Jared Harris (born 24 August 1961) is an acclaimed British star of stage and screen.

Jared Harris recently starred in Hamlet for the RSC directed by Rupert Goold, in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Jared Harris’ illustrious stage, television and film career includes star roles as Valery Legasov in HBO’s Chernobyl for which he earned the BAFTA for Leading Actor and further Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, as Lane Pryce in Mad Men and King George VI in The Crown.

Jared Harris recently appeared on stage playing family patriarch Max in Matthew Dunster’s revival of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming at The Young Vic in London. The Homecoming will marked his Young Vic debut and his first stage appearance in more than 15 years. He last appeared on stage in Period of Adjustment at the Almeida Theatre in London in 2006.

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Jared Harris’ theatre credits

Theatre includes: Period of Adjustment, Almeida Theatre; Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Playhouse Theatre London; Humble Boy, Manhattan Theatre Club New York; Hamlet, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; Ecstasy, John Houseman Theater; More Lies About Jerzy, Vineyard Theatre New York; King Lear, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, and Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 at The Public Theater New York.

Jared Harris’ film & TV credits

Film includes Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Lincoln, Robert the Bruce, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Ocean’s Twelve and upcoming roles in Brave The Dark, and Reawakening.

TV includes Foundation, The Beast Must Die, Carnival Row, Chernobyl, The Crown, Robot Chicken, and Mad Men.

Jared Harris Links & Socials

Jared Harris Press Interviews

InterviewJared Harris: Actors always get called ‘nepo babies’ — sons of farmers don’t (Ed Potton, The Times, 1 February 2025) - Read more
InterviewJared Harris: ‘What do I dislike about my appearance? Everything. I have a weird eyebrow, red hair, freckles … ’ (Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 8 February 2025) - Read more
InterviewJared Harris: ‘I didn’t like what my family had in mind for me’ (Louis Chilton, The Independent, 10 February 2025) - Read more
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