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Ed Harris

Also known as Edward Allen Harris

Edward Allen Harris is an American actor and filmmaker. Harris received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), and The Hours (2002). He also directed and starred in Pollock (2000) and Appaloosa (2008).

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Ed Harris is an American film actor, director, character actor, and screenwriter. Born Edward Allen Harris in Englewood in 1950, he is male and speaks English. His work period began in 1973, and he is associated with the Western genre. He has been recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Harris has received several awards, including the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

He is married to Amy Madigan and practices Presbyterianism. His education includes studies at Columbia University, the University of Oklahoma, the California Institute of the Arts, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has resided in Tenafly, Malibu, and Los Angeles.

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Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and director. 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), Under Fire (1983), Places in the Heart…

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ed
Family name: Harris
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Englewood
Spouse: Amy Madigan
Occupation: director
Educated at: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Presbyterianism
Eye colour: blue
Genre: Western
Image: Ed Harris by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Work location: United States
Residence: Los Angeles

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Commons category: Ed Harris
date of birth: 1950-11-28
nominated for: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
start of work period: 1973-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Ed Harris
time period: 20th century
birth name: Edward Allen Harris
writing language: English language
name in native language: Ed Harris

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Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. Harris received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), and The Hours (2002). He also directed and starred in Pollock (2000) and Appaloosa (2008).

Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including The Right Stuff (1983), Places in the Heart (1984), The Abyss (1989), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind, Enemy at the Gates (both 2001), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), The Way Back (2010), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017), The Lost Daughter (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022).

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