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