Ed Harris

Acting · Born 1950-11-28 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. 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…

Filmography

• A History of Violence as Carl Fogarty
• Absolute Power as Seth Frank
• Enemy at the Gates as Major König
• A Beautiful Mind as William Parcher
• Apollo 13 as Gene Kranz
• The Hours as Richard Brown
• Copying Beethoven as Ludwig van Beethoven
• State of Grace as Frankie
• Needful Things as Sheriff Alan Pangborn
• The Abyss as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman