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Jared Harris
Jared Harris’s screen credits include Captain Mike in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Sanders in The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Lord Portley-Rind (voice) in The Boxtrolls.
Born August 24, 1961 London, England, UK6 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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.
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- 2026Violent Night 2Action · ComedyActorUpcoming
- 2026The Brink of War1h 59m · Drama · HistoryMikhail Gorbachev
- 2016Allied2h 4m · Action · DramaFrank Heslop
- 2015The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1h 56m · Action · AdventureSanders
- 2014The Boxtrolls1h 37m · Animation · ComedyLord Portley-Rind (voice)
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2h 46m · Drama · FantasyCaptain Mike
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- 2025A House of DynamiteSecretary of Defense Reid Baker
- 2025Brave the DarkStan Deen
- 2024ReawakeningProducer · John
- 2022The Ghost of Richard HarrisSelf
- 2022The Sea BeastCaptain Crow (voice)
- 2022MorbiusDr. Emil Nicholas
- 2020Angela's Christmas WishThe Vet
- 2019Robert the BruceJohn Comyn
- 2017The Last FaceDr. Farber
- 2016Certain WomenFuller
- 2015Baby, Baby, BabyActor
- 2015The Clockmaker's DreamNarrator (voice)
- 2015PoltergeistCarrigan Burke
- 2014The Quiet OnesProfessor Coupland
- 2014PompeiiSeverus
- 2013The Mortal Instruments: City of BonesHodge Starkweather
- 2013The Devil's ViolinistUrbani
- 2012LincolnUlysses S. Grant
- 2012Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan UnleashedHimself - Professor James Moriarty
- 2011Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsProfessor James Moriarty
- 2010The WardDr. Stringer
- 2010Extraordinary MeasuresDocteur Kent Webber
- 2009Tales of the Black FreighterRidley (voice)
- 2008From WithinBernard
- 2007Resident Evil: Diary of an ApocalypseSelf
- 2007The Shadow in the NorthAxel Bellmann
- 200732ARuth's Father
- 2007CashbackAlex Proud
- 2006Lady in the WaterGoatee Smoker
- 2006Coup!Simon Mann
- 2006The Notorious Bettie PageJohn Willie
- 2004Ocean's TwelveBasher's Engineer
- 2004Resident Evil: ApocalypseDr. Ashford
- 2003SylviaAl Alvarez
- 2003I Love Your WorkYehud
- 2003The Other Boleyn GirlHenry VIII
- 2002Igby Goes DownRussel
- 2002DummyMichael Foulicker
- 2002Mr. DeedsMac McGrath
- 2002How to Kill Your Neighbor's DogFalse Peter
- 2001PerfumeAnthony
- 2000BullfighterJones
- 2000Shadow MagicRaymond
- 2000Two of UsJohn Lennon
- 1999B. MonkeyAlan Furnace
- 1999The WeekendJohn Kerr
- 1999Fuzzy LogicFuzzy
- 1999LushW. Firmin Carter
- 1998HappinessVlad
- 1998The EternalJim
- 1998Lost in SpaceOlder Will Robinson
- 1997Chinese BoxWilliam
- 1997Fathers' DayLee
- 1997SundayRay
- 1997White LiesJacob Reese
- 1997Gold In The StreetsOwen
- 1996I Shot Andy WarholAndy Warhol
- 1995Dead ManBenmont Tench
- 1995Blue in the FaceJimmy Rose
- 1995NadjaEdgar
- 1995SmokeJimmy Rose
- 1995Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureHead Thug Pug
- 1994Natural Born KillersLondon Boy
- 1992The Public EyeDanny the Doorman
- 1992The Last of the MohicansBritish Lieutenant
- 1992Far and AwayPaddy Donnelly
- 1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesJoey Patrick (segment 'Return to Kansas City')
- 1989The Rachel PapersGeoff
- The Price of PeacePrime Minister Winston Churchill
- What Happens at NightActor
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