Woody Harrelson
Acting

Woody Harrelson

July 23, 1961 (64 years old) Midland, Texas, USA

Also known as: Woodrow Tracy Harrelson

Biography

Woodrow Tracy “Woody” Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is a European-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

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

2012

2012

2009 • Movie

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

2007 • Movie

Movie Credits (59)

Acting

2009

2012

as Charlie Frost

2007

No Country for Old Men

as Carson Wells

1996

Kingpin

as Roy Munson

1993

Indecent Proposal

as David Murphy

1998

The Thin Red Line

as Sgt. William Keck

2003

Anger Management

as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary

1997

Welcome to Sarajevo

as Flynn

1994

Natural Born Killers

as Mickey Knox

2008

Seven Pounds

as Ezra Turner

2022

Triangle of Sadness

as The Captain

2010

Bunraku

as The Bartender

1995

Money Train

as Charlie

1997

Wag the Dog

as Sergeant William Schumann

1992

White Men Can't Jump

as Billy Hoyle

2009

Management

as Jango

2005

North Country

as Bill White

2004

After the Sunset

as Stan Lloyd

1998

Palmetto

as Harry Barber

2008

Semi-Pro

as Monix

1986

Wildcats

as Krushinski

Crew

Lips Like Sugar

Producer

2022

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Executive Producer

2023

Champions

Executive Producer

2017

Lost in London

Director

2017

Lost in London

Writer

2017

Lost in London

Producer

Sailing

Producer

2019

The Highwaymen

Executive Producer

2026

Animal Farm

Executive Producer

TV Credits (38)

Acting

1989

The Simpsons

as Woody Boyd (voice)

1 episodes

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

2 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2 episodes

2014

True Detective

as Martin Hart

8 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

1 episodes

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Woody Harrelson

1 episodes

1993

Frasier

as Woody Boyd

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

5 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

2 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

1982

Cheers

as Woody Boyd

200 episodes

1998

Will & Grace

as Nathan

8 episodes

2015

Hot Ones

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

2014

True Detective

Executive Producer

2023

White House Plumbers

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 23, 1961 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Midland, Texas, USA
Popularity
4.2

Career Stats

59
Movies
38
TV Shows