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Jared Francis Harris (born August 24, 1961) is a British actor who has appeared in film, television, and theater. He is the son of the late Irish actor Richard Harris and the Welsh actress Elizabeth Rees-Williams. Harris was born in Hammersmith, London, in 1961. He studied drama and literature at Duke University in North Carolina, and then went on to train at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Harris made his film debut in 1989 with a small role in the film The Rachel Papers. He went on to appear in a number of films, including The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), Smoke (1995), Happiness (1998), and How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000). In 2007, Harris began a recurring role as Lane Pryce in the 2007 AMC television series Mad Men and was received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his performance. In 2019, he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his performance as Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl. Harris has also had notable roles in television series such as Fringe (2008), The Crown (2016), The Expanse (2015) and Foundation (2021). On stage, Harris has appeared in productions of The Crucible, The Cherry Orchard, and The Homecoming. He has also directed several stage productions, including The Glass Menagerie and The Birthday Party.
Jared Harris
King Daeron II Targaryen
for King Daeron II Targaryen in A Kingdom for a Star
Suggested by mr95
The reign of King Daeron II is a golden age, but beneath the surface, a bitter resentment boils. Traditionally, the legend says Shiera Seastar toyed with both of her half-brothers, but in this timeline, she finds herself drawn to the raw, unyielding loyalty and martial strength of Aegor Rivers. When Shiera publicly favors Aegor at the tourney for the wedding of Lord Butterwell, the balance of power shifts. Aegor, emboldened by the love of the woman he desired above all else, finds a new kind of temperance. Instead of fleeing to Essos to stew in bitterness, he uses Shiera’s counsel and her reputed "dark arts" to build a coalition within Westeros. Meanwhile, a spurned and heartbroken Bloodraven descends further into paranoia and shadow magic, using his position as Master of Whispers to wage a silent war against the couple. The series is a high-stakes political and romantic thriller that asks: Could the Blackfyre Rebellions have been avoided if the "Star" had guided the "Steel"? Or did Shiera’s choice simply ensure that the fire would burn even hotter?
