Neil Patrick Harris
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Neil Patrick Harris was born on June 15, 1973 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. He is an Emmy-nominated American actor.
Harris began his career as a child actor. His first significant roles came in 1988, when he starred in two movies: Clara's Heart (1988) starring Whoopi Goldberg and Purple People Eater (1988).
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Neil Patrick Harris earned acclaim for several made-for-TV movies, including My Antonia (1995), Joan of Arc (1999) and The Christmas Blessing (2005).
He landed another sitcom success in 2005 with his role as the womanizing Barney Stinson in CBS’s How I Met Your Mother.
He is dating Broadway actor David Burtka.
Filmography
- Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
- Harold & Kumar 2 (2008)
- "How I Met Your Mother" (45 episodes, 2005-2007)
- "Family Guy" (1 episode, 2007)
- The Christmas Blessing (2005)
- The Golden Blaze (2005)
- "Jack & Bobby" (1 episode, 2005)
- "Numb3rs" (1 episode, 2005)
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (1 episode, 2004)
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
- "Spider-Man" (3 episodes, 2003)
- "Boomtown" (1 episode, 2003)
- Undercover Brother (2002)
- "Justice League" (2 episodes, 2002)
- The Mesmerist (2002)
- "Touched by an Angel" (1 episode, 2002)
- "Ed" (1 episode, 2001)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
- The Wedding Dress (2001)
- "Access Granted" (1 episode, 2001)
- "Son of the Beach" (1 episode, 2001)
- "Static Shock" (1 episode, 2001)
- "Stark Raving Mad" (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
- "Will & Grace" (1 episode, 2000)
- The Next Best Thing (2000)
- Joan of Arc (1999)
- The Christmas Wish (1998)
- The Proposition (1998)
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1 episode, 1997)
- "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1996)
- Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (1995)
- My Antonia (1995)
- Not Our Son (1995)
- Animal Room (1995)
- The Man in the Attic (1995)
- Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story (1994)
- A Family Torn Apart (1993)
- "Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1993)
- "Doogie Howser, M.D." (41 episodes, 1989-1993)
- "Quantum Leap" (1 episode, 1993)
- For Our Children: The Concert (1993)
- "Roseanne" (1 episode, 1992)
- "Capitol Critters" (1992)
- "Blossom" (1 episode, 1991)
- Stranger in the Family (1991)
- "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (1990)
- Cold Sassy Tree (1989)
- "B.L. Stryker" (1 episode, 1989)
- Home Fires Burning (1989)
- Purple People Eater (1988)
- Too Good to Be True (1988)
- Clara's Heart (1988)
Awards
- Drama-Logue Award Performance "Rent" 1997
- People's Choice Award Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series "Doogie Howser, M.D." 1990
Tags: Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka
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