Edward Allen "Ed" Harris is a four-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director and producer.

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).

Academy Award Nominations:

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
1995 - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Apollo 13

Public Name: Ed Harris
Birth Name: Edward Allen "Ed" Harris
Date of Birth: November 28, 1950
Place of Birth: Tenafly, New Jersey

Filmography

• Appaloosa, 2007 
• Winston, 2007 
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets 2007 
• My Blueberry Nights, 2007
• Gone, Baby, Gone, 2007 
• Copying Beethoven, 2006
• Dirt Nap, 2006
• Winter Passing, 2005
• Empire Falls, 2005 (TV)
• A History of Violence, 2005
• Radio, 2003
• The Human Stain, 2003
• Masked and Anonymous, 2003
• The Hours, 2002
• Just a Dream, 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
• Riders of the Purple Sage, 1996 (TV)
• Eye for an Eye, 1996
• Nixon, 1995
• "Frasier", 1995 TV Episode (voice)
• Apollo 13, 1995
• Just Cause, 1995
• Milk Money, 1994
• "The Stand", 1994 (mini) TV Series
• China Moon, 1994
• Needful Things, 1993
• The Firm, 1993
• Running Mates, 1992 (TV)
• Glengarry Glen Ross, 1992
• Paris Trout, 1991 (TV)
• State of Grace, 1990
• The Abyss, 1989
• Jacknife, 1989
• To Kill a Priest, 1988
• Walker, 1987
• The Last Innocent Man, 1987 (TV)
• Sweet Dreams, 1985
• Code Name: Emerald, 1985
• Alamo Bay, 1985
• A Flash of Green, 1984
• Places in the Heart, 1984
• Swing Shift, 1984
• The Right Stuff, 1983
• Under Fire, 1983
• Creepshow, 1982
• "Cassie & Co.", 1982 TV Episode
• "Hart to Hart", 1981 TV Episode
• "CHiPs", 1981 TV Episode
• Knightriders, 1981
• "Lou Grant", 1979-1981 TV Episode
• Dream On!, 1981
• Borderline, 1980
• The Aliens Are Coming, 1980 (TV)
• "Barnaby Jones", 1979 TV Episode
• The Seekers, 1979 (TV)
• "The Rockford Files", 1978 TV Episode
• Coma, 1978
• The Amazing Howard Hughes, 1977 (TV)
• "Delvecchio", 1977 TV Episode
• "Gibbsville", 1976 TV Episode

Awards

• National Society of Film Critics Best Supporting Actor "A History of Violence" 2006
• Toronto Film Critics Association Best Performance, Male "Pollock" 2001
• Golden Globe Best Supporting Actor "The Truman Show" 1998
• National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor "Stepmom" and "The Truman Show" 1998
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor "Apollo 13", "Nixon", "Just Cause" 1995
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role "Apollo 13" 1995
• The Actor Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Motion Picture "Apollo 13" 1995
• Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle "Scar" 1992
• Drama Desk Outstanding Actor in a Play "Precious Sons" 1986
• Theatre World "Precious Sons" 1986
• San Francisco Critics "Scar" 1985
• OBIE Award Performance "Fool For Love" 1983 - 84
• Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle "Prairie Avenue" 1981