Most of you know Jared Harris best as Lane Pryce, the clean-cut, button down proper Englishman from "Mad Men." But Harris has been around for a very long time. The son of Richard Harris -- yes, that Richard Harris (Camelot, the original Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films) -- Jared has played John Lennon and Andy Warhol, among many other roles in his lengthy career. He's definitely one of those that guys, having only gained notoriety with his role in "Mad Men," which led to a beefy role in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes sequel. He has yet another high-profile role coming soon; he'll play Ulysses S. Grant in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln biopic.
Odds are, you saw him long before you saw him in "Mad Men," but you probably wouldn't have recognized him. To get you folks going for this week's "Mad Men" open thread over on Uproxx, I present to you, the Many Faces of Jared Harris. Take a gander at how his face has transformed over the years just to get a better appreciation for what an outstanding character actor he is.
Mr Deeds
Two of Us (as John Lennon)
I Shot Andy Warhold (as Andy Warhol)
Igby Goes Down
The Notorious Bettie Page
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows
Fringe
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Isn’t Daniel Day Lewis playing Lincoln?
IMDB says Harris is playing Mr $50 bill himself, Ulysses S. Grant.
You’re right. My apologies. Noted and corrected.
Oh, thank god. As good an actor as Jared Harris is, I still couldn’t see him slaying vampires.
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Jared Harris is playing Ulysses S. Grant. Daniel Day-Lewis is playing Abraham Lincoln.
He’s one of the most bad ass villains in Fringe, he’s a great actor
David Robert Jones is one of the creepiest villains ever. He definitely deserves credit for that.
I never realized how much I missed David Robert Jones until they tried to replace him with that british Shapeshifter. Just…didn’t…work.
Brits haven’t been able to shape-shift for shit since before the Neville Chamberlain administration.
He could play Fat Betty better than Fat Betty.
Will always be wheelchair scientist dad from Resident Evil for me.
Right? That role’s absence in the slideshow is noted.
Don’t forget that he also had a guest starring role as Quin, Eddie Izzard’s nemesis during the very shortlived second season of The Riches
Also, older Will Robinson in Lost in Space…God that movie sucked.
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait… that was him in Mr. Deeds? Holy shit. My mind is blown.
Would this be Lane Pryce pimped caned?
Dumbledore’s son! He suddenly seems almost magical and really, really gay.
browsing his IMDB page I found out he was in Smoke & Blue in the Face as well.