Jared Harris
Jared Harris
Jared Francis Harrisis an English actor, best known for his roles as Lane Pryce on the AMC drama series Mad Men and David Robert Jones on the Fox science-fiction series Fringe. He has also appeared in films like Igby Goes Down, The Rachel Papers, Lost in Space, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, Happiness, Mr. Deeds, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and Lincoln...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 August 1961
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It used to be that you could do these nuggets of a movie and it would attach itself in terms of credibility to your work and the style of work that you did, that people would be interested and curious about you and your work as an actor.
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I was beginning to think I was typecast in everyone's mind out there as a serial killer. I played a serial killer in one movie, I was the ghost of a serial killer in another and in a third, a computer-generated serial killer. The stage looks pretty good after those roles.
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I used to do lots of independent films and for a while I was very content living in New York City and doing independent movies and off-Broadway theater. I loved it, I had a really good time doing that, and I worked on a lot of projects that are very dear to my heart, both plays and films.
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I was stuck in boarding school when I was seven years old and I knew that the only way to get out was to go pass your exams, so I studied.
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I never lost an argument and my parents assumed I would be a lawyer. They cast me in that role.
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I thought if I went somewhere where I didn't know anybody and they didn't know me I could start all over again.
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I keep mementos from everything I've done. I've got my cab driver's license from 'Happiness.' I've got a pair of glasses and a belt buckle from playing John Lennon. I've got a pair of sunglasses from playing Andy Warhol... It's all in a box in the garage.
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You get ideas from other people all the time.
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I keep mementos from everything I've done.
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I was 17, and all I wanted to do was to get away from England and the awful, boring boarding schools I'd been going to there. The last one was taught by monks, and I couldn't wait to get out.
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People are fascinated by evil because it's mysterious and it doesn't seem to have a rational behind it.
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I've done quite a lot of dying on shows and in movies. To have a good death scene though - come on, it's brilliant. I love a good death scene!
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I wasn't aware of my dad being an actor when I was young. I remember there was an Australian children's entertainer on television called Ralph Harris and when I'd say my father was an actor, kids would say, you know, 'oh, is he Ralph Harris?' And I had to say no and then they would lose interest.
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Marriages had different meanings back then than they do now, they were used to cement agreements between families, business deals and things like that. The idea of marriages being arranged for love is some sort of modern idea, really.