Jared Harris' Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Mad Men Lane Pryce To the Ends of the Earth (UK) Captain And…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - The Ward 2010 - Extraordinary Measures 2008 - From Within 2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2006 - Lady in the Water 2005 - The Notorious Bettie Page 2004 - Sylvia 2004 - Ocean's Twelve 2004 - Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2003 - I Love Your Work 2002 - Dummy 2002 - Mr. Deeds 1998 - Lost in Space 1998 - B. Monkey 1998 - Happiness 1997 - Fathers' Day 1996 - I Shot Andy Warhol 1995 - Smoke 1995 - Blue in the Face 1995 - Dead Man 1994 - Natural Born Killers 1992 - Far and Away 1992 - The Last of the Mohicans 1992 - The Public Eye 1989 - The Rachel Papers

BIOGRAPHY:

Jared Harris was born Jared Francis Harris on August 24th 1961 in London, England. Son of famous Irish actor Richard Harris (I) and Elizabeth Harris (Elizabeth Rees (I)) and brother of Damian Harris (I) (director, born in 1958) and Jamie Harris (I) (actor, born in 1965). Most of his childhood was spent in boarding schools and Central School in London.

Despite being the son of esteemed Irish actor Richard Harris (I), Jared showed little interest in following his father's career, until he was cast in a college production while attending North Carolina's Duke University (USA), where he studied drama and literature, in the early 1980s.

After graduation, Jared returned to the UK where he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for many years, performing "Hamlet", "Romeo & Juliet", "Silent Woman" and "A Clockwork Orange". In 1989 he has his screen debut in The Rachel Papers (1989).

In 1990, while on vacation in New York, Jared auditioned for the role of "Hotspur" in "Henry V", which he played at the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Still in New York, Jared appeared in the off-Broadway play "Ecstasy", for which he won an Obie Award in 1992.

In 1996, he won recognition by playing famous pop artist Andy Warhol in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996). After that, Jared has appeared in lots of independent films such as Fathers' Day (1997), Smoke (1995), Lush (1999), How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000), Igby Goes Down (2002), B. Monkey (1998), Shadow Magic (2000) and VH1's Two of Us (2000) (TV) where he portrayed 'John Lennon'.

He also starred in big movies like Lost in Space (1998), Happiness (1998) and Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) to name a few.

He formed The Sinachie Theater Company (NYC), and performs in both movies and theatre.

Jared is currently married to Emilia Fox. They married on July 16th 2005 in Dorset, England.


TRIVIA:

• Son of 'Richard Harris (I)' (qv) and 'Elizabeth Rees (I)' (qv).
• (1996) Ended his five-year relationship with 'Tahnee Welch' (qv).
• Stepson of 'Rex Harrison (I)' (qv) and 'Ann Turkel' (qv).
• Spent a lot of time in the Bahamas as a child.
• Brother of director-actor 'Damian Harris (I)' (qv).
• Graduated from Duke University in 1984 with a BFA in Drama
• His father and wife's uncle appear together in _Patriot Games (1992)_ (qv).
• Brother of 'Jamie Harris (I)' (qv).