Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.
Harrelson 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 a total of five nominations. He went on to receive three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for both The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Harrelson was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Marty Hart in the crime anthology series True Detective (2014).
Known For
War for the Planet of the Apes
(2017)
The Colonel
Venom
(2018)
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Kate
(2021)
Varrick
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
(2014)
Haymitch Abernathy
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Now You See Me
(2013)
Merritt McKinney
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
(2015)
Haymitch Abernathy
Now You See Me 2
(2016)
Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
2012
(2009)
Charlie Frost
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Haymitch Abernathy
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Carson Wells
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
(1999)
Woody Harrelson
Midway
(2019)
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Zombieland
(2009)
Tallahassee
Zombieland: Double Tap
(2019)
Tallahassee
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(2018)
Tobias Beckett
Full Filmography
Acting
Harper Valley P.T.A.
(1978)
Extra (uncredited)
Wildcats
(1986)
Krushinski
Bay Coven
(1987)
Slater
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
(1987)
Self
Killer Instinct
(1988)
Charlie Long
Mickey's 60th Birthday
(1988)
Woody Boyd
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
True Believer
(1989)
Man in Dodd's office
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
(1990)
Lou the Lamb
Cool Blue
(1990)
Dustin
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
(1990)
Self
The Earth Day Special
(1990)
Woody Boyd
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
(1990)
Doc Hollywood
(1991)
Hank Gordon
Ted & Venus
(1991)
Homeless Vietnam Veteran
L.A. Story
(1991)
Harris' Boss (uncredited)
White Men Can't Jump
(1992)
Billy Hoyle
Indecent Proposal
(1993)
David Murphy
Natural Born Killers
(1994)
Mickey Knox
I'll Do Anything
(1994)
Ground Zero Hero
The Cowboy Way
(1994)
Pepper Lewis
Money Train
(1995)
Charlie
The People vs. Larry Flynt
(1996)
Larry Flynt
Kingpin
(1996)
Roy Munson
The Sunchaser
(1996)
Dr. Michael Reynolds
Wag the Dog
(1997)
Sergeant William Schumann
Welcome to Sarajevo
(1997)
Flynn
The Hi-Lo Country
(1998)
Big Boy Matson
Palmetto
(1998)
Harry Barber
The Thin Red Line
(1998)
Sgt. William Keck
Welcome to Hollywood
(1998)
Woody Harrelson
Play It to the Bone
(1999)
Vince Boudreau
Grass
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
Edtv
(1999)
Ray Pekurny
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
(1999)
Woody Harrelson
American Saint
(2001)
Self
Anger Management
(2003)
Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Go Further
(2003)
Self
Scorched
(2003)
Jason 'Woods' Valley
This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs "The Late Henry Moss"
(2003)
Taxi Driver
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
(2003)
Host
After the Sunset
(2004)
Stan Lloyd
She Hate Me
(2004)
Leland Powell
North Country
(2005)
Bill White
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
(2005)
Kelly Ryan
The Big White
(2005)
Raymond Barnell
The Outsider
(2005)
Self
A Scanner Darkly
(2006)
Ernie Luckman
A Prairie Home Companion
(2006)
Dusty
Free Jimmy
(2006)
Roy Arnie (voice)
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
(2006)
Self / Luckman
No Country for Old Men
(2007)
Carson Wells
Battle in Seattle
(2007)
Dale
The Walker
(2007)
Carter Page III
The Grand
(2007)
One Eyed Jack Faro
Nanking
(2007)
Bob Wilson
Raw for Life
(2007)
Self
Seven Pounds
(2008)
Ezra Turner
TransSiberian
(2008)
Roy
Semi-Pro
(2008)
Monix
Surfer, Dude
(2008)
Jack
Sleepwalking
(2008)
Randall
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
(2008)
Himself
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
(2008)
Self
Burma: It Can't Wait
(2008)
Divo
Management
(2009)
Jango
The Messenger
(2009)
Tony Stone
Defendor
(2009)
Arthur Poppington / Defendor
2012
(2009)
Charlie Frost
Zombieland
(2009)
Tallahassee
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
(2009)
Self
Miloš Forman - What Doesn't Kill You…
(2009)
Self
Bunraku
(2010)
The Bartender
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
(2010)
Self
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
(2010)
Self
Friends with Benefits
(2011)
Tommy Bollinger
Rampart
(2011)
Dave Brown
Ethos
(2011)
Host
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
(2011)
Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
(2011)
Self
The Hunger Games
(2012)
Haymitch Abernathy
Game Change
(2012)
Steve Schmidt
Seven Psychopaths
(2012)
Charlie Costello
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
(2012)
Self
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
(2012)
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Now You See Me
(2013)
Merritt McKinney
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Haymitch Abernathy
Out of the Furnace
(2013)
Harlan DeGroat
Free Birds
(2013)
Jake (voice)
David Blaine: Real or Magic
(2013)
Self
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
(2014)
Haymitch Abernathy
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2014)
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
(2015)
Haymitch Abernathy
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
(2015)
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Song for Someone
(2015)
Aaron Brown
Triple 9
(2016)
Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
Now You See Me 2
(2016)
Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
(2016)
Self
The Duel
(2016)
Abraham Brant
The Edge of Seventeen
(2016)
Mr. Bruner
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
(2016)
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Wilson
(2017)
Wilson
LBJ
(2017)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
(2017)
Bill Willoughby
The Glass Castle
(2017)
Rex Walls
War for the Planet of the Apes
(2017)
The Colonel
Lost in London
(2017)
Woody Harrelson
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(2018)
Tobias Beckett
Shock and Awe
(2018)
Jonathan Landay
Venom
(2018)
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
The Origins of Ebbing
(2018)
Self
The Highwaymen
(2019)
Manny Gault
Zombieland: Double Tap
(2019)
Tallahassee
Midway
(2019)
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
(2019)
Archie Bunker
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
(2019)
Archie Bunker
Kiss the Ground
(2020)
Narrator (voice)
The Men of Midway
(2020)
Self
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
(2020)
Self
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Kate
(2021)
Varrick
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
(2021)
Narrator (voice)
Breakthrough
(2022)
Narrator (voice)
The Man from Toronto
(2022)
The Man From Toronto
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
(2022)
Self
Triangle of Sadness
(2022)
Thomas, The Captain
Champions
(2023)
Marcus
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
(2023)
Hank Gordon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Common Ground
(2023)
Suncoast
(2024)
Paul
Fly Me to the Moon
(2024)
Moe Berkus
Directing
Writing
Production