Woody Harrelson
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
July 23, 1961 (65 years)
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).
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).
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| 2026 | Groundswell · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2026 | Full Phil · as Philip Doom |
| 2025 | Animal Farm · as Boxer (voice) |
| 2025 | Ella McCay · as Eddie Mccay |
| 2025 | Now You See Me: Now You Don't · as Merritt Mckinney |
| 2025 | The Electric State · as Mr. Peanut (voice) |
| 2025 | Last Breath · as Duncan Allcock |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Dusty |
| 2024 | Fly Me to the Moon · as Moe Berkus |
| 2024 | Suncoast · as Paul |
| 2023 | White House Plumbers · as E. Howard Hunt |
| 2023 | Champions · as Marcus |
| 2022 | Triangle of Sadness · as The Captain |
| 2022 | The Man from Toronto · as The Man From Toronto |
| 2021 | Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage · as Cletus Kasady / Carnage |
| 2021 | Kate · as Varrick |
| 2020 | The Freak Brothers · as Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice) |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' · as Archie Bunker |
| 2019 | Midway · as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz |
| 2019 | Zombieland: Double Tap · as Tallahassee |
| 2019 | Jim Allison: Breakthrough · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | The Highwaymen · as Manny Gault |
| 2018 | Venom · as Cletus Kasady / Carnage |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story · as Tobias Beckett |
| 2017 | Shock and Awe · as Jonathan Landay |
| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri · as Willoughby |
| 2017 | The Glass Castle · as Rex WallsOn Plex |
| 2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes · as The Colonel |
| 2017 | Wilson · as Wilson |
| 2016 | The Edge of Seventeen · as Mr. Bruner |
| 2016 | LBJ · as Lyndon B. JohnsonOn Plex |
| 2016 | The Duel · as Abraham Brant |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 · as Merritt Mckinney / Chase Mckinney |
| 2016 | Triple 9 · as Sergeant Detective Jeffrey AllenOn Plex |
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 · as Haymitch Abernathy |
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 · as Haymitch Abernathy |
| 2014 | True Detective · as Martin Hart |
| 2013 | Out of the Furnace · as Harlan Degroat |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire · as Haymitch Abernathy |
| 2013 | Free Birds · as Jake (voice) |
| 2013 | Now You See Me · as Merritt Mckinney |
| 2013 | The Frame · as Haymitch Abernathy |
| 2012 | Seven Psychopaths · as Charlie Costello |
| 2012 | The Hunger Games · as Haymitch Abernathy |
| 2012 | Game Change · as Steve Schmidt |
| 2011 | Rampart · as Dave BrownOn Plex |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits · as Tommy Bollinger |
| 2011 | Ethos · as HostOn Plex |
| 2010 | Bunraku · as The Bartender |
| 2009 | The Messenger · as Tony StoneOn Plex |
| 2009 | 2012 · as Charlie Frost |
| 2009 | Zombieland · as Tallahassee |
| 2009 | Defendor · as Arthur Poppington / Defendor |
| 2008 | Management · as JangoOn Plex |
| 2008 | Seven Pounds · as Ezra Turner |
| 2008 | Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas · as Vince Boudreau |
| 2008 | Transsiberian · as RoyOn Plex |
| 2008 | Surfer, Dude · as Jack |
| 2008 | Semi-Pro · as Monix |
| 2008 | Sleepwalking · as Randall |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men · as Carson Wells |
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle · as DaleOn Plex |
| 2007 | The Walker · as Carter Page Iii |
| 2007 | Nanking · as Bob Wilson |
| 2007 | The Grand · as One Eyed Jack Faro |
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly · as Ernie Luckman |
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion · as DustyOn Plex |
| 2006 | Free Jimmy · as Roy Arnie |
| 2005 | The Big White · as Raymond Barnell |
| 2005 | North Country · as Bill White |
| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio · as Kelly Ryan |
| 2004 | After the Sunset · as Stan LloydOn Plex |
| 2004 | She Hate Me · as Leland Powell |
| 2004 | The Story of Erotic Film · as Cast |
| 2003 | Scorched · as Jason 'woods' Valley |
| 2003 | Anger Management · as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary |
| 2003 | This So-Called Disaster · as Taxi Driver |
| 2002 | Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone · as Vince Boudreau |
| 1999 | Grass · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1999 | Edtv · as Ray Pekurny |
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country · as Big Boy Matson |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line · as Sgt. William Keck |
| 1998 | Will & Grace · as Nathan |
| 1998 | Palmetto · as Harry Barber |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog · as Sergeant William Schumann |
| 1997 | Welcome to Sarajevo · as Flynn |
| 1996 | The People vs. Larry Flynt · as Larry Flynt |
| 1996 | Spin City · as Tommy Dugan |
| 1996 | Kingpin · as Roy Munson |
| 1996 | The Sunchaser · as Dr. Michael ReynoldsOn Plex |
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| 1995 | Money Train · as Charlie |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers · as Mickey Knox |
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way · as Pepper Lewis |
| 1994 | Ellen · as Henry |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything · as Ground Zero Hero |
| 1993 | Frasier · as Woody Boyd |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal · as David Murphy |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump · as Billy Hoyle |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus · as Homeless Vietnam Veteran |
| 1991 | Doc Hollywood · as Hank Gordon |
| 1991 | L.A. Story · as Harris' Boss (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme · as Lou The Lamb |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Woody Boyd |
| 1990 | Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special · as Woody Boyd |
| 1989 | Cool Blue · as Dustin |
| 1989 | The Simpsons · as Woody Boyd (voice) |
| 1989 | True Believer · as Man In Dodd's Office |
| 1988 | Killer Instinct · as Charlie Long |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday · as Woody Boyd |
| 1988 | Dear John (1988) · as Richard |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby · as Woody Harrelson (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Bay Cove · as Slater |
| 1986 | Wildcats · as KrushinskiOn Plex |
| 1982 | Cheers · as Woody Boyd |
| 1978 | Harper Valley P.T.A. · as Extra (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Disneyland · as Woody Boyd |
Girl from the North Country · as Nick Laine |
| 2026 | Brothers · as Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Groundswell · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Animal Farm · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | White House Plumbers · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Champions · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | The Freak Brothers · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Highwaymen · as Executive Producer |
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| 2014 | True Detective · as Executive Producer |
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| 2026 | Brothers · as Created By |