Ed Harris has an acclaimed film career spanning five decades. He is a four-time Academy Award nominee and a two-time Golden Globe winner for his performances in “The Hours,” “The Truman Show,” “Apollo 13,” “Game Change” (HBO), “Empire Falls” (HBO) and “Pollock,” his feature film directing debut.
In addition to directing “Pollock,” his second film as director, screenwriter and actor was “Appaloosa,” co-starring Viggo Mortensen.
Harris has a prolific and diverse filmography of leading roles with acclaimed filmmakers, including “Alamo Bay” (Louis Malle), “The Abyss” (James Cameron), “The Firm” (Sydney Pollack), “Nixon” (Oliver Stone), “The Rock” (Michael Bay), “Absolute Power” (Clint Eastwood), “A Beautiful Mind” (Ron Howard), “Snowpiercer” (Bong Joon-ho), “Mother!” (Darren Aronofsky) and three films with veteran filmmaker Agnieszka Holland.
Harris starred in the blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” and in Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s award-winning film adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel.
Upcoming, Harris will star in the highly anticipated “Yellowstone” spinoff, “The Dutton Ranch,” from creator Taylor Sheridan. He will also star in the A24 revenge thriller “How to Make a Killing,” opposite Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley. Harris is set to co-star with Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen in Ben Stiller’s pickleball comedy “The Dink” for Apple Original Films.
Most recently, Harris starred alongside Jessica Lange in MGM’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” a screen adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. His other recent work includes the crime thriller “Riff Raff,” alongside Jennifer Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman and Pete Davidson; the comedy-drama “My Dead Friend Zoe,” which premiered at SXSW and won the Audience Award; and the A24 film “Love Lies Bleeding,” in which he starred alongside Kristen Stewart. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024.
His television credits include “Empire Falls” (HBO) and “Riders of the Purple Sage” (TNT), which he co-starred in and co-produced with his wife, Amy Madigan. Harris also starred as the enigmatic Man in Black for four seasons of HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Westworld,” earning an Emmy nomination.
Harris’ theater credits include Ronald Harwood’s “Taking Sides”; Sam Shepard’s “Fool for Love” (Obie Award); Shepard’s “Simpatico” (Lucille Lortel Award for best actor); and other notable productions.
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Ed Harris has an acclaimed film career spanning five decades. He is a four-time Academy Award nominee and a two-time Golden Globe winner for his performances in “The Hours,” “The Truman Show,” “Apollo 13,” “Game Change” (HBO), “Empire Falls” (HBO) and “Pollock,” his feature film directing debut.
In addition to directing “Pollock,” his second film as director, screenwriter and actor was “Appaloosa,” co-starring Viggo Mortensen.
Harris has a prolific and diverse filmography of leading roles with acclaimed filmmakers, including “Alamo Bay” (Louis Malle), “The Abyss” (James Cameron), “The Firm” (Sydney Pollack), “Nixon” (Oliver Stone), “The Rock” (Michael Bay), “Absolute Power” (Clint Eastwood), “A Beautiful Mind” (Ron Howard), “Snowpiercer” (Bong Joon-ho), “Mother!” (Darren Aronofsky) and three films with veteran filmmaker Agnieszka Holland.
Harris starred in the blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” and in Netflix’s “The Lost Daughter,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s award-winning film adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel.
Upcoming, Harris will star in the highly anticipated “Yellowstone” spinoff, “The Dutton Ranch,” from creator Taylor Sheridan. He will also star in the A24 revenge thriller “How to Make a Killing,” opposite Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley. Harris is set to co-star with Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen in Ben Stiller’s pickleball comedy “The Dink” for Apple Original Films.
Most recently, Harris starred alongside Jessica Lange in MGM’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” a screen adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. His other recent work includes the crime thriller “Riff Raff,” alongside Jennifer Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman and Pete Davidson; the comedy-drama “My Dead Friend Zoe,” which premiered at SXSW and won the Audience Award; and the A24 film “Love Lies Bleeding,” in which he starred alongside Kristen Stewart. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024.
His television credits include “Empire Falls” (HBO) and “Riders of the Purple Sage” (TNT), which he co-starred in and co-produced with his wife, Amy Madigan. Harris also starred as the enigmatic Man in Black for four seasons of HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Westworld,” earning an Emmy nomination.
Harris’ theater credits include Ronald Harwood’s “Taking Sides”; Sam Shepard’s “Fool for Love” (Obie Award); Shepard’s “Simpatico” (Lucille Lortel Award for best actor); and other notable productions.
