Damian Harris

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Damian Harris
Born
Damian David Harris

(1958-08-02) 2 August 1958 (age 65)
London, England
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1989–present
Spouse
(m. 1981;div. 1990)
Partner Peta Wilson (1997–2002)
Children2
Parent(s) Richard Harris
Elizabeth Rees-Williams
Relatives

Damian David Harris (born 2 August 1958) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is the eldest son of the actor Richard Harris and socialite Elizabeth Rees-Williams.

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Career

In 1968, Harris debuted on screen playing Miles in the film Otley . At the age of 16, he appeared on his father's album of poetry and songs, I, in the membership of my days, together with his brothers Jared and Jamie. Harris attended Downside School, Somerset, England. Later he studied screenwriting at New York University. [1] [2]

He debuted as a director with short movies Killing Time (with Eric Stoltz) and Greasy Lake and then moved to full-length movies debuting with The Rachel Papers , the adaptation of Martin Amis' novel. He has also directed episodes for several television series.

Personal life

Harris was born on 2 August 1958 in London, the eldest of three sons of the Irish actor Richard Harris and his first wife, Welsh actress Elizabeth Rees-Williams. His brothers are actors Jared Harris and Jamie Harris.

In 1981, Harris married British actress Annabel Brooks. [3] They have one child together, daughter Ella. [1] Later the pair divorced. From 1997, up until their separation in 2002, Harris lived with Australian model and actress Peta Wilson. [1] They have one child together, son Marlowe, born in February 2002. [4]

Filmography

Director

YearFilmNotes
1984Killing Time Short
1988 Greasy Lake Short
1989 The Rachel Papers Also screenwriter
1991 Deceived
1992ChillersTV series (1 episode); also screenwriter
1995 Bad Company
1996StrangersTV series
1998 Sins of the City TV series (2 episodes)
2000 Mercy Also screenwriter
2008 Gardens of the Night Also screenwriter & producer
2012 To the Moon Short
2017 The Wilde Wedding Also screenwriter
2023 Brave the Dark Also screenwriter

Actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1968 Otley Miles

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