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'{{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox person | image = | birthname = Jared Francis Harris | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|24|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England, UK | othername = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1989–present | spouse = [[Emilia Fox]] (m. 2005–2010)<br />Allegra Riggio (m. 2013–present) | parents = [[Richard Harris]]<br />[[Elizabeth Rees-Williams]] | relatives = [[Jamie Harris (actor)|Jamie Harris]] <small>(brother)</small><br />[[Damian Harris]] <small>(brother)</small> }} '''Jared Francis Harris''' (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor, best known for his roles as [[Lane Pryce]] on the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Mad Men]]'' and David Robert Jones on the [[Fox Broadcasting Network|Fox]] science-fiction series ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', besides his work in films like ''[[The Rachel Papers]]'', ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]'', ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'', ''[[How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog]]'', ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]'', ''[[Mr. Deeds]]'', ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]]'', and ''[[Lincoln (2012 film)|Lincoln]]''. == Personal life == Harris was born in London, one of three sons of the Irish actor [[Richard Harris]] and his first wife, [[Wales|Welsh]] actress [[Elizabeth Rees-Williams]]. His younger brother is actor [[Jamie Harris (actor)|Jamie Harris]], and his older one director [[Damian Harris]]. His maternal grandfather was politician [[David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore]]. From 1971 to 1975, actor [[Rex Harrison]] was married to his mother. His stepmother was actress [[Ann Turkel]]. He earned a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] from [[Duke University]] in 1983. On 16 July 2005, Harris married actress [[Emilia Fox]],<ref name="The Fox Club ">{{cite web|url=http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/efox/efox.htm|title=The Fox Club |accessdate=1 January 2009}}</ref> daughter of actors [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]] and [[Joanna David]]. He filed for divorce from Fox in January 2009.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/13/the-curious-benjamin-button-divorce/ The Curious Benjamin Button Divorce], TMZ.com, 13 January 2009.</ref> The divorce was finalised in June 2010. Harris married Allegra Riggio, a lighting designer and TV host, on November 9, 2013.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20754334,00.html</ref> == Career == Harris began his film career as director of an unfinished feature length film for [[Duke University]]'s Freewater Films named ''Darkmoor'' in 1983. His first film appearance as an actor was in ''[[The Rachel Papers]]'' in 1989. He played the role of the aged [[Danger, Will Robinson|Will Robinson]] in the [[Lost in Space (film)|movie adaptation]] of the television series ''[[Lost in Space]]''. Harris played [[Characters in the Resident Evil films#Dr. Charles Ashford|Dr. Charles Ashford]] in ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'', [[Benmont Tench]] in [[Jim Jarmusch|Jim Jarmusch's]] ''[[Dead Man]]'', and [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s character's [[doppelgänger]] in ''[[How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog]]''. Other notable roles include King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] in [[The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 film)|the first film adaptation]] of the novel ''[[The Other Boleyn Girl]]''. He also portrayed [[Andy Warhol]] in ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]]'', and [[John Lennon]] in the television movie ''[[Two of Us (2000 television)|Two of Us]]''. In 1998 he played Vladimir in the black comedy drama film ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]'' written and directed by [[Todd Solondz]]. He played the gruff Captain Anderson in the [[BBC2]] adaptation of ''[[To the Ends of the Earth]]''; Mac McGrath in the movie ''[[Mr. Deeds]]''; Eamon Quinn on the [[FX (TV network)|FX]] series ''[[The Riches]]''; and David Robert Jones on ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''. His most recent film role is [[Ulysses S. Grant]] in the [[Steven Spielberg]]-directed ''[[Lincoln (2012 film)|Lincoln]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/11/lincoln-look-at-all-those-tv-actors-did-you-love-the-surprise.html |title=‘Lincoln’: Look at all those TV actors; did you love the surprise? |work=Orlando Sentinel |last=Boedeker|first=Hal|date=17 November 2012}}</ref> He played Lane Pryce in ''[[Mad Men]]'' from 2009 until 2012. ==Filmography== {|class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Film !Role !Notes |- | 1989 | ''[[The Rachel Papers]]'' | Geoff | |- | rowspan="3"| 1992 | ''[[Far and Away]]'' |Paddy | |- | ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' |British Lieutenant | |- | ''[[The Public Eye (film)|The Public Eye]]'' | Danny the Doorman | |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 | ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' | London Boy | |- | ''[[Nadja (film)|Nadja]]'' | Edgar | |- | rowspan="4"| 1995 | ''[[Smoke (film)|Smoke]]'' | Jimmy Rose | |- | ''[[Dead Man]]'' |Benmont Tench | |- | ''[[Blue in the Face]]'' | Jimmy Rose | |- | ''[[Tall Tale (film)|Tall Tale]]'' | Head Thug Pug | |- | rowspan="2"| 1996 | ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]]'' | [[Andy Warhol]] | |- | ''[[Gold in the Streets]]'' | Owen | |- | rowspan="4"| 1997 | ''[[Fathers' Day (film)|Fathers' Day]]'' | Lee | |- | ''[[Sunday (1997 film)|Sunday]]'' | Ray | |- | ''[[Chinese Box]]'' | William | |- | ''[[White Lies (1997 film)|White Lies]]'' | Jacob Reese | |- | rowspan="5"| 1998 | ''[[Happiness (1998 film)|Happiness]]'' | Vlad | |- | ''[[B. Monkey]]'' | Alan Furnace | |- | ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]'' | Older Will Robinson | |- | ''[[Lulu on the Bridge]]'' | Alvin Shine | Uncredited |- | ''[[Trance (1998 film)|Trance]]'' | Jim | Won – [[Sitges Film Festival]]: Best Actor Award |- |rowspan=2| 1999 | ''[[Lush (film)|Lush]]'' | W. Firmin Carter | |- |''[[The Weekend (film)|The Weekend]]'' | John Kerr | Won – [[Seattle International Film Festival]]: New American Cinema Award for Citation of Excellence for Ensemble Cast Performance |- | rowspan="4"| 2000 | ''[[Bullfighter (film)|Bullfighter]]'' | Jones | |- | ''[[How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog]]'' | False Peter | |- | ''[[Shadow Magic]]'' | Raymond Wallace | |- | ''[[Two of Us (2000 television)|Two of Us]]'' | [[John Lennon]] | TV |- | 2001 | ''[[Perfume (2001 film)|Perfume]]'' | Michael | |- | rowspan="4"| 2002 | ''[[Four Reasons]]'' | Filmmaker | |- | ''[[Mr. Deeds]]'' | Mac McGrath | |- | ''[[Igby Goes Down]]'' | Russel | |- | ''[[Dummy (film)|Dummy]]'' | Michael | |- | rowspan="4"| 2003 | ''[[Without a Trace]]'' | Father Walker | 2 episodes: A Tree Falls, Revelations |- | ''[[Sylvia (2003 film)|Sylvia]]'' | Al Alvarez | |- | ''[[I Love Your Work]]'' | Yehud | |- | ''[[The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 film)|The Other Boleyn Girl]]'' | [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] | TV |- | rowspan="2"| 2004 | ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' | Basher's Engineer | |- | ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse]]'' | Dr. Ashford | |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 | ''[[The Notorious Bettie Page]]'' | John Willie | |- | ''[[To the Ends of the Earth]]'' | Captain Anderson | |- | rowspan="4"| 2006 | ''[[Lady in the Water]]'' | Goatee Smoker | |- | ''[[Coup!]]'' | Simon Mann | |- | ''[[Cashback (film)|Cashback]]'' | Alex Proud | Uncredited |- | ''[[Cracked Eggs]]'' | Joe | |- | rowspan="3"| 2007 | ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' | Robert Morten | TV Series; 1 episode: Svengali |- | ''[[The Shadow in the North#TV adaptation|The Shadow in the North]]'' | Axel Bellmann | |- | ''[[32A]]'' | Ruth's Father | |- | rowspan="3"| 2008 | ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' | Captain Mike | Nominated – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |- | ''[[The Riches]]'' | Eamon Quinn | TV Series: 5 episodes |- | ''[[From Within (film)|From Within]]'' | Bernard | |- | 2008, 2009, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fringebloggers.com/fringe-fan-favorite-returns-alexis-raich-to-guest/|title=FRINGE: Fan Favorite Returns, Alexis Raich To Guest|date=3 November 2011|author=ROCO|accessdate=5 November 2011}}</ref> | ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' | Dr. David Robert Jones | TV Series: 9 episodes |- | 2009–2012 | ''[[Mad Men]]'' | [[Lane Pryce]] | TV Series<br>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] (Won 2010, Nominated 2011, Pending 2012)<br>Nominated – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] (2012) |- | 2009 | ''[[Tales of the Black Freighter (film)|Tales of the Black Freighter]]'' | Ridley | Voice |- |rowspan="2"|2010 | ''[[Extraordinary Measures]]'' | Dr. Kent Webber | |- | ''[[The Ward (film)|The Ward]]'' | Dr. Stringer | |- | 2011 | ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]]'' | [[Professor Moriarty]] | |- | 2012 | ''[[Lincoln (2012 film)|Lincoln]]'' | [[Ulysses S. Grant]] | Nominated – [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | ''[[The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones]]'' | Hodge Starkweather | |- | ''[[The Devil's Violinist]]'' | Urbani | |- | rowspan="5"|2014 | ''[[The Quiet Ones (2014 film)|The Quiet Ones]]'' | Professor Coupland | ''Completed'' |- | ''[[Pompeii (2014 film)|Pompeii]]'' | Lucretius | ''Post-production'' |- | ''[[The Boxtrolls]]'' | | ''Post-production'' |- | ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (film)|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]] | Saunders | ''Filming'' |- | ''[[Poltergeist (2014 film)|Poltergeist]]''<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/jared-harris-lands-poltergeist-lead/]</ref> | Carrigan Burke | ''Filming'' |} == Plays == {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Production !Role !Venue !Notes |- |1991 |''[[Henry IV, Part 1]]'' and ''[[Henry IV, Part 2|Part 2]]'' |[[Henry Percy (Hotspur)|Hotspur]] |[[The Public Theater]] | |- |1992 |''[['Tis Pity She's a Whore]]'' |Soranzo |The Public Theater | |- |1995 |''[[Ecstasy (play)|Ecstasy]]'' |Len |John Houseman Theater | |- |1996 |''[[King Lear]]'' |Edmund |The Public Theater | |- |rowspan="2"|2001 |''[[More Lies About Jerzy]]'' |[[Jerzy Kosinski]] |[[Vineyard Theater]] | |- |''[[Hamlet (play)|Hamlet]]'' |[[Prince Hamlet|Hamlet]] |[[Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey]] | |- |2003 | ''[[Humble Boy]]'' |Felix Humble |[[Manhattan Theatre Club]] | |- |2005 | ''[[Les Liaisons Dangereuses (play)|Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'' |[[Vicomte de Valmont]] |[[Playhouse Theatre, London]] | |- |2006 | ''[[Period of Adjustment]]'' |Ralph Bates |[[Almeida Theatre]] | |- |} ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|364813}} * {{iobdb name|Jared|Harris}} {{Navboxes |title = Awards for Jared Harris |list = {{ScreenActorsGuildAwards EnsembleTVDrama 2000–2009}} }} {{Authority control|VIAF=56820060|LCCN=nr/98/036142|GND=1012585247}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Harris, Jared | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = British actor | DATE OF BIRTH =24 August 1961 | PLACE OF BIRTH =London, England | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Jared}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:Actors from London]] [[Category:Duke University alumni]] [[Category:English male television actors]] [[Category:English male film actors]] [[Category:English people of Irish descent]] [[Category:English people of Welsh descent]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People educated at Downside School]] [[Category:Robin Fox family]]'