Neil Patrick Harris 1973 52
Neil Patrick Harris 1973 52
Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout his career, including a Tony Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for a Grammy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
On television, he is known for playing the title character on the ABC series Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, as well as Barney Stinson on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf on the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019).
Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) and a fictional version of himself in the Harold & Kumar film series (2004–2011). His other films include Starship Troopers (1997), Beastly (2011), The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and Gone Girl (2014).
In 2010, Harris won two awards at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Glee, and Outstanding Special Class Program for hosting the Tony Awards in 2009; he has won the latter award three additional times for hosting the show in 2011, 2012, and 2013. He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2013, and hosted the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, thus making him the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards. In 2014, he starred in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.
Harris was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. He is married to David Burtka. In 2010, they had twins via surrogacy.
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2025 Sunny Dancer
2024 Doctor Who at the Proms as The Toymaker (archive footage)
2024 Group Therapy
2023 Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as The Toymaker (archive footage)
2023 Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids as Narrator (voice) Executive Producer
2022 Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium as Self
2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent as Richard Fink
2021 The Matrix Resurrections as The Analyst
2021 8-Bit Christmas as Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator
2021 Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker as J.C. Leyendecker (voice)
2019 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional as Narrator
2019 Revolution Rent Executive Producer
2019 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self - Host
2019 Dads as Self
2019 Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2019 Wig as Self Producer
2018 Mickey’s 90th Spectacular as Self
2018 Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute as Self
2017 Downsizing as Jeff Lonowski
2017 The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2016 Neil Patrick Harris: Circus Awesomeus as Host / Himself
2015 In Their Own Words: Jim Henson as Self - Actor
2014 Gone Girl as Desi Collings
2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West as Foy
2014 Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear as Steve the Monkey (voice)
2014 Steve's First Bath as Steve (voice)
2013 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade as Host
2013 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Steve (voice)
2013 The Smurfs 2 as Patrick Winslow
2013 The Out List as Himself
2013 Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals as Narrator
2012 A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night as The Magic Mirror
2012 Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special as Two-Face / Black Manta (voice)
2012 American Reunion as Celebrity Dance-Off Host
2012 The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole as Dr. Blowhole (voice)
2011 The Muppets as Neil Patrick Harris
2011 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Neil Patrick Harris
2011 The Smurfs as Patrick Winslow
2011 Company as Robert
2011 Beastly as Will Fratalli
2010 The Best and the Brightest as Jeff
2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Lou (voice)
2010 Batman: Under the Red Hood as Dick Grayson / Nightwing (voice)
2010 Through a Dog's Eyes as Narrator
2010 Dracula's Daughter vs. the Space Brains as Dan
2010 A First Look at Batman: Under the Red Hood as Self
2010 Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days as The Shoe Fairy (uncredited) (archive footage)
2009 Yes, Virginia as Dr. Philip O'Hanlon (voice)
2009 Beyond All Boundaries as 1st Lt. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester
2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Steve (voice)
2008 Prop 8: The Musical as A Very Smart Fellow
2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Doctor Horrible
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Neil Patrick Harris
2008 Justice League: The New Frontier as Barry Allen / The Flash (voice)
2007 The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Self
2005 The Christmas Blessing as Nathan Andrews
2005 Serenity as Screaming Reaver (uncredited)
2005 How I Met Your Mother as Barney Stinson
2005 Disney Heroes Volume 1 as Moyo (voice)
2005 The Golden Blaze as The Comic Shop Owner (voice)
2004 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Neil Patrick Harris
2002 Undercover Brother as Lance
2002 Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' as Himself
2002 The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony as Self
2002 The Mesmerist
2001 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert as Tobias
2001 The Wedding Dress as Travis Cleveland
2001 Summer of Camp Caprice as Jed (voice)
2000 The Next Best Thing as David
1998 The Christmas Wish as Will Martin
1998 The Proposition as Roger Martin
1997 Starship Troopers as Colonel Carl Jenkins
1995 Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story as William Coit
1995 The Man in the Attic as Edward Broder
1995 My Antonia as Jimmy Burden
1995 Not Our Son as Paul Keller
1995 Animal Room as Arnold Mosk
1994 Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story as Jim Stolpa
1993 Sudden Fury as Brian Hannigan
1993 For Our Children as Self
1992 This Is MST3K as Self
1992 Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You as Self
1991 Stranger in the Family as Steve Thompson
1991 The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic as Self
1990 The Earth Day Special as Doogie Howser M.D.
1989 Cold Sassy Tree as Will Tweedy
1989 Home Fires Burning as Lonnie Tibbettes
1988 Purple People Eater as Billy Johnson
1988 Too Good to Be True as Danny Harland
1988 Clara's Heart as David Hart