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Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Acting1961Midland, Texas, USA

Biography

Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an 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).

Acting History

2026
Animal Farm
as Boxer (voice)
Animal Farm
Executive Producer
2025
The Electric State
as Mr. Peanut (voice)
Last Breath
as Duncan Allcock
Ella McCay
as Eddie McCay
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self1 eps
Hot Ones
TVas Self1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self - Guest / Self - Guest2 eps
2024
Fly Me to the Moon
as Moe Berkus
Suncoast
as Paul
2023
Champions
as Marcus
White House Plumbers
TVas E. Howard Hunt5 eps
Champions
Executive Producer
White House Plumbers
TVExecutive Producer5 eps
2022
The Man from Toronto
as The Man from Toronto
Triangle of Sadness
as The Captain
2021
Kate
as Varrick
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Woody Harrelson1 eps
2020
Kiss the Ground
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
as Tobias Beckett
Venom
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Basketball: A Love Story
TVas Self (archive footage)1 eps
2017
Wilson
as Wilson
The Glass Castle
as Rex Walls
Shock and Awe
as Jonathan Landay
LBJ
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Lost in London
as Woody Harrelson
The Nineties
TVas Self (archive footage)1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self1 eps
2016
The Duel
as Abraham Brant
Triple 9
as Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
Now You See Me 2
as Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TVas Self - Presenter1 eps
2015
2014
True Detective
TVas Martin Hart8 eps
True Detective
TVExecutive Producer30 eps
2013
Out of the Furnace
as Harlan DeGroat
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Haymitch Abernathy
Free Birds
as Jake (voice)
Now You See Me
as Merritt McKinney
The Frame
TVas Haymitch Abernathy1 eps
2012
Game Change
as Steve Schmidt
The Hunger Games
as Haymitch Abernathy
Seven Psychopaths
as Charlie Costello
2011
Friends with Benefits
as Tommy Bollinger
Rampart
as Dave Brown
Ethos
as Host
2009
Zombieland
as Tallahassee
Defendor
as Arthur Poppington / Defendor
2012
as Charlie Frost
The Messenger
as Tony Stone
Management
as Jango
2008
Seven Pounds
as Ezra Turner
Sleepwalking
as Randall
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self1 eps
2007
No Country for Old Men
as Carson Wells
The Grand
as One Eyed Jack Faro
The Walker
as Carter Page III
Nanking
as Bob Wilson
2005
The Big White
as Raymond Barnell
North Country
as Bill White
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self1 eps
2004
After the Sunset
as Stan Lloyd
She Hate Me
as Leland Powell
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TVas Self2 eps
The Daily Show
TVas Self1 eps
2003
Scorched
as Jason 'Woods' Valley
Anger Management
as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Go Further
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TVas Self2 eps
Celebrities Uncensored
TVas Self2 eps
2001
Will & Grace
TVas Nathan8 eps
1999
EDtv
as Ray Pekurny
Play It to the Bone
as Vince Boudreau
Frasier
TVas Woody Boyd1 eps
1998
The Thin Red Line
as Sgt. William Keck
The Hi-Lo Country
as Big Boy Matson
Palmetto
as Harry Barber
1997
Wag the Dog
as Sergeant William Schumann
The Oscars
TVas Self3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee1 eps
1996
Kingpin
as Roy Munson
The Sunchaser
as Dr. Michael Reynolds
Spin City
TVas Tommy Dugan1 eps
1995
Money Train
as Charlie
1994
The Cowboy Way
as Pepper Lewis
Natural Born Killers
as Mickey Knox
I'll Do Anything
as Ground Zero Hero
The Simpsons
TVas Woody Boyd (voice)1 eps
1993
Indecent Proposal
as David Murphy
1991
Doc Hollywood
as Hank Gordon
Ted & Venus
as Homeless Vietnam Veteran
L.A. Story
as Harris' Boss (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self (uncredited) / Self1 eps
1989
True Believer
as Man in Dodd's office
Dear John
TVas Richard1 eps
1988
She's Having a Baby
as Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
1986
Wildcats
as Krushinski
1985
Cheers
TVas Woody Boyd200 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/23/1961(64 years old)
Place of Birth
Midland, Texas, USA