Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Acting
Born 1950-11-28Englewood, New Jersey, USA

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.

Movies (121)

Top Gun: Maverick
8.2

Top Gun: Maverick

2022Movie8.2
The Truman Show
8.2

The Truman Show

1998Movie8.2
Enemy at the Gates
7.4

Enemy at the Gates

2001Movie7.4
A Beautiful Mind
7.9

A Beautiful Mind

2001Movie7.9
Radio
7.4

Radio

2003Movie7.4
Geostorm
6.1

Geostorm

2017Movie6.1
The Rock
7.2

The Rock

1996Movie7.2
Snowpiercer
6.9

Snowpiercer

2013Movie6.9
Love Lies Bleeding
6.5

Love Lies Bleeding

2024Movie6.5
Apollo 13
7.5

Apollo 13

1995Movie7.5
The Firm
6.7

The Firm

1993Movie6.7
The Abyss
7.4

The Abyss

1989Movie7.4
Gone Baby Gone
7.3

Gone Baby Gone

2007Movie7.3
A History of Violence
7.2

A History of Violence

2005Movie7.2
Gravity
7.2

Gravity

2013Movie7.2
The Dink
6.2

The Dink

2026Movie6.2
How to Make a Killing
7.0

How to Make a Killing

2026Movie7.0
Run All Night
6.4

Run All Night

2015Movie6.4
Pain & Gain
6.3

Pain & Gain

2013Movie6.3
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
6.4

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007Movie6.4
Planes: Fire & Rescue
6.2

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014Movie6.2
mother!
6.9

mother!

2017Movie6.9
The Lost Daughter
6.4

The Lost Daughter

2021Movie6.4
Cleaner
6.1

Cleaner

2007Movie6.1
Stepmom
7.2

Stepmom

1998Movie7.2
Absolute Power
6.7

Absolute Power

1997Movie6.7
The Hours
7.2

The Hours

2002Movie7.2
Riff Raff
5.8

Riff Raff

2025Movie5.8
Creepshow
6.9

Creepshow

1982Movie6.9
Man on a Ledge
6.4

Man on a Ledge

2012Movie6.4
The Way Back
7.0

The Way Back

2010Movie7.0
Resistance
7.0

Resistance

2020Movie7.0
The Human Stain
6.0

The Human Stain

2003Movie6.0
China Moon
6.1

China Moon

1994Movie6.1
Glengarry Glen Ross
7.3

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992Movie7.3
State of Grace
7.0

State of Grace

1990Movie7.0
Places in the Heart
7.2

Places in the Heart

1984Movie7.2
The Right Stuff
7.4

The Right Stuff

1983Movie7.4
In Dubious Battle
5.8

In Dubious Battle

2016Movie5.8
Needful Things
6.3

Needful Things

1993Movie6.3
Walker
6.4

Walker

1987Movie6.4
Appaloosa
6.6

Appaloosa

2008Movie6.6
Milk Money
6.5

Milk Money

1994Movie6.5
Coma
6.8

Coma

1978Movie6.8
Ashley Wright

Ashley Wright

Movie
Game Change
6.9

Game Change

2012Movie6.9
Frontera
6.5

Frontera

2014Movie6.5
The Last Full Measure
7.3

The Last Full Measure

2020Movie7.3
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995Movie6.8
Downtown Owl
5.5

Downtown Owl

2023Movie5.5
Code Name: Emerald
6.6

Code Name: Emerald

1985Movie6.6
Borderline
6.1

Borderline

1980Movie6.1
Just Cause
6.3

Just Cause

1995Movie6.3
The Adderall Diaries
5.3

The Adderall Diaries

2016Movie5.3
My Dead Friend Zoe
6.3

My Dead Friend Zoe

2024Movie6.3
Phantom
5.8

Phantom

2013Movie5.8
Eye for an Eye
6.3

Eye for an Eye

1996Movie6.3
Rules Don't Apply
5.7

Rules Don't Apply

2016Movie5.7
Sweetwater
6.1

Sweetwater

2013Movie6.1
Copying Beethoven
6.5

Copying Beethoven

2006Movie6.5
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
6.7

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

1998Movie6.7
Buffalo Soldiers
6.3

Buffalo Soldiers

2002Movie6.3
A Crooked Somebody
6.3

A Crooked Somebody

2018Movie6.3
Pollock
6.7

Pollock

2000Movie6.7
Jacknife
6.4

Jacknife

1989Movie6.4
Kodachrome
6.8

Kodachrome

2017Movie6.8
Swing Shift
5.6

Swing Shift

1984Movie5.6
Under Fire
6.7

Under Fire

1983Movie6.7
The Third Miracle
5.9

The Third Miracle

1999Movie5.9
Masked and Anonymous
5.2

Masked and Anonymous

2003Movie5.2
Knightriders
6.2

Knightriders

1981Movie6.2
The Amazing Howard Hughes
6.4

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977Movie6.4
Cymbeline
3.9

Cymbeline

2014Movie3.9
The Prime Gig
6.0

The Prime Gig

2001Movie6.0
Virginia
5.2

Virginia

2010Movie5.2
The Aliens Are Coming
4.4

The Aliens Are Coming

1980Movie4.4
Winter Passing
6.0

Winter Passing

2006Movie6.0
Sweet Dreams
6.4

Sweet Dreams

1985Movie6.4
Junket Whore
5.5

Junket Whore

1998Movie5.5
Concrete
1.0

Concrete

2024Movie1.0
The Armenian Genocide
7.0

The Armenian Genocide

2006Movie7.0
Waking the Dead
6.1

Waking the Dead

2000Movie6.1
Alamo Bay
6.0

Alamo Bay

1985Movie6.0
Salvation Boulevard
5.3

Salvation Boulevard

2011Movie5.3
The Ploughmen

The Ploughmen

Movie
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004Movie7.2
Riders of the Purple Sage
6.0

Riders of the Purple Sage

1996Movie6.0
The Face of Love
6.1

The Face of Love

2013Movie6.1
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
8.2

Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'

1993Movie8.2
To Kill a Priest
6.2

To Kill a Priest

1988Movie6.2
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
7.0

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

2005Movie7.0
That's What I Am
6.8

That's What I Am

2011Movie6.8
Paris Trout
5.5

Paris Trout

1991Movie5.5
Once Fallen
5.2

Once Fallen

2010Movie5.2
Get Away If You Can
3.4

Get Away If You Can

2022Movie3.4
The Last Innocent Man
5.3

The Last Innocent Man

1987Movie5.3
Touching Home
6.5

Touching Home

2008Movie6.5
Just a Dream
5.3

Just a Dream

2002Movie5.3
Realizing The Right Stuff
9.0

Realizing The Right Stuff

2003Movie9.0
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
6.2

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

2003Movie6.2
Two Tickets to Paradise
5.2

Two Tickets to Paradise

2006Movie5.2
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997Movie7.0
School for the Blind

School for the Blind

Movie
Running Mates
5.8

Running Mates

1992Movie5.8
Long Day's Journey into Night
10.0

Long Day's Journey into Night

2025Movie10.0
Buried Child

Buried Child

2016Movie
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'
7.0

How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'

2005Movie7.0
Off the Horse

Off the Horse

2025Movie
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
6.2

Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'

2007Movie6.2
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
6.2

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

1996Movie6.2
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
8.0

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

1998Movie8.0
A Flash of Green
5.3

A Flash of Green

1984Movie5.3
Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island
6.8

Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island

1999Movie6.8
War on Wolves

War on Wolves

Movie
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
7.2

The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage

1996Movie7.2
America's Game: 1973 Miami Dolphins

America's Game: 1973 Miami Dolphins

2007Movie
Dream on!
10.0

Dream on!

1981Movie10.0
Return to the Philippines, the Leon Cooper Story

Return to the Philippines, the Leon Cooper Story

2015Movie
Dispatches from Nicaragua
6.0

Dispatches from Nicaragua

2008Movie6.0
The Oklahoma Heisman

The Oklahoma Heisman

2006Movie
Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea

Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea

2023Movie

TV Shows (33)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
Westworld
8.0

Westworld

2016Series8.0
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992Series5.4
Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
Dutton Ranch
9.2

Dutton Ranch

2026Series9.2
The Rockford Files
7.6

The Rockford Files

1974Series7.6
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971Series6.1
Hart to Hart
6.9

Hart to Hart

1979Series6.9
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Lou Grant
7.4

Lou Grant

1977Series7.4
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
8.0

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

2006Series8.0
The Stand
6.8

The Stand

1994Series6.8
Reading Rainbow
8.4

Reading Rainbow

1983Series8.4
CHiPs
6.8

CHiPs

1977Series6.8
Cassie & Co.
5.3

Cassie & Co.

1982Series5.3
Baseball
7.5

Baseball

1994Series7.5
The Early Show
6.2

The Early Show

1999Series6.2
Empire Falls
6.6

Empire Falls

2005Series6.6
Delvecchio
7.0

Delvecchio

1976Series7.0
Paris
6.5

Paris

1979Series6.5
The Seekers
8.0

The Seekers

1979Series8.0
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
7.5

Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party

2020Series7.5
Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War
7.1

Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War

2024Series7.1
Gibbsville
10.0

Gibbsville

1976Series10.0
Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero
8.0

Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero

2011Series8.0
The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power
6.7

The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power

2019Series6.7
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994Series
David Cassidy: Man Under Cover
6.0

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

1978Series6.0