Jared Harris
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting98
movieThe Brink of War
2026
Mikhail Gorbachev
movieA House of Dynamite
2025
Secretary of Defense Reid Baker
movieBrave the Dark
2025
Stan Deen
tvRoyal Kill List
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThe Sea Beast
2022
Captain Crow (voice)
movieMorbius
2022
Dr. Emil Nicholas
tvFoundation
2021
Hari Seldon
tvThe Beast Must Die
2021
George Rattery
tvCarnival Row
2019
Absalom Breakspear
movieRobert the Bruce
2019
John Comyn
tvChernobyl
2019
Valery Legasov
tvThe Terror
2018
Captain Francis Crozier
movieThe Last Face
2017
Dr. Farber
movieAllied
2016
Frank Heslop
tvThe Crown
2016
King George VI
movieCertain Women
2016
Fuller
tvThe Expanse
2015
Anderson Dawes
movieThe Clockmaker's Dream
2015
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
Bigfoot (voice)
tvNew Looney Tunes
2015
Asteroid (voice)
moviePoltergeist
2015
Carrigan Burke
movieThe Boxtrolls
2014
Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
movieThe Quiet Ones
2014
Professor Coupland
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
moviePompeii
2014
Severus
movieThe Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013
Hodge Starkweather
movieLincoln
2012
Ulysses S. Grant
movieSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Moriarty's Master Plan Unleashed
2012
Himself - Professor James Moriarty
movieSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011
Professor James Moriarty
movieThe Ward
2010
Dr. Stringer
movieExtraordinary Measures
2010
Docteur Kent Webber
movieTales of the Black Freighter
2009
Ridley (voice)
movieThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
Captain Mike
tvFringe
2008
David Robert Jones
movieFrom Within
2008
Bernard
movieThe Shadow in the North
2007
Axel Bellmann
tvMad Men
2007
Lane Pryce
movie32A
2007
Ruth's Father
movieCashback
2007
Alex Proud
movieLady in the Water
2006
Goatee Smoker
movieCoup!
2006
Simon Mann
movieThe Notorious Bettie Page
2006
John Willie
tvTo the Ends of the Earth
2005
Captain Anderson
tvRobot Chicken
2005
Mr. Weatherbee (voice)
movieOcean's Twelve
2004
Basher's Engineer
movieResident Evil: Apocalypse
2004
Dr. Ashford
movieSylvia
2003
Al Alvarez
movieThe Other Boleyn Girl
2003
Henry VIII
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Father Walker
movieIgby Goes Down
2002
Russel
movieDummy
2002
Michael Foulicker
movieMr. Deeds
2002
Mac McGrath
movieHow to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002
False Peter
moviePerfume
2001
Anthony
movieBullfighter
2000
Jones
movieShadow Magic
2000
Raymond
movieTwo of Us
2000
John Lennon
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Robert Morten
movieB. Monkey
1999
Alan Furnace
movieThe Weekend
1999
John Kerr
movieLush
1999
W. Firmin Carter
movieLost in Space
1998
Older Will Robinson
movieChinese Box
1997
William
movieWhite Lies
1997
Jacob Reese
movieI Shot Andy Warhol
1996
Andy Warhol
movieDead Man
1995
Benmont Tench
movieBlue in the Face
1995
Jimmy Rose
movieNadja
1995
Edgar
movieSmoke
1995
Jimmy Rose
movieTall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
Head Thug Pug
tvNew York Undercover
1994
Seth Baines
movieNatural Born Killers
1994
London Boy
movieThe Public Eye
1992
Danny the Doorman
movieThe Last of the Mohicans
1992
British Lieutenant
movieFar and Away
1992
Paddy Donnelly
The Price of Peace
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Directing1
tvMad Men
2007
Director
Production1
movieReawakening
2024
Executive Producer