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