Edward Allen Harris was born on November 28, 1950, in the USA. He acts in movies and makes movies too. People really like his acting in movies like Apollo 13, The Truman Show, Pollock, and The Hours. He has been nominated for Academy Awards for these movies.
He has been in many movies and TV shows. Some of them are Creepshow, The Right Stuff, The Abyss, Glengarry Glen Ross, and The Rock. He has also directed some movies, like Pollock and Appaloosa. He will also be in a Marvel show soon.
On TV, he is known for his roles in Empire Falls and Westworld. He won a Golden Globe for playing John McCain in Game Change.
Edward grew up in New Jersey and then moved to New Mexico. He went to Columbia University but then studied drama at the University of Oklahoma and the California Institute of the Arts.
In the 1970s, he started acting on stage. He got his first big movie role in 1980. He has been in many movies since then. He was nominated for many awards for his acting.
He is married to actress Amy Madigan. They have a daughter named Lily Dolores Harris.
Edward Harris is known for being serious on set. He doesn’t like wasting time. He got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015. He also got an honorary degree from Muhlenberg College.