Woody Harrelson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 23, 1961
- Birthplace
- 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). 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).
Filmography
- Armadillo World Headquarters
Armadillo World Headquarters TBA
Executive Producer
- Summer of Roses
Summer of Roses TBA
as Thomas, Executive Producer
- The Cackling of the Dodos
The Cackling of the Dodos TBA
Actor, Executive Producer
- The Man with the Miraculous Hands
The Man with the Miraculous Hands TBA
as Felix Kersten
- Fruitloops
Fruitloops TBA
Actor
- Lips Like Sugar
Lips Like Sugar TBA
as John Carr, Producer
Robert Richardson: The White Devil 2026
as Self
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping 2026
as Haymitch Abernathy
- Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie
Darius Rucker: They Called Me Hootie 2026
as Self
Full Phil 2026
as Philip Doom
Groundswell 2026
as Narrator (voice)
Animal Farm 2026
as Boxer (voice), Executive Producer
Ella McCay 2025
as Eddie McCay
Now You See Me: Now You Don't 2025
as Merritt McKinney
Kuleana 2025
as Narrator (voice)
The Electric State 2025
as Mr. Peanut (voice)
Last Breath 2025
as Duncan Allcock
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 2025
as Self
Fly Me to the Moon 2024
as Moe Berkus
Suncoast 2024
as Paul
Common Ground 2023
as Self
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short 2023
as Self
Champions 2023
as Marcus, Executive Producer
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022
Executive Producer
The Man from Toronto 2022
as The Man from Toronto
Triangle of Sadness 2022
as The Captain
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon 2022
as Self
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story 2021
as Narrator (voice)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage 2021
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Kate 2021
as Varrick
Kiss the Ground 2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission 2020
as Self
- The Men of Midway
The Men of Midway 2020
as Self
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" 2019
as Archie Bunker
Midway 2019
as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Zombieland: Double Tap 2019
as Tallahassee
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" 2019
as Archie Bunker
The Highwaymen 2019
as Manny Gault, Executive Producer
Breakthrough 2019
as Narrator (voice)
Venom 2018
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage
The Origins of Ebbing 2018
as Self
Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018
as Tobias Beckett
Shock and Awe 2017
as Jonathan Landay
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017
as Willoughby
LBJ 2017
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Glass Castle 2017
as Rex Walls
War for the Planet of the Apes 2017
as The Colonel
Wilson 2017
as Wilson
Lost in London 2017
as Woody Harrelson, Producer, Director, Writer
The Edge of Seventeen 2016
as Mr. Bruner
The Duel 2016
as Abraham Brant
Now You See Me 2 2016
as Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 2016
as Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows 2016
as Self
Triple 9 2016
as Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 2015
as Haymitch Abernathy
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 2015
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 2014
as Haymitch Abernathy
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2014
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
David Blaine: Real or Magic 2013
as Self
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
as Haymitch Abernathy
Out of the Furnace 2013
as Harlan DeGroat
Free Birds 2013
as Jake (voice)
Now You See Me 2013
as Merritt McKinney
Seven Psychopaths 2012
as Charlie Costello
How to Make Money Selling Drugs 2012
as Self
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games 2012
as Self - Haymitch Abernathy
The Hunger Games 2012
as Haymitch Abernathy
Who Bombed Judi Bari? 2012
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Game Change 2012
as Steve Schmidt
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis 2011
as Self
Rampart 2011
as Dave Brown
Friends with Benefits 2011
as Tommy Bollinger
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique 2011
as Self
Ethos 2011
as Host
Bunraku 2010
as The Bartender
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective 2010
as Self
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic 2010
as Self
The Messenger 2009
as Tony Stone
2012 2009
as Charlie Frost
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You… 2009
as Self
Zombieland 2009
as Tallahassee
Defendor 2009
as Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Management 2009
as Jango
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days 2009
as Self
Seven Pounds 2008
as Ezra
- The Hempire Strikes Back
The Hempire Strikes Back 2008
as Self
Surfer, Dude 2008
as Jack
Hempsters: Plant the Seed 2008
as Himself
- Burma: It Can't Wait
Burma: It Can't Wait 2008
as Divo
Sleepwalking 2008
as Randall
Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary 2008
as Self
Semi-Pro 2008
as Monix
TransSiberian 2008
as Roy
No Country for Old Men 2007
as Carson Wells
Raw for Life 2007
as Self
Battle in Seattle 2007
as Dale
The Grand 2007
as One Eyed Jack Faro
The Walker 2007
as Carter Page III
Nanking 2007
as Bob Wilson
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales 2006
as Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' 2006
as Self / Luckman
A Scanner Darkly 2006
as Ernie Luckman
A Prairie Home Companion 2006
as Dusty
The Outsider 2005
as Self
The Big White 2005
as Raymond Barnell
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio 2005
as Kelly Ryan
North Country 2005
as Bill White
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin 2004
as Self
After the Sunset 2004
as Stan Lloyd
She Hate Me 2004
as Leland Powell
Scorched 2003
as Jason 'Woods' Valley
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special 2003
as Self - Host
Anger Management 2003
as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Go Further 2003
as Self
This So-Called Disaster 2003
as Taxi Driver
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film 2002
as Narrator (voice)
American Saint 2001
as Self
The Directors: Milos Forman 2000
as Self
Play It to the Bone 1999
as Vince Boudreau
Grass 1999
as Narrator (voice)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999
as Woody Harrelson
EDtv 1999
as Ray Pekurny
The Hi-Lo Country 1998
as Big Boy Matson
The Thin Red Line 1998
as Sgt. William Keck
Palmetto 1998
as Harry Barber
Wag the Dog 1997
as Sergeant William Schumann
Welcome to Sarajevo 1997
as Flynn
The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996
as Larry Flynt
Kingpin 1996
as Roy Munson
The Sunchaser 1996
as Dr. Michael Reynolds
Money Train 1995
as Charlie
Natural Born Killers 1994
as Mickey Knox
The Cowboy Way 1994
as Pepper Lewis
I'll Do Anything 1994
as Ground Zero Hero
Indecent Proposal 1993
as David Murphy
For Our Children 1993
as Self
The Panama Deception 1992
Thanks
White Men Can't Jump 1992
as Billy Hoyle
Ted & Venus 1991
as Homeless Vietnam Veteran
Doc Hollywood 1991
as Hank Gordon
L.A. Story 1991
as Harris' Boss (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? 1990
Actor
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration 1990
as Woody Boyd
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme 1990
as Lou the Lamb
The Earth Day Special 1990
as Woody Boyd
Cool Blue 1990
as Dustin
True Believer 1989
as Man in Dodd's office
Killer Instinct 1988
as Charlie Long
Mickey's 60th Birthday 1988
as Woody Boyd
She's Having a Baby 1988
as Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim 1987
as Self
Bay Coven 1987
as Slater
Wildcats 1986
as Krushinski
Harper Valley P.T.A. 1978
as Extra (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.