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Jared Harris

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.

Filmography

2025
A House of Dynamite

as Secretary of Defense Reid Baker

Movie
2022
Morbius

as Dr. Emil Nicholas

Movie
2015
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Sanders

Movie
2015
Poltergeist

as Carrigan Burke

Movie
2013
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

as Hodge Starkweather

Movie
2012
Lincoln

as Ulysses S. Grant

Movie
2011
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

as Professor James Moriarty

Movie
2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

as Captain Mike

Movie
2004
Ocean's Twelve

as Basher's Engineer

Movie
2004
Resident Evil: Apocalypse

as Dr. Ashford

Movie
1995
Dead Man

as Benmont Tench

Movie
1991
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

as Joey Patrick

Movie
2021
Foundation

as Hari Seldon

TV Show
2019
Carnival Row

as Absalom Breakspear

TV Show
2019
Chernobyl

as Valery Legasov

TV Show
2008
Fringe

as David Robert Jones

TV Show
2007
Mad Men

as Lane Pryce

TV Show