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Woody Harrelson

Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor, activist, and playwright. He is a doubleAcademy Award nominee, seven time Emmy Award nominee and one time winner.

His breakout role came in 1985, joining the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd, for which he earned five Emmy Award nominations (one win). Some notable film characters include basketball hustler Billy Hoyle in White Men Can't Jump, one-handed bowler Roy Munson in Kingpin, serial killer Mickey Knox in Natural Born Killers, magazine publisher Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt, and country singer Dusty in A Prairie Home Companion.

For The People vs. Larry Flynt and The Messenger, Harrelson earned Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. In 2014, he starred in the HBO crime drama True Detective with Matthew McConaughey.

Known For

Credits

Cast Credits

White House Plumbers (2023)
Starring as E. Howard Hunt (5 episodes)
The Freak Brothers (2021)
Starring as Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (12 episodes)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (2 episodes)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (2 episodes)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (2 episodes)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (2 episodes)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
True Detective (2014)
Starring as Det. Martin Hart (8 episodes)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
The One Show (2006)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (2 episodes)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (2 episodes)
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (2005)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (3 episodes)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
Will & Grace (1998)
Guest starring as Nathan (8 episodes)
Spin City (1996)
Guest starring as Tommy Dugan
Frasier (1993)
Guest starring as Woody Boyd
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (4 episodes)
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Wood
Dear John... (1988)
Guest starring as Richard
Cheers (1982)
Starring as Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd (201 episodes)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (2 episodes)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (5 episodes)
Guest starring as Joe Biden (2 episodes)
Brother from Another Mother ()
Starring as Woody Harrelson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (4 episodes)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Woody Harrelson (2 episodes)

Crew Credits

White House Plumbers (2023)
Show crew as Executive Producer
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
Show crew as Executive Producer
The Freak Brothers (2021)
Show crew as Executive Producer
True Detective (2014)
Show crew as Executive Producer (8 episodes)
Brother from Another Mother ()
Show crew as Executive Producer
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