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Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Acting

Born: July 23, 1961Midland, 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).

Known For
Filmography
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

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

Self

2020

The Men of Midway

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
Making True Detective

Making True Detective

Self / Martin Hart

2013
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
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

Self

2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

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
Surfer, Dude

Surfer, Dude

Jack

2008
Hempsters: Plant the Seed

Hempsters: Plant the Seed

Himself

2008

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
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

Self

2006
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
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

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