1995
Apollo 13
Played NASA flight director Gene Kranz.
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HARRIS
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Presence, control and the characters behind them
An actor and filmmaker whose work ranges from Apollo 13 to The Truman Show and Pollock.
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
From mission control to the director’s chair
Ed Harris was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on 28 November 1950. His screen career includes performances in The Right Stuff and The Abyss, followed by roles that brought him Academy Award nominations.
In Apollo 13 (1995), he played flight director Gene Kranz. Three years later, The Truman Show cast him as Christof, the producer who oversees the constructed world around Truman. Both performances earned him supporting actor nominations from the Academy.
Harris made his feature directing debut with Pollock (2000), in which he also played the painter Jackson Pollock. The performance brought another Academy nomination; The Hours followed with a fourth. Films shown below come from the FLM.RED catalogue and are not his complete filmography.
Roles and films
1998
The Truman Show
Played Christof, the architect of Truman’s televised world.
2000
Pollock
Directed and played painter Jackson Pollock.
2002
The Hours
Earned an Academy Award nomination for his supporting performance.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Television Academy — biography
- Golden Globes — biography
- Hollywood Walk of Fame — career and Pollock
- IMDb — Ed Harris
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.