
Jared Harris
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Biography
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 AMC television series Mad Men. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance.
Harris has also had notable roles in television series such as Fringe, The Crown, and The Expanse. In 2019, he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl.
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

Without a Trace

The Crown

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Expanse

The Men in Blazers Show

Robot Chicken

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

Fringe

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Riches

New Looney Tunes

The Last of the Mohicans

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Ocean's Twelve

Mad Men

Robert the Bruce

Cashback

Lincoln

Far and Away

Lady in the Water

Happiness

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

Carnival Row

Natural Born Killers

Lost in Space

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Shadow in the North

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Nadja

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Mr. Deeds

The Boxtrolls

Pompeii

Certain Women

Poltergeist

The Ward

Morbius

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Igby Goes Down

The Other Boleyn Girl

Allied

The Sea Beast

To the Ends of the Earth

Tales of the Black Freighter

The Beast Must Die

Chernobyl

Coup!

The Terror

Foundation
Production Credits
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