Ed Harris
Birth Name:
Edward Allen Harris
Birth Place:
Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Writer, Script department
Fast Facts
- Was honored by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in 2012
- Was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015
- Attended University of Oklahoma to study drama and later graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a Bachelors of Fine Arts
- Born to singer Robert Lee Harris
- Quote: "As soon as I went on stage, I wanted to do nothing else with my life but act․ I always liked the attention that playing sports had brought, but acting fulfilled that need even better․"
- During the filming of "Pollock," he allegedly threw a chair at fellow actress Marcia Gay Harden to garner a stronger performance from her, an action that she thanked him later for
- Voices the character Jason Hudson in the video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops" in 2010
Awards
- 1983NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1988ACE - Actor in a Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 1990Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1991Saturn Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 1992Best ActorWinner
- 1995ACCA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1995ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
- 1996Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast:Nominated
- 1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast:Winner
- 1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1996CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1996Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 1996DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1996Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1996SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 1997Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 1997Bronze Wrangler - Television Feature Film:Winner
- 1998ACCA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1998NBR Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 1999Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1999Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1999BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1999Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama:Winner
- 1999Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1999OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1999SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2000ACCA - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2000Cinema of the Present - Lion of the YearNominated
- 2001Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2001ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Nominated
- 2001OFTA Film Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2001Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama:Nominated
- 2001TFCA Award - Best Performance, Male:Winner
- 2002Actor - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2002ACCA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2002ACCA - Best Cast Ensemble:Winner
- 2002Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama:Nominated
- 2003Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2003Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2003Actor - Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2003BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2003Critics Choice Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
- 2003DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Winner
- 2003Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2003IOMA - Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista):Winner
- 2003PFCS Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
- 2004Felix - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2004ALFS Award - Actor of the Year:Nominated
- 2005CamieWinner
- 2005Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Lead Actor:Nominated
- 2005OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
- 2005Satellite Award - Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2005VVFP Award - Best Supporting Performance:Nominated
- 2005WIN Award - Actor in Made-for-TV Movie/Miniseries:Winner
- 2006Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2006Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2006NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2008Festival Prize - Best Screenplay Adaptation:Winner
- 2008Critics Choice Award - Best Acting Ensemble:Nominated
- 2009Bronze Wrangler - Theatrical Motion Picture:Winner
- 2012ACCA TV - Best Supporting Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series):Winner
- 2012Gold Derby TV Award - TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2012Golden Nymph - Television Films - Best Performance by an Actor:Nominated
- 2012OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Winner
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
- 2013Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2013Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Winner
- 2017Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor on Television:Winner
- 2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2019Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series:Nominated