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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.
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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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Carnival Row
The Expanse
The Men in Blazers Show
Robot Chicken
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Fringe
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Riches
Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production
The Last of the Mohicans
The Crown
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Ocean's Twelve
Cashback
Robert the Bruce
Far and Away
Lady in the Water
Lincoln
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Happiness
Mad Men
Smoke
Lost in Space
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Natural Born Killers
The Shadow in the North
Mr. Deeds
Nadja
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
Pompeii
Poltergeist
Certain Women
The Boxtrolls
Igby Goes Down
The Ward
A House of Dynamite
Morbius
Violent Night 2
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Allied
The Sea Beast
The Other Boleyn Girl
To the Ends of the Earth
Tales of the Black Freighter
The Beast Must Die
Coup!
Chernobyl
The Terror
Foundation
Production Credits
Mad Men
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