Ed Harris
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Ed Harris as Richard Brown in The Hours |
Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born
November 28,
1950) is a four-time
Academy Award-nominated
American actor,
director and
producer.
Harris was born in
Tenafly, New Jersey as the son of a singer. He was a star athlete in high school and competed in athletics at
Columbia University in 1969. Two years later his family moved to
Oklahoma and he followed after having discovered his interest in acting in various theater plays. He enrolled at the
University of Oklahoma to study drama. After several successful roles in the local theater, he moved to
Los Angeles, California, and enrolled at the
California Institute of the Arts.
Harris' first important film role was in
Borderline with
Charles Bronson. In
Knightriders he played a motorcycle stunt rider in a role modeled after that of
King Arthur. In
1983, he became a star, playing
NASA astronaut John Glenn in
The Right Stuff; in
1996 he was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of NASA mission director
Gene Kranz, in the film
Apollo 13. Further Oscar nominations arrived in
1999 and 2001, for
The Truman Show and
Pollock respectively. More recently he appeared as a vengeful mobster in
David Cronenberg's
A History of Violence.
Harris has shown interest in directing. He made his debut in
2000 with
Pollock. Harris has also starred in television adaptations of
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) and
Empire Falls (2005).
He has been married to actress
Amy Madigan since
1983. They have a daughter named Lily.
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2003 -
Best Actor in a Supporting Role -
The Hours*
2001 -
Best Actor in a Leading Role -
Pollock*
1999 -
Best Actor in a Supporting Role -
The Truman Show*
1996 -
Best Actor in a Supporting Role -
Apollo 13Winter Passing (2005)
A History of Violence (2005)
Radio (2003)
The Human Stain (2003)
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
The Hours (2002)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Pollock (2000)
The Prime Gig (2000)
Waking the Dead (2000)
The Third Miracle (1999)
Stepmom (1998)
The Truman Show (1998)
Absolute Power (1997)
The Rock (1996)
Eye for an Eye (1996)
Nixon (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Just Cause (1995)
Milk Money (1994)
China Moon (1994)
Needful Things (1993)
The Firm (1993)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Paris Trout (1991)
State of Grace (1990)
The Abyss (1989)
Jacknife (1989)
To Kill a Priest (1988)
Walker (1987)
Sweet Dreams (1985)
Code Name: Emerald (1983)
Alamo Bay (1985)
A Flash of Green (1984)
Places in the Heart (1984)
Swing Shift (1984)
Under Fire (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Creepshow (1982)
Dream On! (1981)
Knightriders (1981)
Borderline (1980)
Coma (1978)
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