Michael Harney
Acting
1956-03-27 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Michael Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater recognized for his gritty, grounded screen presence and extensive background in dramatic roles. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, he spent years honing his craft under legendary acting teachers William Esper and Phil Gushee at The Neighborhood Playhouse, later running his own acting studio and directing numerous theater productions in New York. Transitioning to screen work, Harney became a ubiquitous television fixture known for memorable recurring and regular roles, most notably starring as Corrections Officer Sam Healy in the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (for which he won multiple SAG Awards), Detective Mike Roberts in NYPD Blue, Steve Fields in HBO's Deadwood, and Detective Mitch Ouellette in Weeds. In addition to his prolific television resume—which includes appearances in True Detective, Unsolved, and Project Blue Book—he has delivered strong supporting performances in major feature films such as Erin Brockovich, Ocean's Thirteen, Widows, and Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born.
Filmography
One Spoon of Chocolate
2026 · Movie
The Better Sister
2025 · Series
Interior Chinatown
2024 · Series
NCIS: Origins
2024 · Series
Space Command Redemption
2024 · Movie
The Iron Claw
2023 · Movie
Hello Tomorrow!
2023 · Series
Invasion
2021 · Series
Them
2021 · Series
The Banker
2020 · Movie
Interrogation
2020 · Series
FBI: Most Wanted
2020 · Series
Deputy
2020 · Series
For All Mankind
2019 · Series
Doom Patrol
2019 · Series
Project Blue Book
2019 · Series
Widows
2018 · Movie
A Star Is Born
2018 · Movie
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.
2018 · Series
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World
2017 · Series
Lethal Weapon
2016 · Series
Soy Nero
2016 · Movie
Bad Hurt
2016 · Movie
Chicago Med
2015 · Series
True Detective
2014 · Series
Orange Is the New Black
2013 · Series
Suits
2011 · Series
The Defenders
2010 · Series
Salvation Road
2010 · Movie
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Series
Raising the Bar
2008 · Series
The Onion Movie
2008 · Movie
Life
2007 · Series
Saving Grace
2007 · Series
Ocean's Thirteen
2007 · Movie
Captivity
2007 · Movie
Vanished
2006 · Series
The Unit
2006 · Series
Criminal Minds
2005 · Series
Weeds
2005 · Series
Numb3rs
2005 · Series
Deadwood
2004 · Series
Shade
2003 · Movie
Tremors
2003 · Series
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
Warden of Red Rock
2001 · Movie
The Division
2001 · Series
Sonic Impact
2000 · Movie
Boston Public
2000 · Series
Strong Medicine
2000 · Series
Erin Brockovich
2000 · Movie
Millennium Man
1999 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
The '60s
1999 · Movie
Brimstone
1998 · Series
Nightman
1997 · Movie
The Visitor
1997 · Series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Series
The Practice
1997 · Series
Turbulence
1997 · Movie
Profiler
1996 · Series
Nash Bridges
1996 · Series
Gone in the Night
1996 · Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
ER
1994 · Series
Chicago Hope
1994 · Series
Italian Movie
1994 · Movie
Viper
1994 · Series
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Series
NYPD Blue
1993 · Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
Solidarity
Movie