Edward Allen HarrisΒ (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances inΒ Apollo 13Β (1995),Β The Truman ShowΒ (1998),Β PollockΒ (2000), andΒ The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim andΒ Academy AwardΒ nominations.
Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including inΒ CreepshowΒ (1982),Β The Right StuffΒ (1983),Β Under FireΒ (1983),Β Places in the HeartΒ (1984),Β The AbyssΒ (1989),Β Glengarry Glen RossΒ (1992),Β The FirmΒ (1993),Β Nixon (1995),Β The RockΒ (1996),Β StepmomΒ (1998),Β A Beautiful MindΒ (2001),Β Enemy at the Gates (2001),Β RadioΒ (2003),Β A History of Violence (2005),Β Gone Baby GoneΒ (2007),Β National Treasure: Book of SecretsΒ (2007),Β Snowpiercer (2013),Β Mother!Β (2017),Β The Lost Daughter (2021), andΒ Top Gun: MaverickΒ (2022). In addition to directingΒ Pollock, Harris directed theΒ Western filmΒ AppaloosaΒ (2008).
In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseriesΒ Empire FallsΒ (2005) and asΒ United States SenatorΒ John McCainΒ in the television movieΒ Game ChangeΒ (2012); the latter earned him theΒ Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor β Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He starred as the Man in Black in theΒ HBOΒ science fiction-WesternΒ seriesΒ WestworldΒ (2016β2022), for which he earned a nomination for theΒ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
