Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

62 · Born: Jul 23, 1961

Personal Details

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Born Jul 23, 1961 Midland, Texas, USA
Spouse
  • Laura Louie

    ( Dec 28, 2008 to Apr 26, 2024 )
  • Nancy Simon

    ( Jun 29, 1985 to Jan 20, 1986 )
Parents
  • Diane Lou Harrelson (Oswald)
  • Charles Harrelson
Relatives
  • Brett Harrelson (Sibling)
  • Jordan Harrelson (Sibling)

Biography

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Harrelson 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 a total of five nominations. He went on to receive three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for both The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Harrelson was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Marty Hart in the crime anthology series True Detective (2014).

Career

2024
Suncoast
Suncoast as Paul
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Fly Me to the Moon
2023
Common Ground
Common Ground
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Champions
Champions as Marcus
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White House Plumbers
White House Plumbers as E. Howard Hunt
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2022
The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto as The Man From Toronto
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Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness as Thomas, The Captain
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Jim Allison: Breakthrough
Jim Allison: Breakthrough as Narrator
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2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
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Kate
Kate as Varrick
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Dear Rider
Dear Rider as Narrator
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The Freak Brothers
The Freak Brothers as Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice)
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Woody Harrelson
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2019
Midway
Midway as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
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Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap as Tallahassee
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The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen as Manny Gault
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2018
Venom
Venom as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
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Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe as Jonathan Landay
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story as Tobias Beckett
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2017
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle as Rex Walls
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Wilson
Wilson as Wilson
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LBJ
LBJ as Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lost in London
Lost in London as Woody Harrelson
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War for the Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes as The Colonel
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Bill Willoughby
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2016
Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2 as Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
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The Duel
The Duel as Abraham Brant
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Triple 9
Triple 9 as Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
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The Edge of Seventeen
The Edge of Seventeen as Mr. Bruner
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2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Haymitch Abernathy
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2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as Haymitch Abernathy
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True Detective
True Detective as Martin Hart
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2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Haymitch Abernathy
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Free Birds
Free Birds as Jake (voice)
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Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace as Harlan DeGroat
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Now You See Me
Now You See Me as Merritt McKinney
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2012
Game Change
Game Change as Steve Schmidt
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Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths as Charlie Costello
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The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games as Haymitch Abernathy
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2011
Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits as Tommy Bollinger
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Ethos
Ethos as Host
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Rampart
Rampart as Dave Brown
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2010
Bunraku
Bunraku as The Bartender
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2009
2012
2012 as Charlie Frost
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The Messenger
The Messenger as Tony Stone
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Defendor
Defendor as Arthur Poppington / Defendor
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Zombieland
Zombieland as Tallahassee
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Management
Management as Jango
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2008
Surfer, Dude
Surfer, Dude as Jack
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Semi-Pro
Semi-Pro as Monix
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Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking as Randall
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Transsiberian
Transsiberian as Roy
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Seven Pounds
Seven Pounds as Ezra Turner
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2007
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men as Carson Wells
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Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle as Dale
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The Walker
The Walker as Carter Page III
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The Grand
The Grand as One Eyed Jack Faro
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Nanking
Nanking as Bob Wilson
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2006
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly as Ernie Luckman
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Free Jimmy
Free Jimmy as Roy Arnie (voice)
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A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion as Dusty
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2005
North Country
North Country as Bill White
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio as Kelly Ryan
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The Big White
The Big White as Raymond Barnell
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2004
After the Sunset
After the Sunset as Stan Lloyd
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She Hate Me
She Hate Me as Leland Powell
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2003
The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
This So-Called Disaster
This So-Called Disaster as Taxi Driver
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Scorched
Scorched as Jason 'Woods' Valley
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2001
Will & Grace
Will & Grace as Nathan
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1999
Edtv
Edtv as Ray Pekurny
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Grass
Grass as Narrator (voice)
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Play It to the Bone
Play It to the Bone as Vince Boudreau
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1998
Palmetto
Palmetto as Harry Barber
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The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country as Big Boy Matson
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The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line as Sgt. William Keck
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Frasier
Frasier as Woody Boyd
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1997
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog as Sergeant William Schumann
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Welcome to Sarajevo
Welcome to Sarajevo as Flynn
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1996
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The People vs. Larry Flynt as Larry Flynt
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Kingpin
Kingpin as Roy Munson
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The Sunchaser
The Sunchaser as Dr. Michael Reynolds
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1995
Money Train
Money Train as Charlie
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1994
The Cowboy Way
The Cowboy Way as Pepper Lewis
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Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers as Mickey Knox
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Woody Boyd (voice)
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1993
Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal as David Murphy
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1992
White Men Can't Jump
White Men Can't Jump as Billy Hoyle
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1991
Doc Hollywood
Doc Hollywood as Hank Gordon
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Ted & Venus
Ted & Venus as Homeless Vietnam Veteran
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1990
Cool Blue
Cool Blue as Dustin
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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme as Lou the Lamb
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1989
True Believer
True Believer as Man in Dodd's office
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1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday as Woody Boyd
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Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct as Charlie Long
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1987
Bay Cove
Bay Cove as Slater
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1985
Cheers
Cheers as Woody Boyd
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1978
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Harper Valley P.T.A. as Extra (uncredited)
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2020
Kiss the Ground
Kiss the Ground
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2012
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2009
2008
Fuel
Fuel
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Hempsters: Plant the Seed
2007
Raw for Life
Raw for Life
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2005
The Outsider
The Outsider
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2003
Go Further
Go Further
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Real Time with Bill Maher
Celebrities Uncensored
2001
American Saint
American Saint
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2017
Lost in London
Lost in London as Director, Writer
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