii (2014)
The Boxtrolls (2014)
I Love Your Work (2003)
Mr. Deeds (2002)
Chinese Box (1997)
Blue in the Face (1995)
Extraordinary Measures (2010)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Dummy (2002)
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
Nadja (1994)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Shadow in the North (2007)
Lost in Space (1998)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
The Rachel Papers (1989)
From Within (2008)
Smoke (1995)
Happiness (1998)
Fathers' Day (1997)
White Lies (1997)
Dead Man (1995)
Lincoln (2012)
Lady in the Water (2006)
Far and Away (1992)
Robert the Bruce (2019)
Cashback (2007)
The Public Eye (1992)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)
Perfume (2001)
