Acting
Jared Harris
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.
Filmography
The Brink of War
Film · 2026
Violent Night 2
Film · 2026
A House of Dynamite
Film · 2025
Brave the Dark
Film · 2025
Reawakening
Film · 2024
Royal Kill List
Series · 2024
The Sea Beast
Film · 2022
The Ghost of Richard Harris
Film · 2022
Morbius
Film · 2022
Foundation
Series · 2021
The Beast Must Die
Series · 2021
Angela's Christmas Wish
Film · 2020
Robert the Bruce
Film · 2019
Carnival Row
Series · 2019
Chernobyl
Series · 2019
The Terror
Series · 2018
The Last Face
Film · 2017
Certain Women
Film · 2016
Allied
Film · 2016
The Crown
Series · 2016
Baby, Baby, Baby
Film · 2015
Poltergeist
Film · 2015
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Film · 2015
The Clockmaker's Dream
Film · 2015
New Looney Tunes
Series · 2015
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Series · 2015
The Expanse
Series · 2015
Pompeii
Film · 2014
The Quiet Ones
Film · 2014
The Boxtrolls
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Men in Blazers Show
Series · 2014
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Film · 2013
The Devil's Violinist
Film · 2013
Lincoln
Film · 2012
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed
Film · 2012
The Ward
Film · 2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Film · 2011
Extraordinary Measures
Film · 2010
Tales of the Black Freighter
Film · 2009
From Within
Film · 2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Film · 2008
Fringe
Series · 2008
The Shadow in the North
Film · 2007
32A
Film · 2007
Cashback
Film · 2007
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
Film · 2007
Mad Men
Series · 2007
The Riches
Series · 2007
Lady in the Water
Film · 2006
The Notorious Bettie Page
Film · 2006
Coup!
Film · 2006
To the Ends of the Earth
Series · 2005
Robot Chicken
Series · 2005
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Film · 2004
Ocean's Twelve
Film · 2004
I Love Your Work
Film · 2003
The Other Boleyn Girl
Film · 2003
Sylvia
Film · 2003
Mr. Deeds
Film · 2002
Igby Goes Down
Film · 2002
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
Film · 2002
Dummy
Film · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
Perfume
Film · 2001
Bullfighter
Film · 2000
Shadow Magic
Film · 2000
Two of Us
Film · 2000
B. Monkey
Film · 1999
Lush
Film · 1999
The Weekend
Film · 1999
Fuzzy Logic
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Lost in Space
Film · 1998
The Eternal
Film · 1998
Happiness
Film · 1998
White Lies
Film · 1997
Chinese Box
Film · 1997
Sunday
Film · 1997
Fathers' Day
Film · 1997
Gold In The Streets
Film · 1997
I Shot Andy Warhol
Film · 1996
Dead Man
Film · 1995
Smoke
Film · 1995
Blue in the Face
Film · 1995
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Film · 1995
Nadja
Film · 1995
Natural Born Killers
Film · 1994
New York Undercover
Series · 1994
Far and Away
Film · 1992
The Public Eye
Film · 1992
The Last of the Mohicans
Film · 1992
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Film · 1991
The Rachel Papers
Film · 1989
The Price of Peace
Film
What Happens at Night
Film
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
Series