Often called "the thinking women's sex symbol," rough-hewn leading man Ed Harris is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Born November 28, 1950, in Englewood, N.J., Harris attended Columbia University, where he was first bitten by the acting bug.After graduating from the theatre program at the University of Oklahoma, Harris headed to Hollywood, where, in 1983, he first attained critical acclaim as astronaut John Glenn in The Right Stuff. Since then, he's appeared year in and year out in major movies and stage plays.
Although nominated four times for an Academy Award (The Hours, Pollock, The Truman Show and Apollo 13), Harris has yet to win the coveted Oscar. In addition to playing the title role in Pollock (2000), the movie also marked Harris's debut as a director.
AddRadioA small-town high school football coach (Ed Harris) befriends a developmentally disabled man (Cuba Gooding Jr.) nicknamed "Radio," who has always been the target of jokes and teasing, in this heartwarming drama based on the real-life experiences of James Robert Kennedy. Although their friendship... Read More
AddPollockTortured abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock turned the art world on its ear with his shockingly original paintings. As played here by Ed Harris (who also directed), he's alternately neurotic, misogynistic and brilliant. The Oscar-winning film follows Pollock from the launch of his career by... Read More
AddThe AbyssWhen a nuclear submarine sinks, a team of divers descends the depths to conduct a rescue mission and to determine the cause. Led by "Bud" Brigman (Ed Harris), the crew includes his estranged wife (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), who's an engineer, and a paranoid Navy lieutenant (Michael Biehn) with an... Read More
AddWinter PassingUpon learning that a New York City publishing agent (Amy Madigan) will pay dearly for the love letters her novelist father (Ed Harris) wrote to her late mother, a desperate Reese Holden (Zooey Deschanel) returns to Michigan after seven years away from home. But instead of the reclusive man she... Read More
AddSweet DreamsAs one of country music's first female stars, Patsy Cline brought sophistication to the Nashville sound. This film chronicles her rise to fame, focusing on her troubled marriage to the charming and confident Charlie Dick (Ed Harris). When the pair marries, Cline (played by Jessica Lange in an... Read More
