Actor
Ed Harris Movies, Cast & Biography
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and director. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations. Harris has appeared…
- Born
- 28 November 1950
- Birthplace
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- Known for
- Actor
- Guides here
- 2 films
Biography
Who is Ed Harris?
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and director. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations. Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including in Creepshow (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), Under Fire (1983), Places in the Heart (1984), The Abyss (1989), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Radio (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017), The Lost Daughter (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In addition to directing Pollock, Harris directed the Western film Appaloosa (2008). In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries Empire Falls (2005) and as United States Senator John McCain in the television movie Game Change (2012); the latter earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He starred as the Man in Black in the HBO science fiction-Western series Westworld (2016–2022), for which he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.
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Filmography
Notable credits
- The Truman Show1998Christof
- Gravity2013Mission Control (voice)
- Top Gun: Maverick2022Radm. Chester 'Hammer' Cain
- A Beautiful Mind2001William Parcher
- Snowpiercer2013Wilford
- mother!2017Man
- Westworld2016Man in Black
- Apollo 131995Gene Kranz
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007Mitch Wilkinson
- The Rock1996Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel…
Credit list from TMDB. Sorted by audience votes.
Questions
Frequently asked
Ed was born in which country?
Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
What is Ed Harris best known for?
Best known as a actor, with 2 credited films in the MovieState library.
Which Ed Harris films can I read about here?
A Beautiful Mind (2001), Snowpiercer (2013).

