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Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Director & actor · born 23 July 1961 · Midland, Texas, USA

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). 

Where to start: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

As director 1

As actor 134

TV shows 12

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Woody Harrelson movie?

By viewer score, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) at 8.1/10.

What are Woody Harrelson’s most popular movies?

The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Venom.

How many movies has Woody Harrelson made?

135 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 134 as actor.

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