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Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Acting

Born July 23, 1961 Midland, Texas, USA

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).

TV Shows(32)

Movies(150)

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Boxer (voice)

2026

Ella McCay

Ella McCay

Eddie McCay

2025

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Merritt McKinney

2025

Kuleana

Kuleana

Narrator (voice)

2025

The Electric State

The Electric State

Mr. Peanut (voice)

2025

Last Breath

Last Breath

Duncan Allcock

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self

2025

Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

Moe Berkus

2024

Suncoast

Suncoast

Paul

2024

Common Ground

Common Ground

Self

2023

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

Self

2023

Champions

Champions

Marcus

2023

The Man from Toronto

The Man from Toronto

The Man from Toronto

2022

Triangle of Sadness

Triangle of Sadness

The Captain

2022

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

Self

2022

Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

Narrator (voice)

2021

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Cletus Kasady / Carnage

2021

Kate

Kate

Varrick

2021

Kiss the Ground

Kiss the Ground

Self - Narrator (voice)

2020

The Men of Midway

The Men of Midway

Self

2020

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

Self

2020

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

Archie Bunker

2019

Midway

Midway

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

2019

Zombieland: Double Tap

Zombieland: Double Tap

Tallahassee

2019

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

Archie Bunker

2019

The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen

Manny Gault

2019

Breakthrough

Breakthrough

Narrator (voice)

2019

Venom

Venom

Cletus Kasady / Carnage

2018

The Origins of Ebbing

The Origins of Ebbing

Self

2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Tobias Beckett

2018

Shock and Awe

Shock and Awe

Jonathan Landay

2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Willoughby

2017

LBJ

LBJ

Lyndon B. Johnson

2017

The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

Rex Walls

2017

War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

The Colonel

2017

Wilson

Wilson

Wilson

2017

Lost in London

Lost in London

Woody Harrelson

2017

The Edge of Seventeen

The Edge of Seventeen

Mr. Bruner

2016

The Duel

The Duel

Abraham Brant

2016

Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2

Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney

2016

Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

Self (Haymitch Abernathy)

2016

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Self

2016

Triple 9

Triple 9

Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen

2016

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Haymitch Abernathy

2015

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Self - Haymitch Abernathy

2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Haymitch Abernathy

2014

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Self - Haymitch Abernathy

2014

David Blaine: Real or Magic

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Self

2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Haymitch Abernathy

2013

Out of the Furnace

Out of the Furnace

Harlan DeGroat

2013

Free Birds

Free Birds

Jake (voice)

2013

Now You See Me

Now You See Me

Merritt McKinney

2013

Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

Charlie Costello

2012

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

Self

2012

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

Self - Haymitch Abernathy

2012

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

Haymitch Abernathy

2012

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2012

Game Change

Game Change

Steve Schmidt

2012

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

Self

2011

Rampart

Rampart

Dave Brown

2011

Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits

Tommy Bollinger

2011

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

Self

2011

Ethos

Ethos

Host

2011

Bunraku

Bunraku

The Bartender

2010

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

Self

2010

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

Self

2010

The Messenger

The Messenger

Tony Stone

2009

2012

2012

Charlie Frost

2009

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

Self

2009

Zombieland

Zombieland

Tallahassee

2009

Defendor

Defendor

Arthur Poppington / Defendor

2009

Management

Management

Jango

2009

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

Self

2009

Seven Pounds

Seven Pounds

Ezra Turner

2008

The Hempire Strikes Back

The Hempire Strikes Back

Self

2008

Surfer, Dude

Surfer, Dude

Jack

2008

Hempsters: Plant the Seed

Hempsters: Plant the Seed

Himself

2008

Burma: It Can't Wait

Burma: It Can't Wait

Divo

2008

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking

Randall

2008

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

Self

2008

Semi-Pro

Semi-Pro

Monix

2008

TransSiberian

TransSiberian

Roy

2008

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

Carson Wells

2007

Raw for Life

Raw for Life

Self

2007

Battle in Seattle

Battle in Seattle

Dale

2007

The Grand

The Grand

One Eyed Jack Faro

2007

The Walker

The Walker

Carter Page III

2007

Nanking

Nanking

Bob Wilson

2007

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

Self / Luckman

2006

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

Self

2006

A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

Ernie Luckman

2006

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

Dusty

2006

The Outsider

The Outsider

Self

2005

The Big White

The Big White

Raymond Barnell

2005

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

Kelly Ryan

2005

North Country

North Country

Bill White

2005

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Self

2004

After the Sunset

After the Sunset

Stan Lloyd

2004

She Hate Me

She Hate Me

Leland Powell

2004

Scorched

Scorched

Jason 'Woods' Valley

2003

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Self - Host

2003

Anger Management

Anger Management

Galaxia / Security Guard Gary

2003

Go Further

Go Further

Self

2003

This So-Called Disaster

This So-Called Disaster

Taxi Driver

2003

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Narrator (voice)

2002

American Saint

American Saint

Self

2001

Welcome to Hollywood

Welcome to Hollywood

Woody Harrelson

2000

The Directors: Milos Forman

The Directors: Milos Forman

Self

2000

Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone

Vince Boudreau

1999

Grass

Grass

Narrator (voice)

1999

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Woody Harrelson

1999

EDtv

EDtv

Ray Pekurny

1999

The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country

Big Boy Matson

1998

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Sgt. William Keck

1998

Palmetto

Palmetto

Harry Barber

1998

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

Sergeant William Schumann

1997

Welcome to Sarajevo

Welcome to Sarajevo

Flynn

1997

The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Larry Flynt

1996

Kingpin

Kingpin

Roy Munson

1996

The Sunchaser

The Sunchaser

Dr. Michael Reynolds

1996

Money Train

Money Train

Charlie

1995

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers

Mickey Knox

1994

The Cowboy Way

The Cowboy Way

Pepper Lewis

1994

I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

Ground Zero Hero

1994

Indecent Proposal

Indecent Proposal

David Murphy

1993

For Our Children

For Our Children

Self

1993

White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

Billy Hoyle

1992

Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus

Homeless Vietnam Veteran

1991

Doc Hollywood

Doc Hollywood

Hank Gordon

1991

L.A. Story

L.A. Story

Harris' Boss (uncredited)

1991

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

1990

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Self

1990

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Lou the Lamb

1990

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

Woody Boyd

1990

Cool Blue

Cool Blue

Dustin

1990

True Believer

True Believer

Man in Dodd's office

1989

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct

Charlie Long

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Woody Boyd

1988

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

Woody Harrelson (uncredited)

1988

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

Self

1987

Bay Coven

Bay Coven

Slater

1987

Wildcats

Wildcats

Krushinski

1986

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Extra (uncredited)

1978

Girl from the North Country

Girl from the North Country

Nick Laine

Sailing

Sailing

Lips Like Sugar

Lips Like Sugar

John Carr

Fruitloops

Fruitloops

The Man with the Miraculous Hands

The Man with the Miraculous Hands

Felix Kersten

Full Phil

Full Phil

Philip Doom

The Cackling of the Dodos

The Cackling of the Dodos