EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed SAG and BAFTA Award-winning actor Jared Harris for illustration in all areas.
Known for his work throughout movie, TV and theater, Harris can presently be seen starring in Skydance and Apple TV+’s sci-fi sequence Foundation, based mostly on the novels by Isaac Asimov. He performs the position of Hari Seldon, a mathematical genius who predicts the autumn of a galactic empire. Between Seasons 1 and a couple of, he additionally led two indie options: Brave the Dark, directed by his brother Damian Harris, and Reawakening, helmed by Virginia Gilbert.
Last yr, Harris accomplished work on two different starry options — the Cold War drama Reykjavík, directed by Michael Russell Gunn and co-starring Jeff Daniels and J.Okay. Simmons, and the untitled Kathryn Bigelow undertaking for Netflix.
In tv, Harris is maybe greatest identified for his Emmy-nominated work in HBO’s hit sequence Chernobyl, in addition to key roles in AMC’s Mad Men, Netflix’s The Crown, AMC’s The Terror, and BritBox/AMC’s The Beast Must Die. He’s additionally appeared in The Expanse, Fringe, Carnival Row, The Other Boleyn Girl, and To the Ends of the Earth. He earned further reward for his directorial debut on the “Time and Life” episode of Mad Men’s remaining season.
In movie, Harris has been a go-to for everybody from Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) to Guy Ritchie (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows), David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Todd Solondz (Happiness), Jim Jarmusch (Dead Man), Sean Penn (The Last Face), and Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women).
Additional big-screen credit embody Sony/Marvel’s Morbius, I Shot Andy Warhol, Igby Goes Down, Smoke, Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Sunday, The Notorious Bettie Page, How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog, and Sylvia. The actor additionally notably voiced Lord Portley-Rind in Oscar-nominated animated function The Boxtrolls and Captain Crow in Netflix’s 2022 hit The Sea Beast. Off display, he exec produced The Ghost of Richard Harris, a documentary on his father that premiered on the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
On stage, Harris is acclaimed on either side of the Atlantic. Earlier this yr, he returned to the Royal Shakespeare Company – of which he was previously a member – in Rupert Goold’s manufacturing of Hamlet. In 2023, he earned robust marks for his portrayal of Max in Matthew Dunster’s revival of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming on the Young Vic. Earlier stage highlights embody RSC’s A Clockwork Orange (a musical adaptation organized by U2), Ecstasy (New Group), Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 (NYSF), Tis Pity She’s a Whore (NYSF), King Lear (NYSF), More Lies About Jerzy (Vineyard Theater), Humble Boy (MTC), and A Period of Adjustment (Almeida Theatre).
Harris continues to be represented by Independent Talent Group within the UK, Gateway Management and Production, and lawyer Mark Wetzstein of Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.