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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
Dr. Hugo Strange
for Dr. Hugo Strange in HBO‘s Arkham Asylum
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In HBO’s Arkham Asylum, the eerie corridors of Gotham’s psychiatric hospital hold more than just the city’s most dangerous criminals—they house the fractured minds and tormented souls of Gotham’s rogues. When a new psychiatrist arrives, eager to reform the asylum, she quickly realizes the immense psychological toll it takes. With each session, she delves deeper into the twisted psyches of patients like Joker, Two-Face, and Poison Ivy, slowly unraveling not only their dark pasts but her own vulnerabilities as well. As sinister events escalate within Arkham’s shadowed halls, it becomes clear that a hidden force is manipulating both staff and inmates. The lines between sanity and madness blur, and the asylum itself seems to take on a life of its own, twisting reality. Struggling to retain her grip on reality, the doctor must confront Arkham’s true nature and her own inner demons before they consume her. Arkham Asylum explores the terrifying allure of madness, the fragility of the mind, and the thin line separating hero from villain in Gotham’s darkest depths.
