Jason Butler Harner | |
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 Harner in 2011 | |
| Born | Jason Thomas Butler Harner 1970or1971(age 53–54) Elmira, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Jason Thomas Butler Harner [1] (born 1970 or 1971) is an American actor known for his role as FBI Special Agent Roy Petty in Ozark.
Harner was born in Elmira, New York and grew up in suburban Northern Virginia, where he saw a handful of plays at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage. [2] His middle name Butler is his mother’s maiden name. [1] He graduated from T. C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Virginia, in 1988. [3] Although Harner was the president of his high school drama club, he spent his time building sets rather than acting since many of his relatives were carpenters or plumbers. [4]
At 17, after graduating from high school, he worked as an usher at the Eisenhower Theater, part of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. [5]
He graduated from VCU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting in 1992. After graduating from VCU, he was an apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville; he subsequently moved to New York City and received a Master of Fine Arts in the Graduate Acting Program from Tisch School of the Arts in 1997. [6] Harner returned to VCU as a Master Teacher during their 2007-08 Guest Artist program. [7]
Harner completed filming for Changeling in December 2007. He played Gordon Stewart Northcott, a serial killer responsible for the Wineville Chicken Coop murders. [8]
He appeared in the HBO miniseries John Adams as Oliver Wolcott Jr., the second United States Secretary of the Treasury. Harner had a guest role on the pilot for Fringe , which premiered in September 2008 on Fox. He was cast as the regular character Silas Hunton on the cable series Possible Side Effects, until Showtime cancelled the series in April 2008. [9] [10] He plays Associate Warden Elijah Bailey "E.B." Tiller on the Fox series Alcatraz which debuted in January 2012. [11] [12]
He made his London theater debut in February 2010 in the Lanford Wilson play Serenading Louie at Donmar Warehouse, London, England. [1] During his stay in London, Harner read Michael Chabon's Manhood for Amateurs on BBC Book of the Week in April 2010. [13]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Trifling with Fate | Walter Skritcher (Artist Who Doesn't Know His Muse) [56] [57] | |
| 2001 | The 3 Little Wolfs | Elliot Wolf | |
| 2002 | Garmento | Jasper Judson [58] | |
| 2004 | Nylon | Stephan | |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Teletype Communications Officer [59] | |
| 2007 | Next | Jeff Baines [60] | |
| 2008 | New Orleans, Mon Amour | Unknown | |
| Changeling | Gordon Northcott [61] | ||
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Mr. Thomas [62] | |
| 2010 | The Extra Man | Otto Bellman [63] | |
| 2011 | Kill the Irishman | Art 'Snep' Sneperger [64] | |
| Letters from the Big Man | Sean [65] | ||
| The Green | Michael [66] | ||
| 2014 | Non-Stop | Kyle Rice | |
| 2015 | Blackhat | George Reinker | |
| The Family Fang | Young Caleb Fang | ||
| 2023 | The Anne Frank Gift Shop | Jack | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Guiding Light | Palace Aide [67] | Episode: "May 19, 2000" |
| 2002 | Law & Order | Bernard Noah [68] | Episode: "American Jihad" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Bob | Episode: "Phantom" | |
| 2004 | Hope & Faith | Ronnie Fuller [69] | Episode: "Prom and Circumstance (Almost Paradise)" |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Greg Hartley [70] | Episode: "Clock" |
| The Closer | Sammy Rawley | Episode: "The Other Woman" | |
| 2008 | John Adams | Oliver Wolcott Jr. [71] [72] | Episode: "Unnecessary War" |
| Moonlight | Lance [73] | Episode: "The Mortal Cure" | |
| Fringe | Steig Brothers [74] | "Pilot" | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | William Ericcson [75] | "Stripped" |
| Law & Order | Nathan Reese [76] | "Rapture" | |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Daniel Moore [77] | "418/427" |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Associate Warden E.B. Tiller [11] [12] | Regular cast |
| The Newsroom | Lewis | "We Just Decided To" | |
| 2013 | Homeland | Paul Franklin | Episodes: "A Red Wheelbarrow", "Game On", "Tower of David" |
| Betrayal | Zarek | Episodes: "...One More Shot", "...We're Not Going to Bailey's Harbor.", "...Nice Photos", "...That Is Not What Ships Are Built For" | |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Walter Gary Martin | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Scandal | Ian McLeod | Episodes: "Gladiators Don't Run" and "Run" |
| Ray Donovan | Varick Strauss | Season 3 | |
| 2017 | Elementary | Ballard Clifton | Guest role (Season 5) |
| 2017–2018 | Ozark | FBI Special Agent Roy Petty | Seasons 1-2 |
| 2020 | neXt | Ted LeBlanc | Regular cast |
| 2022 | The Walking Dead | Toby Carlson | Episodes: "Warlords" and "The Rotten Core" |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Commander MacKenzie | Season 5 | |
| 2023 | Rabbit Hole | Miles Valence | Season 1 |
| 2023 | Sugar | Upcoming series |
Harner narrates the audio book version of Dark prophecy: a Level 26 thriller featuring Steve Dark, ISBN 978-0-525-95185-8. The book is written by Anthony Zuiker and Duane Swierczynski. [78]
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