Ed Harris
Ed Harris is an American actor known for intense, often stoic performances in dramatic roles.
He has appeared in films spanning decades, frequently cast as military figures, authority characters, or complex antiheroes: Westworld, The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, The Truman Show.
The name occasionally serves as shorthand for a certain type of bald, steely-eyed screen presence.
- WestworldSci-fi frontier resort
- PollockSurname of drip painter
- Glengarry Glen RossMamet's salesmen tragedy
- A Beautiful MindFilm about brilliant, troubled economist
The Truman Show · The Abyss · The Hours · The Rock · Snowpiercer · Radio · The Firm · Appaloosa
Top Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- Screen Actors GuildEntertainment industry labor union
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- directorOne who leads
producer · theater · Hollywood · leading man · character actor · supporting role · ensemble cast · debut
First American orbiter
- Man in BlackFigure dressed entirely darkly
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- military officerArmed forces commander
Jackson Pollock · coach · villain · authority figure · cowboy · artist · father figure
Performance through lived emotion
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- intensityStrength or force level
- preparationArranging things in advance
- transformationThorough change in form
immersion · screen presence · gravitas · restraint · subtlety · commanding · physicality · emotional depth
Without hair on head
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- ruggedTough and uneven
- distinctive voiceRecognizable individual vocal quality
commanding presence · blue-eyed · intense gaze · weathered · stern · disciplined · formidable · charismatic
Apollo 13
- WestworldSci-fi frontier resort
- PollockSurname of drip painter
- Glengarry Glen RossMamet's salesmen tragedy
The Truman Show · A Beautiful Mind · The Abyss · The Hours · The Rock · Snowpiercer · Radio · The Firm · Appaloosa · Gravity
Academy Award
Top Hollywood honor
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- Screen Actors GuildEntertainment industry labor union
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
director · producer · theater · Hollywood · leading man · character actor · supporting role · ensemble cast · debut · filmography
John Glenn
First American orbiter
- Man in BlackFigure dressed entirely darkly
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
Jackson Pollock · military officer · coach · villain · authority figure · cowboy · artist · father figure
method acting
Performance through lived emotion
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- intensityStrength or force level
- preparationArranging things in advance
transformation · immersion · screen presence · gravitas · restraint · subtlety · commanding · physicality · emotional depth · authenticity
bald
Without hair on head
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- ruggedTough and uneven
distinctive voice · commanding presence · blue-eyed · intense gaze · weathered · stern · disciplined · formidable · charismatic
- Irish AmericansJoe Biden, John F. Kennedy, Kennedy family, Eugene O'Neill, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Western StarsJohn Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Gary Cooper, Roy Rogers, Sam Elliott
- Western directorsJohn Ford, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, Taylor Sheridan
Ed HarrisJim Carrey
Adam Sandler · Will Ferrell · Jack Black · Chris Farley · Robin Williams
Ed HarrisPaul Giamatti
Steve Buscemi · John C. Reilly · Philip Seymour Hoffman · Jonah Hill · Jason Alexander