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Ed Harris
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and director. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations. Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including in Creepshow (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), Under Fire (1983), Places in the Heart (1984), The Abyss (1989), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Radio (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017), The Lost Daughter (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In addition to directing Pollock, Harris directed the Western film Appaloosa (2008). In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries Empire Falls (2005) and as United States Senator John McCain in the television movie Game Change (2012); the latter earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He starred as the Man in Black in the HBO science fiction-Western series Westworld (2016–2022), for which he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
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Top Gun: Maverick2022as Radm. Chester 'Hammer' CainOur takeThis is a story about changing the purpose of excellence. Maverick’s talent initially protects his identity as the exceptional pilot. By the end, our reading is that it has become a means of bringing other people home. The distinction matters: being indispensable can be a source of pride, but helping somebody else…
The Truman Show1998as ChristofOur takeThe ending is moving because Truman does not discover a perfect life waiting outside. He chooses the right to have an imperfect life that belongs to him. The final audience reaction makes that victory more complicated: he escapes the show, but the appetite that sustained it survives.Profile and filmography data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.