Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. His performances in "Apollo 13" (1995), "The Truman Show" (1998), "Pollock" (2000) and "The Hours" (2002) earned him critical acclaim in addition to Academy Award nominations. Harris has appeared in several leading and supporting roles, such as in "Knightriders" (1981), "Creepshow" (1982), "The Right Stuff" (1983), "The Abyss" (1989), "Glengarry Glen Ross" (1992), "The Firm" (1993), "Nixon" (1995), "The Rock" (1996), "Stepmom" (1998), "A Beautiful Mind" (2001), "Enemy at the Gates" (2001), "A History of Violence" (2005), "Gone Baby Gone" (2007), "Snowpiercer" (2013), "Pain & Gain" (2013), "Run All Night" (2015) and "Mother!" (2017). In addition to directing "Pollock", Harris also directed the western "Appaloosa" (2008).