Woody Harrelson biography
Woody Harrelson is an American actor (born 1961), born on 23 July 1961 in Midland.
Woody Harrelson's screen career began in 1978 with Harper Valley PTA, playing Extra.
Woody Harrelson has appeared in 97 films and 14 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Full Phil (2026), Ella McCay (2025), Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025).
Honours include Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Coming up next: The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026), The Cackling of the Dodos.
- Born
- 23 July 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Midland
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Stage actor, Theatre director, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1978 to present
- Awards
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Woody Harrelson filmography
99 films and 14 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cackling of the Dodos | Post-production | |||
| 2026 | Full Phil | Philip Doom | ||
| 2026 | The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping | Haymitch Abernathy | Completed | |
| 2025 | Ella McCay | Eddie McCay | ||
| 2025 | Now You See Me: Now You Don't | Merritt McKinney | ||
| 2025 | Last Breath | Duncan Allcock | ||
| 2025 | The Electric State | Mr. Peanut (voice) | ||
| 2025 | Animal Farm | Boxer (voice) | ||
| 2024 | Fly Me to the Moon | Moe Berkus | ||
| 2024 | Suncoast | Paul Warren | ||
| 2023 | Champions | Marcus Marakovich | Also executive producer | |
| 2022 | The Man from Toronto | Randy | ||
| 2022 | Triangle of Sadness | Captain Thomas Smith | ||
| 2021 | Kate | Varrick | ||
| 2021 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Cletus Kasady / Carnage (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Kiss the Ground | Narrator | ||
| 2019 | Midway | Admiral Chester Nimitz | ||
| 2019 | Zombieland: Double Tap | Tallahassee | ||
| 2019 | The Highwaymen | Maney Gault | Also executive producer | |
| 2018 | Venom | Cletus Kasady / Red | Mid-credits cameo | |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Tobias Beckett | ||
| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Sheriff Bill Willoughby | ||
| 2017 | Wilson | Wilson | ||
| 2017 | Lost in London | English | ||
| 2017 | War for the Planet of the Apes | Colonel J. Wesley McCullough |
Show all 99 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Glass Castle | Rex Walls | ||
| 2017 | Shock and Awe | Jonathan Landay | ||
| 2016 | Milos Forman , What Doesn’t Kill You | |||
| 2016 | LBJ | Lyndon B. Johnson | ||
| 2016 | Triple 9 | Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen | ||
| 2016 | The Edge of Seventeen | Max Bruner | ||
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 | Chase McKinney / Merritt McKinney | ||
| 2016 | The Duel | Abraham Brant | ||
| 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay , Part 2 | Haymitch Abernathy | ||
| 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay , Part 1 | Haymitch Abernathy | ||
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Haymitch Abernathy | ||
| 2013 | Now You See Me | Merritt McKinney | ||
| 2013 | Out of the Furnace | Harlan DeGroat | ||
| 2013 | Free Birds | Jake (voice) | ||
| 2012 | The Hunger Games | Haymitch Abernathy | ||
| 2012 | Seven Psychopaths | Charlie Costello | ||
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Tommy Bollinger | ||
| 2011 | Rampart | David Douglas "Dave" Brown | ||
| 2011 | Ethos | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Bunraku | The Bartender | ||
| 2009 | 2012 | Charlie Frost | ||
| 2009 | Zombieland | Tallahassee | ||
| 2009 | The Messenger | Captain Anthony "Tony" Stone | ||
| 2009 | Defendor | Arthur Poppington / Defendor | ||
| 2008 | Management | Jango | ||
| 2008 | Semi-Pro | Ed Monix | ||
| 2008 | Transsiberian | Roy | ||
| 2008 | Surfer, Dude | Jack Mayweather | ||
| 2008 | Sleepwalking | Randall | ||
| 2008 | Seven Pounds | Ezra Turner | ||
| 2007 | Battle in Seattle | Dale | ||
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Carson Wells | ||
| 2007 | The Walker | Carter Page III | ||
| 2007 | The Grand | One Eyed Jack Faro | ||
| 2007 | Nanking | Robert O. "Bob" Wilson | ||
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly | Ernie Luckman | ||
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Dusty | ||
| 2006 | Free Jimmy | Roy Arnie (voice) | ||
| 2005 | The Big White | Raymond "Ray" Barnell | ||
| 2005 | The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio | Leo "Kelly" Ryan | ||
| 2005 | North Country | Bill White | ||
| 2004 | After the Sunset | Stanley "Stan" P. Lloyd | ||
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Lenald Power | ||
| 2003 | Anger Management | Galaxia / Security Gary | ||
| 2003 | Go Further | English | ||
| 2003 | Scorched | Jason "Woods" Valley | ||
| 2000 | Welcome to Hollywood | English | ||
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Vince Boudreau | ||
| 1999 | EDtv | Ray Pekurny | ||
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | English | ||
| 1999 | Grass | Narrator (voice) | ||
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Sgt. William Keck | ||
| 1998 | The Hi-Lo Country | Big Boy Matson | ||
| 1998 | Palmetto | Harry Barber | ||
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Sgt. William Schumann | ||
| 1997 | Welcome to Sarajevo | Jordan Flynn | ||
| 1996 | The Sunchaser | Dr. Michael Reynolds | ||
| 1996 | Kingpin | Roy Munson | ||
| 1996 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | Larry Flynt | ||
| 1995 | Money Train | Charlie Robinson | ||
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way | Pepper Lewis | ||
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Mickey Knox | ||
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Ground Zero Hero | ||
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal | David Murphy | ||
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Billy Hoyle | ||
| 1991 | L.A. Story | Station manager | Uncredited | |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus | Homeless Vietnam Veteran | ||
| 1991 | Doc Hollywood | Hank Gordon | ||
| 1990 | Cool Blue | Dustin | ||
| 1989 | True Believer | English | ||
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | English | ||
| 1988 | Killer Instinct | English | ||
| 1986 | Wildcats | Krushinski | ||
| 1978 | Harper Valley PTA | Extra | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | White House Plumbers | E. Howard Hunt | 5 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2020 | The Freak Brothers | Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice) | Main role; also executive producer | |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience | Archie Bunker | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | True Detective | Martin "Marty" Hart | 8 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2012 | Game Change | Steve Schmidt | Television film | |
| 2001 | Will & Grace | Nathan | 7 episodes | |
| 1999 | Frasier | Woody Boyd | Episode: "The Show Where Woody Shows Up" | |
| 1996 | Spin City | Tommy Dugan | Episode: "Meet Tommy Dugan" | |
| 1994 | The Simpsons | Woody Boyd (voice) | Episode: "Fear of Flying" | |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Lou the Lamb | Television film | |
| 1989 | Dear John | Richard | Episode: "Love and Marriage" | |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Woody Boyd | Television special | |
| 1987 | Bay Coven | Slater | Television film | |
| 1985 | Cheers | Woody Boyd | 196 episodes |