Jared Harris
Born
August 24, 1961 (age 64)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

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.

Movies

A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
2025 ★ 6.4
Secretary of Defense Reid Baker
Brave the Dark
Brave the Dark
2025 ★ 6.3
Stan Deen
Reawakening
Reawakening
2024 ★ 6.1
John
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast
2022 ★ 7.3
Captain Crow (voice)
Morbius
Morbius
2022 ★ 5.9
Dr. Emil Nicholas
Angela's Christmas Wish
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020 ★ 6.4
The Vet
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce
2019 ★ 5.4
John Comyn
I Don't Want to Be Your Love
I Don't Want to Be Your Love
2019
Ill Man
The Last Face
The Last Face
2017 ★ 5.6
Dr. Farber
Allied
Allied
2016 ★ 6.8
Frank Heslop
Certain Women
Certain Women
2016 ★ 6.0
Fuller
Baby, Baby, Baby
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015 ★ 5.7
The Clockmaker's Dream
The Clockmaker's Dream
2015
Narrator (voice)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015 ★ 7.1
Sanders
Poltergeist
Poltergeist
2015 ★ 5.2
Carrigan Burke
The Boxtrolls
The Boxtrolls
2014 ★ 6.7
Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
The Quiet Ones
The Quiet Ones
2014 ★ 5.1
Professor Coupland
Pompeii
Pompeii
2014 ★ 5.5
Severus
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 ★ 6.4
Hodge Starkweather
The Devil's Violinist
The Devil's Violinist
2013 ★ 6.6
Urbani
Lincoln
Lincoln
2012 ★ 6.9
Ulysses S. Grant
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 ★ 7.1
Professor James Moriarty
The Ward
The Ward
2010 ★ 5.8
Dr. Stringer
Extraordinary Measures
Extraordinary Measures
2010 ★ 6.3
Docteur Kent Webber
Tales of the Black Freighter
Tales of the Black Freighter
2009 ★ 6.6
Ridley (voice)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 ★ 7.6
Captain Mike
From Within
From Within
2008 ★ 5.6
Bernard
The Shadow in the North
The Shadow in the North
2007 ★ 6.5
Axel Bellmann
32A
32A
2007 ★ 5.8
Ruth's Father
Cashback
Cashback
2007 ★ 7.0
Alex Proud
Lady in the Water
Lady in the Water
2006 ★ 5.6
Goatee Smoker
Coup!
Coup!
2006
Simon Mann
The Notorious Bettie Page
The Notorious Bettie Page
2005 ★ 6.3
John Willie
Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve
2004 ★ 6.6
Basher's Engineer
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004 ★ 6.4
Dr. Ashford
Sylvia
Sylvia
2003 ★ 5.7
Al Alvarez
I Love Your Work
I Love Your Work
2003 ★ 4.5
Yehud
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
2003 ★ 7.3
Henry VIII
Igby Goes Down
Igby Goes Down
2002 ★ 6.6
Russel
Dummy
Dummy
2002 ★ 5.9
Michael Foulicker
Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds
2002 ★ 5.9
Mac McGrath
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002 ★ 5.9
False Peter
Perfume
Perfume
2001 ★ 4.7
Anthony
Bullfighter
Bullfighter
2000 ★ 2.6
Jones
Shadow Magic
Shadow Magic
2000 ★ 5.4
Raymond
Two of Us
Two of Us
2000 ★ 5.6
John Lennon
B. Monkey
B. Monkey
1999 ★ 5.8
Alan Furnace
The Weekend
The Weekend
1999 ★ 1.3
John Kerr
Fuzzy Logic
Fuzzy Logic
1999
Fuzzy
Lush
Lush
1999 ★ 3.0
W. Firmin Carter
Happiness
Happiness
1998 ★ 7.4
Vlad
The Eternal
The Eternal
1998 ★ 4.6
Jim
Lost in Space
Lost in Space
1998 ★ 5.4
Older Will Robinson
Chinese Box
Chinese Box
1997 ★ 5.8
William
Fathers' Day
Fathers' Day
1997 ★ 5.5
Lee
Sunday
Sunday
1997 ★ 4.8
Ray
White Lies
White Lies
1997 ★ 1.7
Jacob Reese
Gold In The Streets
Gold In The Streets
1997 ★ 1.0
Owen
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996 ★ 6.1
Andy Warhol
Dead Man
Dead Man
1995 ★ 7.3
Benmont Tench
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face
1995 ★ 6.5
Jimmy Rose
Nadja
Nadja
1995 ★ 5.5
Edgar
Smoke
Smoke
1995 ★ 7.2
Jimmy Rose
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995 ★ 6.2
Head Thug Pug
Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers
1994 ★ 7.1
London Boy
The Public Eye
The Public Eye
1992 ★ 6.2
Danny the Doorman
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 ★ 7.4
British Lieutenant
Far and Away
Far and Away
1992 ★ 6.8
Paddy Donnelly
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991 ★ 3.6
Joey Patrick
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
1989 ★ 5.0
Geoff
Reykjavik
Reykjavik
Mikhail Gorbachev

TV Series