Woody Harrelson
Acting
Born: July 23, 1961 (age 65) · Midland, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
The Hunger Games
2012
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
Venom
2018
Now You See Me
2013
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
No Country for Old Men
2007
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
Zombieland
2009
2012
2009
Now You See Me 2
2016
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
Photos (12)
Movies (107)
2012
Charlie Frost
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Merritt McKinney
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Venom
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
No Country for Old Men
Carson Wells
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Haymitch Abernathy
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Haymitch Abernathy
Now You See Me
Merritt McKinney
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Tobias Beckett
War for the Planet of the Apes
The Colonel
Now You See Me 2
Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Zombieland
Tallahassee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Haymitch Abernathy
The Hunger Games
Haymitch Abernathy
The Electric State
Mr. Peanut (voice)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Willoughby
Zombieland: Double Tap
Tallahassee
Indecent Proposal
David Murphy
Midway
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Natural Born Killers
Mickey Knox
Friends with Benefits
Tommy Bollinger
The Thin Red Line
Sgt. William Keck
Triangle of Sadness
The Captain
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Woody Harrelson
Kate
Varrick
The Edge of Seventeen
Mr. Bruner
Anger Management
Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Last Breath
Duncan Allcock
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Larry Flynt
Seven Pounds
Ezra Turner
Triple 9
Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
Seven Psychopaths
Charlie Costello
Free Birds
Jake (voice)
Fly Me to the Moon
Moe Berkus
The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto
Money Train
Charlie
After the Sunset
Stan Lloyd
Animal Farm
Boxer (voice)
Out of the Furnace
Harlan DeGroat
Ella McCay
Eddie McCay
The Highwaymen
Manny Gault
A Scanner Darkly
Ernie Luckman
Wag the Dog
Sergeant William Schumann
White Men Can't Jump
Billy Hoyle
The Glass Castle
Rex Walls
North Country
Bill White
Kingpin
Roy Munson
Doc Hollywood
Hank Gordon
EDtv
Ray Pekurny
TransSiberian
Roy
Semi-Pro
Monix
Shock and Awe
Jonathan Landay
Play It to the Bone
Vince Boudreau
Rampart
Dave Brown
Bunraku
The Bartender
She Hate Me
Leland Powell
Palmetto
Harry Barber
The Duel
Abraham Brant
Champions
Marcus
Surfer, Dude
Jack
Lost in London
Woody Harrelson
Defendor
Arthur Poppington / Defendor
The Big White
Raymond Barnell
A Prairie Home Companion
Dusty
The Messenger
Tony Stone
True Believer
Man in Dodd's office
The Cowboy Way
Pepper Lewis
Game Change
Steve Schmidt
Wildcats
Krushinski
The Sunchaser
Dr. Michael Reynolds
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson
L.A. Story
Harris' Boss (uncredited)
She's Having a Baby
Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
Welcome to Sarajevo
Flynn
Suncoast
Paul
Battle in Seattle
Dale
Wilson
Wilson
Management
Jango
The Grand
One Eyed Jack Faro
The Hi-Lo Country
Big Boy Matson
Grass
Narrator (voice)
Welcome to Hollywood
Woody Harrelson
The Walker
Carter Page III
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Woody Boyd
Scorched
Jason 'Woods' Valley
The Earth Day Special
Woody Boyd
Nanking
Bob Wilson
Sleepwalking
Randall
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Lou the Lamb
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Woody Boyd
I'll Do Anything
Ground Zero Hero
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Archie Bunker
Groundswell
Narrator (voice)
Ted & Venus
Homeless Vietnam Veteran
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Kelly Ryan
Full Phil
Philip Doom
Bay Coven
Slater
Kuleana
Narrator (voice)
Ethos
Host
Cool Blue
Dustin
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Extra (uncredited)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Archie Bunker
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
1990
Breakthrough
Narrator (voice)
Killer Instinct
Charlie Long
This So-Called Disaster
Taxi Driver
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (14)
The Simpsons
Woody Boyd (voice) · 1 eps
Frasier
Woody Boyd · 1 eps
Cheers
Woody Boyd · 200 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Woody Harrelson · 1 eps
True Detective
Martin Hart · 8 eps
Will & Grace
Nathan · 8 eps
Spin City
Tommy Dugan · 1 eps
Dear John
Richard · 1 eps
HBO First Look
1 eps
White House Plumbers
E. Howard Hunt · 5 eps
The Freak Brothers
Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice) · 22 eps
The Frame
Haymitch Abernathy · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Woody Boyd · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
Self / Appearances (60)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 3 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Mark Twain Prize
Self · 1 eps
The Nineties
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Kiss the Ground
Self - Narrator (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
Common Ground
Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self - Haymitch Abernathy
The Outsider
Self
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Self
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Self
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Self
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
The Origins of Ebbing
Self
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Self - Host
Robert Richardson: The White Devil
Self
The Directors: Milos Forman
Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
For Our Children
Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
Self
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
American Saint
Self
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self / Luckman
Go Further
Self
Raw for Life
Self
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
Himself
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 2 eps
Upcoming (3)
Directing (1)
Writing (1)
Producing (7)
True Detective
Executive Producer
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Executive Producer
White House Plumbers
Executive Producer
Animal Farm
Executive Producer
The Highwaymen
Executive Producer
Champions
Executive Producer
Lost in London
Producer
