Ed Harris In addition to directing "Pollock", Harris also directed the western "Appaloosa" (2008). In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries "Empire Falls" (2005) and as United States Senator John McCain in the television movie "Game Change" (2012), the latter of which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He currently stars as the Man in Black in the HBO science fiction-western series "Westworld" (2016–present), for which he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Harris was
Ed Harris (playwright) drama and comedy. His first radio play, "Porshia", was produced in 2007 and starred Robert Webb Harris' first play, "Never Ever After", was shortlisted for the Meyer-Whitworth Award in 2008. His first major play, "Mongrel Island", was commissioned by Soho Theatre and opened Steve Marmion’s first season as Artistic Director in July 2011. It was later produced in Mexico City in 2014 as "Perro Sin Raza", directed by Fernando Rozvar. Harris' "The Cow Play" was revived for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His first play for children, "What The Thunder Said", won the Writers' Guild Award for Best Children’s Play 2017.