Biography for
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Date of Birth

24 August 1961, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Jared Francis Harris

Nickname

Hot Buns

Height

5' 11¾" (1.82 m)

Mini Biography

Jared Harris was born Jared Francis Harris on August 24th 1961 in London, England. Son of famous Irish actor Richard Harris and Elizabeth Harris (Elizabeth Rees) and brother of Damian Harris (director, born in 1958) and Jamie Harris (actor, born in 1965). Most of his childhood was spent in boarding schools and Central School in London.

Despite being the son of esteemed Irish actor Richard Harris, Jared showed little interest in following his father's career, until he was cast in a college production while attending North Carolina's Duke University (USA), where he studied drama and literature, in the early 1980s.

After graduation, Jared returned to the UK where he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for many years, performing "Hamlet", "Romeo & Juliet", "Silent Woman" and "A Clockwork Orange". In 1989, he has his screen debut in The Rachel Papers (1989).

In 1990, while on vacation in New York, Jared auditioned for the role of "Hotspur" in "Henry IV part 1.", which he played at the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Still in New York, Jared appeared in the off-Broadway play "Ecstasy", for which he won an Obie Award in 1992.

In 1996, he won recognition by playing famous pop artist Andy Warhol in I Shot Andy Warhol (1996). After that, Jared has appeared in lots of independent films such as Fathers' Day (1997), Smoke (1995), Lush (1999), How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000), Igby Goes Down (2002), B. Monkey (1998), Shadow Magic (2000) and VH1's Two of Us (2000) (TV) where he portrayed John Lennon'.

He also starred in big movies like Lost in Space (1998), Happiness (1998) and Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), to name a few.

He formed The Sinachie Theater Company (NYC), and performs in both movies and theatre.

Jared is dating Allegra Riggio, a well-known lighting designer and TV host.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Minerva Ashford / Joana Troles

Spouse

Emilia Fox

(16 July 2005 - June 2010) (divorced)

Trivia

Son of Richard Harris and Elizabeth Rees.

Cousin of Annabelle Wallis.

Stepson of Rex Harrison and Ann Turkel.

Middle brother of director-actor Damian Harris and Jamie Harris.

At the age of thirteen, he appeared on his father Richard Harris's album of poetry and songs "I, in the membership of my days" together with his brothers Jamie Harris and Damian Harris.

Former son-in-law of Edward Fox and Joanna David.

His father, Richard Harris, and ex-wife's uncle, James Fox, appeared together in Patriot Games (1992).

Graduated from Duke University in 1984 with a BFA in Drama

Spent a lot of time in the Bahamas as a child.

Ex-brother-in-law of Freddie Fox and Annabel Brooks.

Personal Quotes

I never lost an argument and my parents assumed I would be a lawyer. They cast me in that role.

I've auditioned for normal characters. But I never get cast.

There were a few times where I could have worked with my father (Richard Harris) at the beginning. One of them was in The Field (1990) - they couldn't find someone to play the son and they offered the part to me. But my father and I didn't think it was a good idea and looking back I think we made the right decision.