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).
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Known For
Ella McCay
2025
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Merritt McKinney
2025
Last Breath
Duncan Allcock
2025
Suncoast
Paul
2024
Common Ground
Self
2023
Triangle of Sadness
The Captain
2022
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
Narrator (voice)
2021
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson
2017
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2016
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Haymitch Abernathy
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Haymitch Abernathy
2014
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2014
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Haymitch Abernathy
2013
Out of the Furnace
Harlan DeGroat
2013
Free Birds
Jake (voice)
2013
Now You See Me
Merritt McKinney
2013
Seven Psychopaths
Charlie Costello
2012
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Self
2012
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2012
The Hunger Games
Haymitch Abernathy
2012
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
2011
Friends with Benefits
Tommy Bollinger
2011
Bunraku
The Bartender
2010
The Messenger
Tony Stone
2009
2012
Charlie Frost
2009
Defendor
Arthur Poppington / Defendor
2009
Management
Jango
2009
Seven Pounds
Ezra Turner
2008
Surfer, Dude
Jack
2008
Sleepwalking
Randall
2008
Semi-Pro
Monix
2008
TransSiberian
Roy
2008
Battle in Seattle
Dale
2007
No Country for Old Men
Carson Wells
2007
The Grand
One Eyed Jack Faro
2007
The Walker
Carter Page III
2007
A Scanner Darkly
Ernie Luckman
2006
A Prairie Home Companion
Dusty
2006
The Big White
Raymond Barnell
2005
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Kelly Ryan
2005
North Country
Bill White
2005
After the Sunset
Stan Lloyd
2004
Scorched
Jason 'Woods' Valley
2003
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Host
2003
Anger Management
Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
2003
Go Further
Self
2003
Play It to the Bone
Vince Boudreau
1999
Grass
Narrator (voice)
1999
EDtv
Ray Pekurny
1999
The Hi-Lo Country
Big Boy Matson
1998
The Thin Red Line
Sgt. William Keck
1998
Palmetto
Harry Barber
1998
Wag the Dog
Sergeant William Schumann
1997
Welcome to Sarajevo
Flynn
1997
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Larry Flynt
1996
Kingpin
Roy Munson
1996
Money Train
Charlie
1995
Natural Born Killers
Mickey Knox
1994
Indecent Proposal
David Murphy
1993
White Men Can't Jump
Billy Hoyle
1992
Girl from the North Country
Nick Laine
The Sunchaser
Dr. Michael Reynolds
1996
Doc Hollywood
Hank Gordon
1991
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Lou the Lamb
1990
Sailing
Champions
Marcus
2023
The Men of Midway
Self
2020
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
Self
2020
Wilson
Wilson
2017
The Duel
Abraham Brant
2016
Now You See Me 2
Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
2016
Triple 9
Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
2016
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
2013
Game Change
Steve Schmidt
2012
Rampart
Dave Brown
2011
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
Self
2011
Ethos
Host
2011
Zombieland
Tallahassee
2009
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Self
2009
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
Himself
2008
Raw for Life
Self
2007
Nanking
Bob Wilson
2007
The Outsider
Self
2005
The Cowboy Way
Pepper Lewis
1994
Ted & Venus
Homeless Vietnam Veteran
1991
Cool Blue
Dustin
1990
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Self
1987
Lips Like Sugar
John Carr
The Electric State
Mr. Peanut (voice)
2025
Fly Me to the Moon
Moe Berkus
2024
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Self
2023
The Man from Toronto
The Man From Toronto
2022
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
2022
Breakthrough
Narrator (voice)
2022
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
2021
Kate
Varrick
2021
Kiss the Ground
Narrator (voice)
2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Archie Bunker
2019
Midway
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
Tallahassee
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Archie Bunker
2019
The Highwaymen
Manny Gault
2019
Venom
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
2018
The Origins of Ebbing
Self
2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Tobias Beckett
2018
Shock and Awe
Jonathan Landay
2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Bill Willoughby
2017
The Glass Castle
Rex Walls
2017
War for the Planet of the Apes
The Colonel
2017
Lost in London
Woody Harrelson
2017
The Edge of Seventeen
Mr. Bruner
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2015
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self
2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self
2010
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Self
2009
Burma: It Can't Wait
Divo
2008
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
2008
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self / Luckman
2006
She Hate Me
Leland Powell
2004
This So-Called Disaster
Taxi Driver
2003
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Woody Harrelson
1999
Welcome to Hollywood
Woody Harrelson
1998
I'll Do Anything
Ground Zero Hero
1994
For Our Children
Self
1993
L.A. Story
Harris' Boss (uncredited)
1991
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Self
1990
True Believer
Man in Dodd's office
1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Woody Boyd
1988
She's Having a Baby
Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
1988
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Extra (uncredited)
1978
Fruitloops
The Man with the Miraculous Hands
Felix Kersten
Animal Farm
Boxer (voice)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self
2025
White House Plumbers
E. Howard Hunt · (5 episodes)
2023
The Freak Brothers
Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice) · (16 episodes)
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2018
The Nineties
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
True Detective
Martin Hart · (8 episodes)
2014
The Frame
Haymitch Abernathy · (1 episode)
2013
Honest Trailers
Haymitch Abernathy (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
2006
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Narrator (voice)
2002
American Saint
Self
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Woody Harrelson · (1 episode)
2000
The Directors: Milos Forman
Self
2000
Will & Grace
Nathan · (8 episodes)
1998
Frasier
Woody Boyd · (1 episode)
1993
HBO First Look
(1 episode)
1992
The Earth Day Special
Woody Boyd
1990
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Self (archive footage)
Spin City
Tommy Dugan · (1 episode)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
(2 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1992
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
1990
The Simpsons
Woody Boyd (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Killer Instinct
Charlie Long
1988
Dear John
Richard · (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
Bay Coven
Slater
1987
Wildcats
Krushinski
1986
Cheers
Woody Boyd · (200 episodes)
1982
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (5 episodes)
1975
Brothers
Woody Harrelson · (1 episode)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self · (1 episode)
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Oscars
Self · (3 episodes)
1953