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British actor

Film & TV

London, England, UK

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…

Known for

  • The Brink of War — Mikhail Gorbachev2026
  • Violent Night 22026
  • A House of Dynamite — Secretary of Defense Reid Baker2025
  • Brave the Dark — Stan Deen2025
  • Reawakening — John2024
  • Royal Kill List — Self - Narrator (voice)2024
  • The Sea Beast — Captain Crow (voice)2022
  • The Ghost of Richard Harris — Self2022
  • Morbius — Dr. Emil Nicholas2022
  • Foundation — Hari Seldon2021

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Key facts

Born
Jared Francis Harris , ( 1961-08-24 ) 24 August 1961 (age 64) , London, England
Education
Duke University Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1983–present
Spouses
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Parents
Richard Harris Elizabeth Rees-Williams
Relatives
Damian Harris (brother) Jamie Harris (brother) David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore (maternal grandfather) Annabelle Wallis (first cousin once removed)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francis
Family name
Harris
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Hammersmith
Occupation
stage actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
British English
Image
Jared Harris 2014.jpg
Residence
Los Angeles
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date of birth
1961-08-24
Commons category
Jared Harris
unmarried partner
Tahnee Welch
birth name
Jared Francis Harris
name in native language
Jared Harris
start of work period
1989-00-00
stepparent
Rex Harrison
ethnic group
English people
writing language
British English
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Encyclopedic overview

Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor. The son of the actor Richard Harris, studied drama at Duke University and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He has received accolades including a British Academy Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Harris started his professional acting career in productions of the works of William Shakespeare at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in London and The Public Theater in New York. He made his film debut in a supporting role in the British comedy The Rachel Papers (1989) before playing Andy Warhol in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) with supporting roles in Far and Away (1992), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), Dead Man (1995), and Happiness (1998). He took a recurring role as David Robert Jones in the Fox science fiction series Fringe (2008–2012).

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