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Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Biography

Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations.

Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including in Creepshow (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), The Abyss (1989), State of Grace (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Needful Things (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), The Truman Show (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017), The Lost Daughter (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In addition to directing Pollock, Harris also directed the Western film Appaloosa (2008).

In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries Empire Falls (2005) and as United States Senator John McCain in the television movie Game Change (2012), the latter earning him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor—Series, Miniseries, or Television Film. He starred as the Man in Black in the HBO science fiction-Western series Westworld (2016-2022), for which he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Ed Harris

Sniper’s Stare: Love and Death in the Crosshairs of Stalingrad

on Enemy at the Gates | Aug 04, 2025

Ever wonder what it feels like to hold your breath for an entire city’s survival? Enemy at the Gates (2001), Jean-Jacques Annaud’s taut war epic, drops you into the rubble of Stalingrad, where a singl... Read more

A Piercing Portrait of Motherhood’s Unspoken Fractures

on The Lost Daughter | Jun 15, 2025

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter is not a film about the joys of motherhood. It’s not even really about the sacrifices of motherhood. It’s about the quiet, gnawing terror of realizing you might n... Read more

The Fragile Geometry of Genius: A Beautiful Mind as a Tapestry of Mind and Heart

on A Beautiful Mind | Jun 07, 2025

Ron Howard’s A Beautiful Mind (2001) is a cinematic prism, refracting the brilliance and torment of mathematician John Nash through a lens of compassion and artistry. Based on Sylvia Nasar’s biography... Read more

"How’s it going to end?" This seemingly simple question carries profound weight within the fabricated reality of "The Truman Show."

on The Truman Show | May 31, 2025

Peter Weir’s The Truman Show is a thought-provoking and often poignant satirical science fiction film that explores themes of reality, perception, freedom, and the pervasive influence of media. Truman... Read more

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