Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

190

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-07-23 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Midland, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson

وودی هرلسون

Woody Harrelson

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Woody Harrelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

2012

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games

as

Self (Haymitch Abernathy)

Natural Born Killers

1994

Natural Born Killers

as

Mickey Knox

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2014

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

as

Self (Haymitch Abernathy)

Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

2016

Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

as

Self (Haymitch Abernathy)

The Hi-Lo Country

1998

The Hi-Lo Country

as

Big Boy Matson

Wag the Dog

1997

Wag the Dog

as

Sergeant William Schumann

White Men Can't Jump

1992

White Men Can't Jump

as

Billy Hoyle

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

The People vs. Larry Flynt

as

Larry Flynt

After the Sunset

2004

After the Sunset

as

Stan Lloyd

A Scanner Darkly

2006

A Scanner Darkly

as

Ernie Luckman

Scorched

2003

Scorched

as

Jason 'Woods' Valley

Indecent Proposal

1993

Indecent Proposal

as

David Murphy

Bunraku

2010

Bunraku

as

The Bartender

Play It to the Bone

1999

Play It to the Bone

as

Vince Boudreau

Money Train

1995

Money Train

as

Charlie

Grass

1999

Grass

as

Narrator (voice)

EDtv

1999

EDtv

as

Ray Pekurny

Kingpin

1996

Kingpin

as

Roy Munson

Management

2009

Management

as

Jango

Girl from the North Country

Girl from the North Country

as

Nick Laine

Triangle of Sadness

2022

Triangle of Sadness

as

The Captain

Seven Pounds

2008

Seven Pounds

as

Ezra Turner

TransSiberian

2008

TransSiberian

as

Roy

Doc Hollywood

1991

Doc Hollywood

as

Hank Gordon

No Country for Old Men

2007

No Country for Old Men

as

Carson Wells

Palmetto

1998

Palmetto

as

Harry Barber

Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

2021

Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story

as

Narrator (voice)

The Thin Red Line

1998

The Thin Red Line

as

Sgt. William Keck

Anger Management

2003

Anger Management

as

Galaxia / Security Guard Gary

A Prairie Home Companion

2006

A Prairie Home Companion

as

Dusty

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

2005

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

as

Kelly Ryan

The Walker

2007

The Walker

as

Carter Page III

The Big White

2005

The Big White

as

Raymond Barnell

Semi-Pro

2008

Semi-Pro

as

Monix

Go Further

2003

Go Further

as

Self

North Country

2005

North Country

as

Bill White

Battle in Seattle

2007

Battle in Seattle

as

Dale

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

2003

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

as

Host

The Messenger

2009

The Messenger

as

Tony Stone

Defendor

2009

Defendor

as

Arthur Poppington / Defendor

Surfer, Dude

2008

Surfer, Dude

as

Jack

2012

2009

2012

as

Charlie Frost

Wildcats

1986

Wildcats

as

Krushinski

Sleepwalking

2008

Sleepwalking

as

Randall

Welcome to Sarajevo

1997

Welcome to Sarajevo

as

Flynn

The Grand

2007

The Grand

as

One Eyed Jack Faro

The Sunchaser

1996

The Sunchaser

as

Dr. Michael Reynolds

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

as

Lou the Lamb

Sailing

Sailing

as

Nanking

2007

Nanking

as

Bob Wilson

Hempsters: Plant the Seed

2008

Hempsters: Plant the Seed

as

Himself

Zombieland

2009

Zombieland

as

Tallahassee

The Cowboy Way

1994

The Cowboy Way

as

Pepper Lewis

The Hunger Games

2012

The Hunger Games

as

Haymitch Abernathy

Friends with Benefits

2011

Friends with Benefits

as

Tommy Bollinger

Champions

2023

Champions

as

Marcus

Game Change

2012

Game Change

as

Steve Schmidt

Cool Blue

1990

Cool Blue

as

Dustin

Common Ground

2023

Common Ground

as

Self

Rampart

2011

Rampart

as

Dave Brown

Now You See Me

2013

Now You See Me

as

Merritt McKinney

Ethos

2011

Ethos

as

Host

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

1987

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim

as

Self

Ted & Venus

1991

Ted & Venus

as

Homeless Vietnam Veteran

Seven Psychopaths

2012

Seven Psychopaths

as

Charlie Costello

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

as

Haymitch Abernathy

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

2009

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days

as

Self

Raw for Life

2007

Raw for Life

as

Self

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

2012

How to Make Money Selling Drugs

as

Self

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

2011

The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique

as

Self

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

as

Self

Lips Like Sugar

Lips Like Sugar

as

John Carr

Bay Coven

1987

Bay Coven

as

Slater

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

as

Haymitch Abernathy

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

as

Haymitch Abernathy

The Outsider

2005

The Outsider

as

Self

Out of the Furnace

2013

Out of the Furnace

as

Harlan DeGroat

Last Breath

2025

Last Breath

as

Duncan Allcock

Free Birds

2013

Free Birds

as

Jake (voice)

David Blaine: Real or Magic

2013

David Blaine: Real or Magic

as

Self

Ella McCay

2025

Ella McCay

as

Suncoast

2024

Suncoast

as

Paul

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

2025

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

as

Merritt McKinney

Triple 9

2016

Triple 9

as

Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen

Now You See Me 2

2016

Now You See Me 2

as

Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney

The Men of Midway

2020

The Men of Midway

as

Self

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

2020

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

as

Self

Song for Someone

2015

Song for Someone

as

Aaron Brown

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

1990

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

as

The Duel

2016

The Duel

as

Abraham Brant

Wilson

2017

Wilson

as

Wilson

Killer Instinct

1988

Killer Instinct

as

Charlie Long

LBJ

2017

LBJ

as

Lyndon B. Johnson

L.A. Story

1991

L.A. Story

as

Harris' Boss (uncredited)

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

2022

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

as

Self

Fly Me to the Moon

2024

Fly Me to the Moon

as

Moe Berkus

The Edge of Seventeen

2016

The Edge of Seventeen

as

Mr. Bruner

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

as

Self

For Our Children

1993

For Our Children

as

Self

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

2023

Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

as

Self

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

as

Bill Willoughby

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

2012

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Glass Castle

2017

The Glass Castle

as

Rex Walls

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

War for the Planet of the Apes

as

The Colonel

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

as

Woody Boyd

The Electric State

2025

The Electric State

as

Mr. Peanut (voice)

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story

as

Tobias Beckett

Lost in London

2017

Lost in London

as

Woody Harrelson

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1999

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

as

Woody Harrelson

She's Having a Baby

1988

She's Having a Baby

as

Woody Harrelson (uncredited)

Harper Valley P.T.A.

1978

Harper Valley P.T.A.

as

Extra (uncredited)

This So-Called Disaster

2003

This So-Called Disaster

as

Taxi Driver

I'll Do Anything

1994

I'll Do Anything

as

Ground Zero Hero

True Believer

1989

True Believer

as

Man in Dodd's office

Welcome to Hollywood

1998

Welcome to Hollywood

as

Woody Harrelson

She Hate Me

2004

She Hate Me

as

Leland Powell

Shock and Awe

2017

Shock and Awe

as

Jonathan Landay

The Highwaymen

2019

The Highwaymen

as

Manny Gault

Zombieland: Double Tap

2019

Zombieland: Double Tap

as

Tallahassee

Midway

2019

Midway

as

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

2009

Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…

as

Self

Venom

2018

Venom

as

Cletus Kasady / Carnage

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

2008

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

as

Self

Breakthrough

2022

Breakthrough

as

Narrator (voice)

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

as

Cletus Kasady / Carnage

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

2006

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

as

Self / Luckman

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

2019

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"

as

Archie Bunker

The Origins of Ebbing

2018

The Origins of Ebbing

as

Self

Fruitloops

Fruitloops

as

Kate

2021

Kate

as

Varrick

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

2015

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

as

Self (Haymitch Abernathy)

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

2019

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"

as

Archie Bunker

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

as

Self

The Man from Toronto

2022

The Man from Toronto

as

The Man From Toronto

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

as

Self

Burma: It Can't Wait

2008

Burma: It Can't Wait

as

Divo

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

1990

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

as

Self

Kiss the Ground

2020

Kiss the Ground

as

Narrator (voice)

The Man with the Miraculous Hands

The Man with the Miraculous Hands

as

Felix Kersten

American Saint

2001

American Saint

as

Self

The Earth Day Special

1990

The Earth Day Special

as

Woody Boyd

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

2002

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

as

Narrator (voice)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as

Self

The Directors: Milos Forman

2000

The Directors: Milos Forman

as

Self

Animal Farm

2025

Animal Farm

as

Old Major (voice)

Cheers

Cheers

as

Woody Boyd

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Woody Boyd (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as

Spin City

Spin City

as

Tommy Dugan

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

Frasier

Frasier

as

Woody Boyd

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

as

Nathan

Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored

as

Self

Basketball: A Love Story

Basketball: A Love Story

as

Self (archive footage)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

True Detective

True Detective

as

Martin Hart

The Freak Brothers

The Freak Brothers

as

Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as

Woody Harrelson

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as

Self / Presenter

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as

Self

The Nineties

The Nineties

as

Self (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The Frame

The Frame

as

Haymitch Abernathy

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

as

Haymitch Abernathy (archive footage)

Dear John

Dear John

as

Richard

Brothers

Brothers

as

Woody Harrelson

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers

as

E. Howard Hunt

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as

Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

as

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as

Production

Lips Like Sugar

Lips Like Sugar

as

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

as

Champions

2023

Champions

as

Lost in London

2017

Lost in London

as

Sailing

Sailing

as

The Highwaymen

2019

The Highwaymen

as

True Detective

True Detective

as

White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers

as

Crew

The Panama Deception

1992

The Panama Deception

as

Directing

Lost in London

2017

Lost in London

as