Woody Harrelson
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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
Credits
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
as Merritt McKinney
No Country for Old Men (2007)
as Carson Wells
2012 (2009)
as Charlie Frost
Venom (2018)
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Now You See Me (2013)
as Merritt McKinney
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
as Haymitch Abernathy
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
as The Colonel
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
as Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
as Haymitch Abernathy
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Zombieland (2009)
as Tallahassee
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
as Tobias Beckett
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
as Haymitch Abernathy
Indecent Proposal (1993)
as David Murphy
The Hunger Games (2012)
as Haymitch Abernathy
Animal Farm (2026)
as Boxer (voice)
Friends with Benefits (2011)
as Tommy Bollinger
Midway (2019)
as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
The Electric State (2025)
as Mr. Peanut (voice)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
as Sgt. William Keck
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
as Woody Harrelson
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
as Willoughby
Natural Born Killers (1994)
as Mickey Knox
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
as Tallahassee
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
as The Captain
After the Sunset (2004)
as Stan Lloyd
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
as Charlie Costello
Last Breath (2025)
as Duncan Allcock
Anger Management (2003)
as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
as Mr. Bruner
Fly Me to the Moon (2024)
as Moe Berkus
Seven Pounds (2008)
as Ezra Turner
Free Birds (2013)
as Jake (voice)
Ella McCay (2025)
as Eddie McCay
The Glass Castle (2017)
as Rex Walls
Money Train (1995)
as Charlie
Wag the Dog (1997)
as Sergeant William Schumann
Out of the Furnace (2013)
as Harlan DeGroat
The Highwaymen (2019)
as Manny Gault
Triple 9 (2016)
as Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
Kate (2021)
as Varrick
The Man from Toronto (2022)
as The Man from Toronto
North Country (2005)
as Bill White
Groundswell (2026)
as Narrator (voice)
Champions (2023)
as Marcus
TransSiberian (2008)
as Roy
Kingpin (1996)
as Roy Munson
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
as Ernie Luckman
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
as Larry Flynt
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
as Billy Hoyle
Semi-Pro (2008)
as Monix
She Hate Me (2004)
as Leland Powell
Game Change (2012)
as Steve Schmidt
Bunraku (2010)
as The Bartender
Rampart (2011)
as Dave Brown
The Grand (2007)
as One Eyed Jack Faro
EDtv (1999)
as Ray Pekurny
L.A. Story (1991)
as Harris' Boss (uncredited)
The Messenger (2009)
as Tony Stone
The Duel (2016)
as Abraham Brant
She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
as Hank Gordon
Defendor (2009)
as Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Surfer, Dude (2008)
as Jack
Shock and Awe (2017)
as Jonathan Landay
The Big White (2005)
as Raymond Barnell
Suncoast (2024)
as Paul
Wildcats (1986)
as Krushinski
Wilson (2017)
as Wilson
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self
The Cowboy Way (1994)
as Pepper Lewis
True Believer (1989)
as Man in Dodd's office
The Walker (2007)
as Carter Page III
Kiss the Ground (2020)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Play It to the Bone (1999)
as Vince Boudreau
Battle in Seattle (2007)
as Dale
Bay Coven (1987)
as Slater
Palmetto (1998)
as Harry Barber
Management (2009)
as Jango
Scorched (2003)
as Jason 'Woods' Valley
Lost in London (2017)
as Woody Harrelson
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
as Dusty
The Sunchaser (1996)
as Dr. Michael Reynolds
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
as Flynn
Nanking (2007)
as Bob Wilson
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self
Cool Blue (1990)
as Dustin
LBJ (2017)
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Ted & Venus (1991)
as Homeless Vietnam Veteran
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
as Big Boy Matson
The Outsider (2005)
as Self
Full Phil (2026)
as Philip Doom
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
as Self
I'll Do Anything (1994)
as Ground Zero Hero
Grass (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Woody Harrelson
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Woody Boyd
Sleepwalking (2008)
as Randall
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
as Kelly Ryan
Common Ground (2023)
as Self
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015)
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012)
as Self
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short (2023)
as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)
as Archie Bunker
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)
as Archie Bunker
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games (2012)
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
as Self
Go Further (2003)
as Self
For Our Children (1993)
as Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
Lips Like Sugar (—)
as John Carr
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
as Woody Boyd
Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
as Extra (uncredited)
Kuleana (2025)
as Narrator (voice)
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
as Lou the Lamb
Killer Instinct (1988)
as Charlie Long
The Origins of Ebbing (2018)
as Self
Breakthrough (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Ethos (2011)
as Host
American Saint (2001)
as Self
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes (2008)
as Self
Raw for Life (2007)
as Self
The Men of Midway (2020)
as Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
Who Bombed Judi Bari? (2012)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
as Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' (2006)
as Self / Luckman
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (2016)
as Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin (2004)
as Self
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2014)
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
The Cackling of the Dodos (—)
Actor
The Directors: Milos Forman (2000)
as Self
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim (1987)
as Self
Sailing (—)
Actor
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… (2009)
as Self
This So-Called Disaster (2003)
as Taxi Driver
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique (2011)
as Self
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission (2020)
as Self
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self - Host
Burma: It Can't Wait (2008)
as Divo
Girl from the North Country (—)
as Nick Laine
Hempsters: Plant the Seed (2008)
as Himself
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales (2006)
as Self
The Hempire Strikes Back (2008)
as Self
The Man with the Miraculous Hands (—)
as Felix Kersten
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990)
Actor
Fruitloops (—)
Actor
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days (2009)
as Self