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Woody Harrelson

Acting
Known For

64 Years Old

Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is a European-American actor. He 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 five nominations. Harrelson received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996),  Best Supporting Actor for The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).  Other notable films include White Men Can't Jump(1992), Natural Born Killers (1994), The Thin Red Line (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007), Seven Pounds (2008), Zombieland (2009), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Now You See Me (2013), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), and Triangle of Sadness (2022). He also played Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015).  Harrelson received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Steve Schmidt in the HBO film Game Change (2012) and a detective in the HBO crime anthology series True Detective (2014). He also portrayed E. Howard Hunt in the HBO political limited series White House Plumbers (2023).

Born

Midland, Texas, USA on 23rd July 1961

All Credits

The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Woody Boyd (voice)
The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
Now You See Me: Now You Don't Image
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Merritt McKinney
Late Night with Seth Meyers Image
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Image
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Ella McCay Image
Ella McCay
Eddie McCay
True Detective Image
True Detective
Martin Hart
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Curb Your Enthusiasm Image
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Woody Harrelson
Frasier Image
Frasier
Woody Boyd
Real Time with Bill Maher Image
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Cheers Image
Cheers
Woody Boyd
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Hot Ones Image
Hot Ones
Self
Spin City Image
Spin City
Tommy Dugan
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
Will & Grace Image
Will & Grace
Nathan
MTV Movie & TV Awards Image
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Image
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Now You See Me Image
Now You See Me
Merritt McKinney
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Image
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Haymitch Abernathy
2012 Image
2012
Charlie Frost
Now You See Me 2 Image
Now You See Me 2
Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Venom Image
Venom
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
No Country for Old Men Image
No Country for Old Men
Carson Wells
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Image
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Haymitch Abernathy
HBO First Look Image
HBO First Look
The Electric State Image
The Electric State
Mr. Peanut (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Image
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
War for the Planet of the Apes Image
War for the Planet of the Apes
The Colonel
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Image
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Haymitch Abernathy
Basketball: A Love Story Image
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
Dear John Image
Dear John
Richard
The Hunger Games Image
The Hunger Games
Haymitch Abernathy
Zombieland Image
Zombieland
Tallahassee
Solo: A Star Wars Story Image
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Tobias Beckett
Animal Farm Image
Animal Farm
Boxer (voice)
The Cowboy Way Image
The Cowboy Way
Pepper Lewis
The Nineties Image
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
Friends with Benefits Image
Friends with Benefits
Tommy Bollinger
White House Plumbers Image
White House Plumbers
E. Howard Hunt
Zombieland: Double Tap Image
Zombieland: Double Tap
Tallahassee
Indecent Proposal Image
Indecent Proposal
David Murphy
Management Image
Management
Jango
Palmetto Image
Palmetto
Harry Barber
Free Birds Image
Free Birds
Jake (voice)
The Thin Red Line Image
The Thin Red Line
Sgt. William Keck
Wag the Dog Image
Wag the Dog
Sergeant William Schumann
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Image
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Bill Willoughby
Seven Psychopaths Image
Seven Psychopaths
Charlie Costello
Ted & Venus Image
Ted & Venus
Homeless Vietnam Veteran
Natural Born Killers Image
Natural Born Killers
Mickey Knox
Money Train Image
Money Train
Charlie
Anger Management Image
Anger Management
Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Bunraku Image
Bunraku
The Bartender
No Image
Burma: It Can't Wait
Divo
Midway Image
Midway
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Girl from the North Country Image
Girl from the North Country
Nick Laine
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Image
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Woody Harrelson
Go Further Image
Go Further
Self
The Frame Image
The Frame
Haymitch Abernathy
Wildcats Image
Wildcats
Krushinski
Sleepwalking Image
Sleepwalking
Randall
Seven Pounds Image
Seven Pounds
Ezra Turner
Last Breath Image
Last Breath
Duncan Allcock
The Outsider Image
The Outsider
Self
Scorched Image
Scorched
Jason 'Woods' Valley
Triangle of Sadness Image
Triangle of Sadness
The Captain
Fly Me to the Moon Image
Fly Me to the Moon
Moe Berkus
She Hate Me Image
She Hate Me
Leland Powell
I'll Do Anything Image
I'll Do Anything
Ground Zero Hero
Lips Like Sugar Image
Lips Like Sugar
John Carr
North Country Image
North Country
Bill White
Triple 9 Image
Triple 9
Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
The Edge of Seventeen Image
The Edge of Seventeen
Mr. Bruner
Kate Image
Kate
Varrick
For Our Children Image
For Our Children
Self
The Man from Toronto Image
The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto
After the Sunset Image
After the Sunset
Stan Lloyd
Champions Image
Champions
Marcus
Shock and Awe Image
Shock and Awe
Jonathan Landay
Kingpin Image
Kingpin
Roy Munson
A Scanner Darkly Image
A Scanner Darkly
Ernie Luckman
Wilson Image
Wilson
Wilson
Out of the Furnace Image
Out of the Furnace
Harlan DeGroat
Welcome to Hollywood Image
Welcome to Hollywood
Woody Harrelson
Doc Hollywood Image
Doc Hollywood
Hank Gordon
The Highwaymen Image
The Highwaymen
Manny Gault
Defendor Image
Defendor
Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Cool Blue Image
Cool Blue
Dustin
The Big White Image
The Big White
Raymond Barnell
Welcome to Sarajevo Image
Welcome to Sarajevo
Flynn
The Glass Castle Image
The Glass Castle
Rex Walls
Semi-Pro Image
Semi-Pro
Monix
The People vs. Larry Flynt Image
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Larry Flynt
Nanking Image
Nanking
Bob Wilson
LBJ Image
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson
Play It to the Bone Image
Play It to the Bone
Vince Boudreau
White Men Can't Jump Image
White Men Can't Jump
Billy Hoyle
The Messenger Image
The Messenger
Tony Stone
Kiss the Ground Image
Kiss the Ground
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Freak Brothers Image
The Freak Brothers
Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice)
Surfer, Dude Image
Surfer, Dude
Jack
No Image
Fruitloops
TransSiberian Image
TransSiberian
Roy
She's Having a Baby Image
She's Having a Baby
Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
Suncoast Image
Suncoast
Paul
Grass Image
Grass
Narrator (voice)
Battle in Seattle Image
Battle in Seattle
Dale
L.A. Story Image
L.A. Story
Harris' Boss (uncredited)
A Prairie Home Companion Image
A Prairie Home Companion
Dusty
The Duel Image
The Duel
Abraham Brant
Rampart Image
Rampart
Dave Brown
The Hi-Lo Country Image
The Hi-Lo Country
Big Boy Matson
Game Change Image
Game Change
Steve Schmidt
David Blaine: Real or Magic Image
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
The Directors: Milos Forman Image
The Directors: Milos Forman
Self
EDtv Image
EDtv
Ray Pekurny
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
The Walker Image
The Walker
Carter Page III
The Grand Image
The Grand
One Eyed Jack Faro
No Image
Brothers
Woody Harrelson
The Earth Day Special Image
The Earth Day Special
Woody Boyd
Breakthrough Image
Breakthrough
Narrator (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Image
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
True Believer Image
True Believer
Man in Dodd's office
Lost in London Image
Lost in London
Woody Harrelson
No Image
Zombieland 3
Tallahassee
No Image
Sailing
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Image
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
The Sunchaser Image
The Sunchaser
Dr. Michael Reynolds
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin Image
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio Image
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Kelly Ryan
Common Ground Image
Common Ground
Self
No Image
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Narrator (voice)
Bay Coven Image
Bay Coven
Slater
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Image
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" Image
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Archie Bunker
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales Image
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
No Image
Full Phil
Philip Doom
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective Image
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
The Origins of Ebbing Image
The Origins of Ebbing
Self
How to Make Money Selling Drugs Image
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" Image
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Archie Bunker
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme Image
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Lou the Lamb
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim Image
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday Image
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Woody Boyd
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic Image
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes Image
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days Image
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Self
No Image
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
Self
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games Image
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Celebrities Uncensored Image
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
Harper Valley P.T.A. Image
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Extra (uncredited)
Making True Detective Image
Making True Detective
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special Image
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Self - Host
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis Image
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
Raw for Life Image
Raw for Life
Self
Ethos Image
Ethos
Host
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story Image
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
Narrator (voice)
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… Image
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Self
Killer Instinct Image
Killer Instinct
Charlie Long
This So-Called Disaster Image
This So-Called Disaster
Taxi Driver
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Image
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special Image
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Self
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Image
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Hempsters: Plant the Seed Image
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
Himself
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short Image
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Self
No Image
Criminology
Richard Moore
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' Image
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self / Luckman
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? Image
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique Image
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
Self
Who Bombed Judi Bari? Image
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
The Men of Midway
Self
American Saint Image
American Saint
Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon Image
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
Kuleana Image
Kuleana
Narrator (voice)
No Image
The Man with the Miraculous Hands
Felix Kersten