Woody Harrelson

Birthday:

07/23/1961

Place of birth:

Midland, Texas, USA:

Biography:

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Harrelson first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations. He went on to receive three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for both The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Harrelson was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Marty Hart in the crime anthology series True Detective (2014).



Credits

Project Artemis (2024)
Suncoast (2024)
Paul
Common Ground (2023)
Champions (2023)
Marcus
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
Hank Gordon (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man from Toronto (2022)
The Man From Toronto
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Thomas, The Captain
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
Self
Breakthrough (2022)
Narrator (voice)
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story (2021)
Narrator (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Kate (2021)
Varrick
Kiss the Ground (2020)
Narrator (voice)
The Men of Midway (2020)
Self
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission (2020)
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)
Archie Bunker
Midway (2019)
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Tallahassee
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)
Archie Bunker
The Highwaymen (2019)
Manny Gault
Venom (2018)
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Shock and Awe (2018)
Jonathan Landay
The Origins of Ebbing (2018)
Self
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Tobias Beckett
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Bill Willoughby
LBJ (2017)
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Glass Castle (2017)
Rex Walls
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
The Colonel
Wilson (2017)
Wilson
Lost in London (2017)
Woody Harrelson
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
Mr. Bruner
The Duel (2016)
Abraham Brant
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2016)
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
Self
Triple 9 (2016)
Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
Haymitch Abernathy
Song for Someone (2015)
Aaron Brown
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015)
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
Haymitch Abernathy
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2014)
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
Self
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Haymitch Abernathy
Out of the Furnace (2013)
Harlan DeGroat
Free Birds (2013)
Jake (voice)
Now You See Me (2013)
Merritt McKinney
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Charlie Costello
How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012)
Self
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games (2012)
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Haymitch Abernathy
Game Change (2012)
Steve Schmidt
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
Self
Rampart (2011)
Dave Brown
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Tommy Bollinger
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique (2011)
Self
Ethos (2011)
Host
Bunraku (2010)
The Bartender
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
Self
The Messenger (2009)
Tony Stone
2012 (2009)
Charlie Frost
Miloš Forman - What Doesn't Kill You… (2009)
Self
Zombieland (2009)
Tallahassee
Defendor (2009)
Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Management (2009)
Jango
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days (2009)
Self
Seven Pounds (2008)
Ezra Turner
Surfer, Dude (2008)
Jack
Hempsters: Plant the Seed (2008)
Himself
Burma: It Can't Wait (2008)
Divo
Sleepwalking (2008)
Randall
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes (2008)
Self
Semi-Pro (2008)
Monix
TransSiberian (2008)
Roy
Raw for Life (2007)
Self
Battle in Seattle (2007)
Dale
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Carson Wells
The Grand (2007)
One Eyed Jack Faro
The Walker (2007)
Carter Page III
Nanking (2007)
Bob Wilson
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' (2006)
Self / Luckman
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Ernie Luckman
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Dusty
Free Jimmy (2006)
Roy Arnie (voice)
The Outsider (2005)
Self
The Big White (2005)
Raymond Barnell
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Kelly Ryan
North Country (2005)
Bill White
After the Sunset (2004)
Stan Lloyd
She Hate Me (2004)
Leland Powell
Scorched (2003)
Jason 'Woods' Valley
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)
Host
Anger Management (2003)
Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Go Further (2003)
Self
This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs "The Late Henry Moss" (2003)
Taxi Driver
American Saint (2001)
Self
Play It to the Bone (1999)
Vince Boudreau
Grass (1999)
Narrator (voice)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Woody Harrelson
Edtv (1999)
Ray Pekurny
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
Big Boy Matson
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Sgt. William Keck
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
Woody Harrelson
Palmetto (1998)
Harry Barber
Wag the Dog (1997)
Sergeant William Schumann
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
Flynn
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Larry Flynt
Kingpin (1996)
Roy Munson
The Sunchaser (1996)
Dr. Michael Reynolds
Money Train (1995)
Charlie
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Mickey Knox
The Cowboy Way (1994)
Pepper Lewis
I'll Do Anything (1994)
Ground Zero Hero
Indecent Proposal (1993)
David Murphy
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Billy Hoyle
Ted & Venus (1991)
Homeless Vietnam Veteran
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Hank Gordon
L.A. Story (1991)
Harris' Boss (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (1990)
Self
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
Lou the Lamb
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Woody Boyd
Cool Blue (1990)
Dustin
True Believer (1989)
Man in Dodd's office
Killer Instinct (1988)
Charlie Long
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
Woody Boyd
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim (1987)
Self
Bay Coven (1987)
Slater
Wildcats (1986)
Krushinski
Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
Extra (uncredited)
The Man with the Miraculous Hands ()
Felix Kersten
Fruitloops ()
The Entertainment System Is Down ()
Girl from the North Country ()
Nick Laine
Ella McCay ()
Sailing ()
Last Breath ()
Now You See Me 3 ()
Lips Like Sugar ()
Champions (2023)
Executive Producer
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
Executive Producer
The Highwaymen (2019)
Executive Producer
Lost in London (2017)
Director
Lost in London (2017)
Writer
Lost in London (2017)
Producer
Sailing ()
Producer
Lips Like Sugar ()
Producer