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| Born | Jared Francis Harris 24 August 1961 Hammersmith, London, England |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
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Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor.[1] His roles include Lane Pryce in the drama series Mad Men (2009–2012), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; King George VI in the historical drama series The Crown (2016–2017); and Valery Legasov in the miniseries Chernobyl (2019), for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.[2]
Harris also had roles as David Robert Jones in the science fiction series Fringe (2008–2012), Anderson Dawes in the science fiction series The Expanse (2015–2017) and Captain Francis Crozier in the series The Terror (2018). He is also known for his significant supporting roles in films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Hari Seldon, a leading character in the science fiction series Foundation (2021), and as John in Reawakening (2024).
- ^ Hattenstone, Simon (May 2019). "Chernobyl's Jared Harris: My wife can't believe how I keep getting bumped off!". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Jared Harris's Charmingly British Reaction to Chernobyl's Emmy Noms: "Obviously One's Thrilled"". Vanity Fair. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.