Ed Harris

Ed Harris in Stepmom

Biography

Born 11/28/1950

After making a name for himself as a powerful performer on the stage, Ed Harris developed into a highly-sought actor whose reputation for tough onscreen performances earned numerous awards and nominations. After making his transition from theater to features, Harris became a widely recognized...
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Awards

  • In 2007, received Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
  • In 2006, received National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • In 2001, received Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Performance, Male

Highlights

  • In 2008, Directed and co-wrote the Western "Appaloosa"; also co-starred with Viggo Mortensen
  • In 2007, Played a Boston detective in Ben Affleck's feature directing debut "Gone, Baby, Gone"
  • In 2006, Portrayed Ludwig van Beethoven in Agnieszka Holland's "Copying Beethoven"

Family & Companions

  • Robert L Harris: father (Sang with the Fred Waring chorus; while working in the bookstore at the Art Institute of Chicago in the mid-1980s, sent son two biographies of painter Jackson Pollock)
  • Robert Harris: brother (Born c. 1939)

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