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
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
as Haymitch Abernathy
Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
as Merritt McKinney
Now You See Me (2013)
as Merritt McKinney
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
as Haymitch Abernathy
No Country for Old Men (2007)
as Carson Wells
Venom (2018)
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
as Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
The Electric State (2025)
as Mr. Peanut (voice)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
as The Colonel
2012 (2009)
as Charlie Frost
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
as Tobias Beckett
The Hunger Games (2012)
as Haymitch Abernathy
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
as Tallahassee
Friends with Benefits (2011)
as Tommy Bollinger
Seven Pounds (2008)
as Ezra
The Thin Red Line (1998)
as Sgt. William Keck
Last Breath (2025)
as Duncan Allcock
Indecent Proposal (1993)
as David Murphy
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
as Willoughby
Fly Me to the Moon (2024)
as Moe Berkus
Zombieland (2009)
as Tallahassee
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
as Woody Harrelson
Natural Born Killers (1994)
as Mickey Knox
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
as The Captain
Animal Farm (2026)
as Boxer (voice)
Anger Management (2003)
as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
The Man from Toronto (2022)
as The Man from Toronto
Midway (2019)
as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Free Birds (2013)
as Jake (voice)
Ella McCay (2025)
as Eddie McCay
The Highwaymen (2019)
as Manny Gault
Triple 9 (2016)
as Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
as Charlie Costello
The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
as Mr. Bruner
After the Sunset (2004)
as Stan Lloyd
Money Train (1995)
as Charlie
North Country (2005)
as Bill White
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
as Larry Flynt
The Glass Castle (2017)
as Rex Walls
Out of the Furnace (2013)
as Harlan DeGroat
Semi-Pro (2008)
as Monix
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
as Billy Hoyle
The Messenger (2009)
as Tony Stone
Wag the Dog (1997)
as Sergeant William Schumann
Play It to the Bone (1999)
as Vince Boudreau
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
as Ernie Luckman
Shock and Awe (2017)
as Jonathan Landay
Champions (2023)
as Marcus
Kate (2021)
as Varrick
Kingpin (1996)
as Roy Munson
The Cowboy Way (1994)
as Pepper Lewis
Doc Hollywood (1991)
as Hank Gordon
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
as Woody Boyd
Kiss the Ground (2020)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
True Believer (1989)
as Man in Dodd's office
I'll Do Anything (1994)
as Ground Zero Hero
The Duel (2016)
as Abraham Brant
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
The Outsider (2005)
as Self
Bunraku (2010)
as The Bartender
Rampart (2011)
as Dave Brown
Battle in Seattle (2007)
as Dale
EDtv (1999)
as Ray Pekurny
Lost in London (2017)
as Woody Harrelson
Surfer, Dude (2008)
as Jack
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
as Big Boy Matson
She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
as Dusty
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
as Kelly Ryan
Wilson (2017)
as Wilson
LBJ (2017)
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Big White (2005)
as Raymond Barnell
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self
Management (2009)
as Jango
Wildcats (1986)
as Krushinski
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
as Self
TransSiberian (2008)
as Roy
Scorched (2003)
as Jason 'Woods' Valley
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990)
as Woody Boyd
Suncoast (2024)
as Paul
Defendor (2009)
as Arthur Poppington / Defendor
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Woody Boyd
She Hate Me (2004)
as Leland Powell
L.A. Story (1991)
as Harris' Boss (uncredited)
The Origins of Ebbing (2018)
as Self
The Grand (2007)
as One Eyed Jack Faro
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" (2019)
as Archie Bunker
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic (2010)
as Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
as Self
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
as Flynn
The Sunchaser (1996)
as Dr. Michael Reynolds
Game Change (2012)
as Steve Schmidt
The Walker (2007)
as Carter Page III
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011)
as Self
Grass (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" (2019)
as Archie Bunker
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
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015)
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim (1987)
as Self
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short (2023)
as Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Woody Harrelson
Common Ground (2023)
as Self
Burma: It Can't Wait (2008)
as Divo
Palmetto (1998)
as Harry Barber
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games (2012)
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
as Extra (uncredited)
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' (2006)
as Self / Luckman
Full Phil (2026)
as Philip Doom
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2014)
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin (2004)
as Self
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… (2009)
as Self
Nanking (2007)
as Bob Wilson
This So-Called Disaster (2003)
as Taxi Driver
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)
as Self - Host
Groundswell (2026)
as Narrator (voice)
The Directors: Milos Forman (2000)
as Self
Sleepwalking (2008)
as Randall
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission (2020)
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary (2008)
as Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective (2010)
as Self
For Our Children (1993)
as Self
The Cackling of the Dodos (—)
Actor
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales (2006)
as Self
Robert Richardson: The White Devil (2026)
as Self
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Who Bombed Judi Bari? (2012)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men of Midway (2020)
as Self
Ted & Venus (1991)
as Homeless Vietnam Veteran
Sailing (—)
Actor
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique (2011)
as Self
Cool Blue (1990)
as Dustin
Kuleana (2025)
as Narrator (voice)
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990)
Actor
Bay Coven (1987)
as Slater
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days (2009)
as Self
Killer Instinct (1988)
as Charlie Long
Breakthrough (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Lips Like Sugar (—)
as John Carr
The Man with the Miraculous Hands (—)
as Felix Kersten
Ethos (2011)
as Host
Hempsters: Plant the Seed (2008)
as Himself
The Hempire Strikes Back (2008)
as Self
Summer of Roses (—)
as Thomas
American Saint (2001)
as Self
Go Further (2003)
as Self
Raw for Life (2007)
as Self
Fruitloops (—)
Actor