Jared Harris
Acting
1961-08-24 · London, England, UK
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
TheatersViolent Night 2
2026 · Movie
TheatersThe Brink of War
2026 · Movie
A House of Dynamite
2025 · Movie
Brave the Dark
2025 · Movie
Reawakening
2024 · Movie
Royal Kill List
2024 · Series
The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022 · Movie
The Sea Beast
2022 · Movie
Morbius
2022 · Movie
Foundation
2021 · Series
The Beast Must Die
2021 · Series
Angela's Christmas Wish
2020 · Movie
Carnival Row
2019 · Series
Robert the Bruce
2019 · Movie
Chernobyl
2019 · Series
The Terror
2018 · Series
The Last Face
2017 · Movie
Allied
2016 · Movie
The Crown
2016 · Series
Certain Women
2016 · Movie
The Expanse
2015 · Series
Baby, Baby, Baby
2015 · Movie
The Clockmaker's Dream
2015 · Movie
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015 · Series
New Looney Tunes
2015 · Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015 · Movie
Poltergeist
2015 · Movie
The Men in Blazers Show
2014 · Series
The Boxtrolls
2014 · Movie
The Quiet Ones
2014 · Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Pompeii
2014 · Movie
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Movie
The Devil's Violinist
2013 · Movie
Lincoln
2012 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed
2012 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · Movie
The Ward
2010 · Movie
Extraordinary Measures
2010 · Movie
Tales of the Black Freighter
2009 · Movie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · Movie
Fringe
2008 · Series
From Within
2008 · Movie
Resident Evil: Diary of an Apocalypse
2007 · Movie
The Shadow in the North
2007 · Movie
Mad Men
2007 · Series
32A
2007 · Movie
The Riches
2007 · Series
Cashback
2007 · Movie
Lady in the Water
2006 · Movie
Coup!
2006 · Movie
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006 · Movie
To the Ends of the Earth
2005 · Series
Robot Chicken
2005 · Series
Ocean's Twelve
2004 · Movie
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004 · Movie
Sylvia
2003 · Movie
I Love Your Work
2003 · Movie
The Other Boleyn Girl
2003 · Movie
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
Igby Goes Down
2002 · Movie
Dummy
2002 · Movie
Mr. Deeds
2002 · Movie
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002 · Movie
Perfume
2001 · Movie
Bullfighter
2000 · Movie
Shadow Magic
2000 · Movie
Two of Us
2000 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
B. Monkey
1999 · Movie
The Weekend
1999 · Movie
Fuzzy Logic
1999 · Movie
Lush
1999 · Movie
Happiness
1998 · Movie
The Eternal
1998 · Movie
Lost in Space
1998 · Movie
Chinese Box
1997 · Movie
Fathers' Day
1997 · Movie
Sunday
1997 · Movie
White Lies
1997 · Movie
Gold In The Streets
1997 · Movie
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996 · Movie
Dead Man
1995 · Movie
Blue in the Face
1995 · Movie
Nadja
1995 · Movie
Smoke
1995 · Movie
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995 · Movie
New York Undercover
1994 · Series
Natural Born Killers
1994 · Movie
The Public Eye
1992 · Movie
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 · Movie
Far and Away
1992 · Movie
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991 · Movie
The Rachel Papers
1989 · Movie
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
Series
What Happens at Night
Movie
The Price of Peace
Movie