Edward Allen Harrisย (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances inย Apollo 13ย (1995),ย The Truman Showย (1998),ย Pollockย (2000), andย The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim andย Academy Awardย nominations.
Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including inย Creepshowย (1982),ย The Right Stuffย (1983),ย Under Fireย (1983),ย Places in the Heartย (1984),ย The Abyssย (1989),ย Glengarry Glen Rossย (1992),ย The Firmย (1993),ย Nixon (1995),ย The Rockย (1996),ย Stepmomย (1998),ย A Beautiful Mindย (2001),ย Enemy at the Gates (2001),ย Radioย (2003),ย A History of Violence (2005),ย Gone Baby Goneย (2007),ย National Treasure: Book of Secretsย (2007),ย Snowpiercer (2013),ย Mother!ย (2017),ย The Lost Daughter (2021), andย Top Gun: Maverickย (2022). In addition to directingย Pollock, Harris directed theย Western filmย Appaloosaย (2008).
In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseriesย Empire Fallsย (2005) and asย United States Senatorย John McCainย in the television movieย Game Changeย (2012); the latter earned him theย Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor โ Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He starred as the Man in Black in theย HBOย science fiction-Westernย seriesย Westworldย (2016โ2022), for which he earned a nomination for theย Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.