Ed Harris Highlights

  • 2008: Directed and co-wrote the Western "Appaloosa"; also co-starred with Viggo Mortensen
  • 2007: Played a Boston detective in Ben Affleck's feature directing debut "Gone, Baby, Gone"
  • 2006: Portrayed Ludwig van Beethoven in Agnieszka Holland's "Copying Beethoven"
  • 2005: Co-starred with Viggo Mortensen in David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence"
  • 2005: Starred as Miles Roby in the HBO film adaptation of "Empire Falls," based on Richard Russo's Pulitzer Prize winning novel; earned Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  • 2003: Portrayed the ex-husband of Nicole Kidman's character in the film adaptation of Philip Roth's novel "The Human Stain"
  • 2003: Starred as a football coach in the southern drama "Radio"
  • 2002: Co-starred with Meryl Streep in "The Hours"; received supporting role nominations for a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a SAG and an Oscar
  • 2001: Played a German assassin sent to kill a Russian marksman in "Enemy at the Gates"; premiered at the Berlin Film Festival
  • 2001: Cast as an American battalion commander in 1980s Germany in "Buffalo Soldiers"; (released theatrically in USA in 2002)
  • 2001: Had featured role opposite Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind"; directed by Ron Howard
  • 2000: Feature directorial debut, "Pollock"; also portrayed the artist; received first Best Actor Oscar nomination
  • 1999: Cast as a disillusioned priest sent to investigate claims of miracles performed by a woman proposed for sainthood in "The Third Miracle"
  • 1998: Co-starred with Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts in "Stepmom"
  • 1998: Received critical acclaim and his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his performance as the God-like Christof, the creator and director of "The Truman Show"
  • 1996: Producing debut (as executive producer) of the TNT movie "Riders of the Purple Sage"; also co-starred with Madigan
  • 1996: Returned to Broadway in "Taking Sides"
  • 1995: Received Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his performance as NASA mission control flight director Gene Krantz in "Apollo 13"
  • 1994: Appeared in the ABC miniseries "Stephen King's 'The Stand'"
  • 1994: Returned to the New York stage in the Off-Broadway staging of Sam Shepard's "Simpatico"; co-starred Beverly D'Angelo and Marcia Gay Harden
  • 1992: Co-starred in the feature version of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross"
  • 1992: Co-starred opposite Diane Keaton in the poitically-themed "Running Mates" (HBO)
  • 1991: Appeared in the Showtime movie "Paris Trout"
  • 1989: First lead in a major feature, "The Abyss"; directed by James Cameron
  • 1986: Broadway debut in "Precious Sons"; received Tony nomination
  • 1985: Delivered solid turn as Charlie Dick, husband of Patsy Cline in "Sweet Dreams"
  • 1984: Credited as script consultant on the independent feature "A Flash of Green"; also starred
  • 1984: Met future wife Amy Madigan, starring opposite her in "Places in the Heart"
  • 1983: NY stage debut in the Off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love"
  • 1981: First feature lead role, "Knightriders"
  • 1978: Feature acting debut, "Coma"
  • 1977: TV-movie debut, "The Amazing Howard Hughes" (CBS)
  • Appeared in the West Coast productions, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Grapes of Wrath"
  • Professional stage debut as King Arthur in "Camelot" at the Jewel Box Theater in Oklahoma City