Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

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.

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Filmography

2025

Last Breath
Last Breath
as Duncan Allcock
Movie - Released: 2/27/2025
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
Movie - Released: 12/12/2025
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
as Merritt McKinney
Movie - Released: 11/12/2025
The Electric State
The Electric State
as Mr. Peanut (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/7/2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/27/2025
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
as Old Major (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/9/2025

2024

Suncoast
Suncoast
as Paul
Movie - Released: 2/2/2024
Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon
as Moe Berkus
Movie - Released: 7/10/2024

2023

Champions
Champions
as Marcus
Movie - Released: 3/9/2023
Common Ground
Common Ground
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/29/2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/11/2023
White House Plumbers
White House Plumbers
as E. Howard Hunt
TV - Released: 5/1/2023

2022

Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness
as The Captain
Movie - Released: 9/18/2022
Breakthrough
Breakthrough
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/19/2022
The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto
as The Man From Toronto
Movie - Released: 12/23/2022

2021

Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/9/2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Movie - Released: 9/30/2021
Kate
Kate
as Varrick
Movie - Released: 9/10/2021
The Freak Brothers
The Freak Brothers
as Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice)
TV - Released: 11/14/2021

2020

Movie
The Men of Midway
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/18/2020
Movie
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/18/2020
Kiss the Ground
Kiss the Ground
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/22/2020

2019

The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen
as Manny Gault
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap
as Tallahassee
Movie - Released: 10/9/2019
Midway
Midway
as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Movie - Released: 11/6/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story
as Tobias Beckett
Movie - Released: 5/15/2018
Venom
Venom
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Movie - Released: 9/28/2018
The Origins of Ebbing
The Origins of Ebbing
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/25/2018
Basketball: A Love Story
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 9/18/2018

2017

Wilson
Wilson
as Wilson
Movie - Released: 3/24/2017
LBJ
LBJ
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Movie - Released: 11/3/2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
as Bill Willoughby
Movie - Released: 12/1/2017
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle
as Rex Walls
Movie - Released: 8/11/2017
War for the Planet of the Apes
War for the Planet of the Apes
as The Colonel
Movie - Released: 7/11/2017
Lost in London
Lost in London
as Woody Harrelson
Movie - Released: 1/19/2017
Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe
as Jonathan Landay
Movie - Released: 12/9/2017
The Nineties
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 7/9/2017

2016

Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
as Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Movie - Released: 3/22/2016
Triple 9
Triple 9
as Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
Movie - Released: 2/19/2016
Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2
as Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Movie - Released: 6/2/2016
The Duel
The Duel
as Abraham Brant
Movie - Released: 6/24/2016
The Edge of Seventeen
The Edge of Seventeen
as Mr. Bruner
Movie - Released: 11/18/2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/21/2016

2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Haymitch Abernathy
Movie - Released: 11/18/2015
Song for Someone
Song for Someone
as Aaron Brown
Movie - Released: 7/12/2015
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Movie - Released: 3/6/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV - Released: 9/8/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2015

2014

Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Movie - Released: 3/7/2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Haymitch Abernathy
Movie - Released: 11/19/2014
True Detective
True Detective
as Martin Hart
TV - Released: 1/12/2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014

2013

Now You See Me
Now You See Me
as Merritt McKinney
Movie - Released: 5/29/2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Haymitch Abernathy
Movie - Released: 11/15/2013
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace
as Harlan DeGroat
Movie - Released: 11/12/2013
Free Birds
Free Birds
as Jake (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/30/2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/19/2013
The Frame
The Frame
as Haymitch Abernathy
TV - Released: 4/9/2013

2012

The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Movie - Released: 8/18/2012
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
as Haymitch Abernathy
Movie - Released: 3/12/2012
Game Change
Game Change
as Steve Schmidt
Movie - Released: 2/28/2012
Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths
as Charlie Costello
Movie - Released: 10/12/2012
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/7/2012
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/2/2012
Honest Trailers
Honest Trailers
as Haymitch Abernathy (archive footage)
TV - Released: 2/13/2012

2011

Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits
as Tommy Bollinger
Movie - Released: 7/21/2011
Rampart
Rampart
as Dave Brown
Movie - Released: 11/23/2011
Ethos
Ethos
as Host
Movie - Released: 2/10/2011
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/1/2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/17/2011

2010

Bunraku
Bunraku
as The Bartender
Movie - Released: 9/1/2010
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/2/2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/2/2010

2009

Management
Management
as Jango
Movie - Released: 2/8/2009
The Messenger
The Messenger
as Tony Stone
Movie - Released: 11/13/2009
Defendor
Defendor
as Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Movie - Released: 9/12/2009
2012
2012
as Charlie Frost
Movie - Released: 10/10/2009
Zombieland
Zombieland
as Tallahassee
Movie - Released: 10/2/2009
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/1/2009
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/8/2009

2008

Seven Pounds
Seven Pounds
as Ezra Turner
Movie - Released: 12/18/2008
TransSiberian
TransSiberian
as Roy
Movie - Released: 1/18/2008
Semi-Pro
Semi-Pro
as Monix
Movie - Released: 2/28/2008
Surfer, Dude
Surfer, Dude
as Jack
Movie - Released: 9/5/2008
Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking
as Randall
Movie - Released: 3/14/2008
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
as Himself
Movie - Released: 5/25/2008
Movie
Burma: It Can't Wait
as Divo
Movie - Released: 5/2/2008

2007

No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
as Carson Wells
Movie - Released: 6/13/2007
The Walker
The Walker
as Carter Page III
Movie - Released: 2/13/2007
Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle
as Dale
Movie - Released: 9/7/2007
The Grand
The Grand
as One Eyed Jack Faro
Movie - Released: 6/7/2007
Nanking
Nanking
as Bob Wilson
Movie - Released: 2/10/2007
Raw for Life
Raw for Life
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/16/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly
as Ernie Luckman
Movie - Released: 7/7/2006
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
as Dusty
Movie - Released: 6/1/2006
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
as Self / Luckman
Movie - Released: 12/19/2006

2005

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
as Kelly Ryan
Movie - Released: 9/28/2005
The Big White
The Big White
as Raymond Barnell
Movie - Released: 10/27/2005
North Country
North Country
as Bill White
Movie - Released: 2/12/2005
The Outsider
The Outsider
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/4/2005

2004

After the Sunset
After the Sunset
as Stan Lloyd
Movie - Released: 11/12/2004
She Hate Me
She Hate Me
as Leland Powell
Movie - Released: 7/30/2004

2003

Scorched
Scorched
as Jason 'Woods' Valley
Movie - Released: 5/17/2003
Anger Management
Anger Management
as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Movie - Released: 4/11/2003
Go Further
Go Further
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/7/2003
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
as Host
Movie - Released: 4/29/2003
This So-Called Disaster
This So-Called Disaster
as Taxi Driver
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV - Released: 1/26/2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
TV - Released: 6/4/2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
TV - Released: 2/21/2003

2002

Movie
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/2/2002

2001

American Saint
American Saint
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/18/2001

2000

The Directors: Milos Forman
The Directors: Milos Forman
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/1/2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Woody Harrelson
TV - Released: 10/15/2000

1999

Play It to the Bone
Play It to the Bone
as Vince Boudreau
Movie - Released: 12/25/1999
Grass
Grass
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/15/1999
EDtv
EDtv
as Ray Pekurny
Movie - Released: 3/26/1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as Woody Harrelson
Movie - Released: 6/8/1999

1998

The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
as Big Boy Matson
Movie - Released: 12/30/1998
Palmetto
Palmetto
as Harry Barber
Movie - Released: 2/20/1998
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line
as Sgt. William Keck
Movie - Released: 12/23/1998
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood
as Woody Harrelson
Movie - Released: 10/1/1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Nathan
TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog
as Sergeant William Schumann
Movie - Released: 12/25/1997
Welcome to Sarajevo
Welcome to Sarajevo
as Flynn
Movie - Released: 5/9/1997

1996

The People vs. Larry Flynt
The People vs. Larry Flynt
as Larry Flynt
Movie - Released: 12/25/1996
Kingpin
Kingpin
as Roy Munson
Movie - Released: 7/4/1996
The Sunchaser
The Sunchaser
as Dr. Michael Reynolds
Movie - Released: 5/29/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
Spin City
Spin City
as Tommy Dugan
TV - Released: 9/17/1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996

1995

Money Train
Money Train
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 11/21/1995

1994

Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers
as Mickey Knox
Movie - Released: 8/26/1994
The Cowboy Way
The Cowboy Way
as Pepper Lewis
Movie - Released: 6/3/1994
I'll Do Anything
I'll Do Anything
as Ground Zero Hero
Movie - Released: 2/4/1994

1993

Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal
as David Murphy
Movie - Released: 4/7/1993
For Our Children
For Our Children
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/16/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Woody Boyd
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1992

White Men Can't Jump
White Men Can't Jump
as Billy Hoyle
Movie - Released: 3/27/1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Presenter
TV - Released: 6/10/1992
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
TV - Released: 6/12/1992

1991

Doc Hollywood
Doc Hollywood
as Hank Gordon
Movie - Released: 8/2/1991
Ted & Venus
Ted & Venus
as Homeless Vietnam Veteran
Movie - Released: 8/8/1991
L.A. Story
L.A. Story
as Harris' Boss (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/8/1991

1990

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Lou the Lamb
Movie - Released: 5/19/1990
Cool Blue
Cool Blue
as Dustin
Movie - Released: 2/27/1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/1/1990
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special
as Woody Boyd
Movie - Released: 4/22/1990

1989

True Believer
True Believer
as Man in Dodd's office
Movie - Released: 2/17/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Woody Boyd (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
as Charlie Long
Movie - Released: 11/22/1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Woody Boyd
Movie - Released: 11/13/1988
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby
as Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV - Released: 9/5/1988
Dear John
Dear John
as Richard
TV - Released: 10/6/1988

1987

Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/5/1987
Bay Coven
Bay Coven
as Slater
Movie - Released: 10/25/1987

1986

Wildcats
Wildcats
as Krushinski
Movie - Released: 2/14/1986

1982

Cheers
Cheers
as Woody Boyd
TV - Released: 9/30/1982

1978

Harper Valley P.T.A.
Harper Valley P.T.A.
as Extra (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/2/1978

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TV - Released: 10/11/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

Unknown

Girl from the North Country
Girl from the North Country
as Nick Laine
Movie
Movie
Sailing
Movie
Lips Like Sugar
Lips Like Sugar
as John Carr
Movie
Movie
Fruitloops
Movie
Movie
The Man with the Miraculous Hands
as Felix Kersten
Movie
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self (archive footage)
Movie
TV
Brothers
as Woody Harrelson
TV