Add/Update Information: Ed Harris - Actor

American actor, producer, and director, born on November 28, 1950 in Tenafly, New Jersey. He graduated from high school and enrolled at Columbia University and after watching local theater productions, he began to be drawn to acting. He headed to Oklahoma and enrolled there at the University of Oklahoma, Department of Theater. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. His first appearance was in the series Gibbsville in 1976. He's known for Apollo 13, Pollock, Appaloosa and Westworld. He was nominated for an Academy Awards four times throughout his career.

Ed Harris, with a handsome, severe face and a reputation for delving deep into his characters, is a celebrated American actor, writer and director best known for performances in "Pollock" (2000), "Appaloosa" (2008), "The Rock" (1996), "The Abyss" (1989), "A History of Violence" (2005) and "A Beautiful Mind" (2001). Harris was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on November 28, 1950, and was educated at Columbia University in New York. He's been nominated for a total of four Oscars, for "Apollo 13" (1995), "The Truman Show" (1998), "Pollock" (2000) and "The Hours" (2002).