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