Jared Francis Harris(born 24 August 1961) is a British actor.[1]His roles includeLane Prycein the drama seriesMad Men(2009–2012), for which he was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series;King George VIin the historical drama seriesThe Crown(2016–2017); andValery Legasovin the miniseriesChernobyl(2019), for which he won theBAFTA TV Award for Best Actorand was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.[2]
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| Born | Jared Francis Harris 24 August 1961 Hammersmith,London,England |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
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Harris also had roles as David Robert Jones in the science fiction seriesFringe(2008–2012), Anderson Dawes in the science fiction seriesThe Expanse(2015–2017) and CaptainFrancis Crozierin the seriesThe Terror(2018). He is also known for his significant supporting roles in films such asThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008),Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011), andHari Seldon,a leading character in the science fiction seriesFoundation(2021).
Early life
editHarris was born on 24 August 1961 inHammersmith,London,the second of three sons ofIrishactorRichard Harrisand his first wife,Welshactress Elizabeth Rees-Williams (1936–2022).[3]His younger brother is actorJamie Harris,his older brother is directorDamian Harrisand his maternal grandfather was politicianDavid Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore.[4]
Education
editHarris was educated atLadycross School,a former preparatory boarding independent school in the coastal town ofSeafordinEast Sussex,as were his brothers Jamie and Damian. He says, "They were famous for discipline, with cold showers every morning", and that "You were never known by your first name there. You were either called by your number, or your last name. Since there were three of us, Damian was 'Harris Ma' for major. I was 'Harris Mi' for minor, and Jamie was 'Harris Minimus,' being the youngest and the smallest".[5]He then attendedDownside School,a Catholic boarding independent school in the village ofStratton-on-the-Fosse(near themarket townofShepton Mallet) inSomerset,inSouth West England.[5]He went on toDuke Universityin the U.S., graduating in 1984 with aBFAin drama, then returned to England to train as an actor at theCentral School of Speech and Drama,graduating in 1989.[6]
Career
edit1983–2008
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Harris began his film career directingDarkmoor(1983), an unfinished feature-length film for Duke University's Freewater Films. His first film appearance as an actor was inThe Rachel Papers(1989). He took minor roles in films such as the western romanceFar and Away(1992), the historical epicThe Last of the Mohicans(1992), and the crime dramaNatural Born Killers(1994). He took the role of Benmont Tench inJim Jarmusch'sDead Man(1995). He portrayed the role of the agedWill Robinsonin the1998 movie adaptationof the television seriesLost in Space.That same year he portrayed Vladimir in the controversial black comedy drama filmHappiness(1998), written and directed byTodd Solondz.He portrayedKenneth Branagh's character'sdoppelgängerinHow to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog(2000).
Other notable roles includeAndy WarholinI Shot Andy Warhol,John Lennonin the television movieTwo of Us(2000) andKing Henry VIIIinthe 2003 BBC film adaptationof the novelThe Other Boleyn Girl.Harris portrayedDr. Charles AshfordinResident Evil: Apocalypse(2004). He portrayed the gruff Captain Anderson in theBBC2adaptation ofTo the Ends of the Earth;Mac McGrath in the movieMr. Deeds;Eamon Quinn on theFXseriesThe Riches;and David Robert Jones onFringe.
2009–2017
editHe gained widespread fame for his portrayal ofLane Prycein theAMCperiod drama seriesMad Menfrom 2009 until 2012. The show focuses on the lives ofAd MeninNew York Cityduring the 1960s. He first appeared in season three where he arrives as a British newcomer toSterling Cooper,and later becomes a partner of the new agencySterlingCooperDraperPryce.Paul MacInnes ofThe Guardianwrote of Lane Pryce, "For much of his three season tenure on the show, Lane has seemed like the archetypal Englishman...He was polite, courteous, dry-witted, stingy. He was also apparently logical and keenly stoic, keeping calm and carrying on when Sterling Cooper broke up and its successor nearly went under."[7]Harris received critical acclaim for his final appearance in the episode "Commissions and Fees"as well as a nomination for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,losing toAaron PaulforBreaking Badin 2012. He returned to the series to direct the 11th episode of season 7, which aired in 2015.
He portrayedUlysses S. GrantinSteven Spielberg's acclaimed historical drama filmLincoln(2012).[8]
His portrayal ofKing George VIin the first season ofThe Crownreceived praise from criticMatt Zoller Seitz,who stated that despite the series' large ensemble, "Harris still manages to communicate the character’s understated sensitivity and awareness of his circumscribed role in England’s drama so poignantly that one can’t help being moved by the performance".[9]He received nominations for theBritish Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actorand theCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series.
2018–present
editHe portrayed CaptainFrancis Crozierin the 2018 seriesThe Terror,based on theDan Simmonsnovel of the same namethat provided a fictional account of the fate ofFranklin's lost expedition.In November 2018, Harris was one of the first recipients of theRoyal Canadian Geographical Society's Louie Kamookak Medal, awarded "for making Canada's geography better known to Canadians and to the world", for his portrayal of Captain Crozier. Harris said that he was "gratified" that the series inspired curiosity about the real expedition, remarking, "It’s sort of fitting that history will recall that it was the RCGS that first recognizedThe Terror,and that we as the recipients walked in the footsteps of Louie Kamookak. "[10]
In 2019, Harris portrayedValery Legasovin the acclaimed miniseriesChernobyl,which revolves around theChernobyl disasterof 1986 and thecleanup effortsthat followed.[11]For that role he won theBritish Academy Television Award for Best Actorand was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or MovieandGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.The series was produced byHBOin the United States andSky UKin the United Kingdom.
In March 2019, Harris joinedJared Letoin Sony'sSpider-ManspinoffMorbius.[12]He plays the developer of psychohistoryHari Seldonin theFoundationtelevision series produced forApple TV+which premiered in September 2021.[13]In March 2021, Harris was announced to have joined the cast of the biographical drama filmRothko,directed bySam Taylor-Johnson.[14]
In 2024, he played the father of a returning missing child in the British psychological thriller filmReawakening,alongsideErin DohertyandJuliet Stevenson.[15]
Personal life
editHarris married Jacqueline Goldenberg in 1989 and they divorced three years later.[16]
Harris married actressEmilia Fox,[17]the daughter of actorsEdward FoxandJoanna David,on 16 July 2005. Divorce filings were made in January 2009;[18]the divorce was finalised in June 2010.
In April 2009, Harris met Allegra Riggio, a lighting designer and television host,[19]at a comedy club where a mutual friend was performing.[19][20]They married on 9 November 2013.[21]
Harris resides inLos Angeles.[6]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | The Rachel Papers | Geoff | |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Paddy | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | British Lieutenant | ||
| The Public Eye | Danny the Doorman | ||
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | London Boy | |
| Nadja | Edgar | ||
| 1995 | Smoke | Jimmy Rose | |
| Dead Man | Benmont Tench | ||
| Blue in the Face | Jimmy Rose | ||
| Tall Tale | Head Thug Pug | ||
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol | |
| Gold in the Streets | Owen | ||
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Lee | |
| Sunday | Ray | ||
| Chinese Box | William | ||
| White Lies | Jacob Reese | ||
| 1998 | Happiness | Vlad | |
| B. Monkey | Alan Furnace | ||
| Lost in Space | Older Will Robinson | ||
| Lulu on the Bridge | Alvin Shine | Uncredited | |
| Trance | Jim | ||
| 1999 | Lush | W. Firmin Carter | |
| The Weekend | John Kerr | ||
| 2000 | Bullfighter | Jones | |
| How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | False Peter | ||
| Shadow Magic | Raymond Wallace | ||
| 2001 | Perfume | Michael | |
| 2002 | Four Reasons | Filmmaker | |
| Mr. Deeds | Mac McGrath | ||
| Igby Goes Down | Russel | ||
| Dummy | Michael Foulicker | ||
| 2003 | Sylvia | Al Alvarez | |
| I Love Your Work | Yehud | ||
| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve | Basher's Engineer | |
| Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Dr. Charles Ashford | ||
| 2005 | The Notorious Bettie Page | John Willie | |
| 2006 | Lady in the Water | Goatee Smoker | |
| Cashback | Alex Proud | Uncredited | |
| Cracked Eggs | Joe | Short film | |
| 2007 | 32A | Ruth's Father | |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Captain Mike | |
| From Within | Bernard Wilburn | ||
| 2009 | Tales of the Black Freighter | Ridley | Voice |
| Sherlock Holmes | Professor Moriarty | (Voice, uncredited) | |
| 2010 | Extraordinary Measures | Dr. Kent Webber | |
| The Ward | Dr. Gerald Stringer | ||
| 2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Professor James Moriarty | |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Ulysses S. Grant | |
| 2013 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Hodge Starkweather | |
| The Devil's Violinist | Urbani | ||
| 2014 | Pompeii | Severus | |
| The Quiet Ones | Professor Joseph Coupland | ||
| The Boxtrolls | Lord Charles Portley-Rind | Voice | |
| 2015 | Poltergeist | Carrigan Burke[22] | |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Adrian Sanders | ||
| 2016 | Certain Women | William Fuller | |
| The Last Face | Dr. John Farber | ||
| Allied | Frank Heslop | ||
| 2019 | Robert the Bruce | John Comyn | |
| 2020 | Angela's Christmas Wish | The Vet | Voice |
| 2022 | Morbius | Emil Nicholas | |
| The Sea Beast | Captain Crow | Voice | |
| 2023 | Brave the Dark | Stan Deen | |
| 2024 | Reawakening | John | |
| TBA | Reykjavik† | Mikhail Gorbachev | Post-production |
| Untitled Kathryn Bigelow film† | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | New York Undercover | Seth Baines | Episode: "The Highest Bidder" |
| 2000 | Two of Us | John Lennon | Television movie |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Father Walker | 2 episodes |
| The Other Boleyn Girl | King Henry VIII | Television movie | |
| 2005 | To the Ends of the Earth | Captain Anderson | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Coup! | Simon Mann | Television movie |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Robert Morten | Episode: "Svengali" |
| The Shadow in the North | Axel Bellmann | Television movie | |
| 2008 | The Riches | Eamon Quinn | 5 episodes |
| 2008–2012 | Fringe | Dr. David Robert Jones | 9 episodes |
| 2009–2012 | Mad Men | Lane Pryce | 26 episodes; Directed episode "Time & Life" |
| 2013 | Axe Cop | King of England | Voice; Episode: "An American Story" |
| 2015–2017 | The Expanse | Anderson Dawes | 7 episodes |
| 2016–2021 | Robot Chicken | James Bond Villain /Mr. Weatherbee | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show | Bigfoot | Voice; Episode: "Sacagawea" |
| 2016–2017 | The Crown | King George VI | Main role (Season 1); Supporting role (Season 2); 6 episodes |
| 2018 | The Terror | Francis Crozier[23] | 10 episodes |
| Animals | Mr. Budmeizner | Voice; Episode: "Horses" | |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Valery Legasov | 5 episodes |
| Carnival Row | Absalom Breakspear[24] | 8 episodes | |
| 2020 | New Looney Tunes | Asteroid | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2021 | The Beast Must Die | George Rattery | Miniseries |
| 2021–present | Foundation | Hari Seldon | Main cast |
| 2022 | American Dad! | Merlin | Voice; Episode: "Hayley Was a Girl Scout?" |
Theatre
edit| Year | Production | Role | Venue | Ref. |
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| 1991 | Henry IV, Part 1andPart 2 | Henry "Hotspur" Percy | The Public Theater | |
| 1992 | 'Tis Pity She's a Whore | Soranzo | The Public Theater | |
| 1995 | Ecstasy | Len | John Houseman Theater | |
| 1996 | King Lear | Edmund | The Public Theater | |
| 2001 | More Lies About Jerzy | Jerzy Kosiński | Vineyard Theatre | |
| Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey | ||
| 2003 | Humble Boy | Felix Humble | Manhattan Theatre Club | |
| 2005 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Vicomte de Valmont | Playhouse Theatre, London | |
| 2006 | Period of Adjustment | Ralph Bates | Almeida Theatre | [25] |
| 2023 | The Homecoming | Max | Young Vic | [26] |
| 2025 | Hamlet† | Claudius | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | [27] |
| † | Denotes plays that have not yet premiered |
Awards and nominations
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