Neil Patrick Harris

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1973-06-15 (51 years old)

Place of Birth Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Also Known As Neil Harris, Νιλ Πάτρικ Χάρις, NPH, Neal Patrick Harris, Neal Harris, 닐 패트릭 해리스, 尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯, 尼爾·派屈克·哈里斯

Neil Patrick Harris

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2024
Doctor Who

as The Toymaker

2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

as The Toymaker (archive footage)

2023
Drag Me to Dinner

as Self - Judge

2022
Uncoupled

as Michael Lawson

2022
How I Met Your Father

as Barney Stinson

2021
2021
8-Bit Christmas

as Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator

2021
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

as J.C. Leyendecker (voice)

2021
It's a Sin

as Henry Coltrane

2020
Visible: Out on Television

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2019
Dads

as Self

2019
Wig

as Self

2018
2017
Downsizing

as Jeff Lonowski

2017
The Words That Built America

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

2017
2015
2015
Lip Sync Battle

as Himself

2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2014
Gone Girl

as Desi Collings

2014
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear

as Steve the Monkey (voice)

2014
Steve's First Bath

as Steve (voice)

2014
73 Questions

as Self

2013
The Smurfs 2

as Patrick Winslow

2013
The Out List

as Himself

2013
2013
2012
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

as Two-Face / Black Manta (voice)

2012
American Reunion

as Celebrity Dance-Off Host

2012
Neil's Puppet Dreams

as Neil Patrick Harris

2012
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

2011
Brain Games

as Himself - Host

2011
American Horror Story

as Chester Creb

2010
Batman: Under the Red Hood

as Dick Grayson / Nightwing (voice)

2010
2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as The Shoe Fairy (uncredited) (archive footage)

2010
Conan

as Self

2010
Adventure Time

as Prince Gumball

2009
Yes, Virginia

as Dr. Philip O'Hanlon (voice)

2009
Beyond All Boundaries

as 1st Lt. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester

2009
Top Chef Masters

as Himself - Guest Judge

2009
Glee

as Bryan Ryan

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Judge

2008
Prop 8: The Musical

as A Very Smart Fellow

2008
2008
Justice League: The New Frontier

as Barry Allen / The Flash (voice)

2008
The Penguins of Madagascar

as Dr. Blowhole (voice)

2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold

as Music Meister (voice)

2008
2006
Me, Eloise

as (voice)

2006
Me, Eloise

as Philip (voice)

2006
The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

2005
The Christmas Blessing

as Nathan Andrews

2005
Serenity

as Screaming Reaver (uncredited)

2005
Disney Heroes Volume 1

as Moyo (voice)

2005
The Golden Blaze

as The Comic Shop Owner (voice)

2005
The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

2005
How I Met Your Mother

as Barney Stinson

2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

as Neil Patrick Harris

2004
Assassins

as The Balladeer

2004
Assassins

as Lee Harvey Oswald

2004
The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (voice)

2003
Punk'd

as Self

2002
2002
Boomtown

as Peter Corman

2001
The Wedding Dress

as Travis Cleveland

2001
Summer of Camp Caprice

as Jed (voice)

2001
Justice League

as Ray Thompson (voice)

2001
2001
The Legend of Tarzan

as Moyo (voice)

2000
2000
As Told by Ginger

as Jed (voice)

2000
Ed

as Joe Baxter

2000
Static Shock

as Replay / Johnny Morrow (voice)

2000
Big Brother

as Guest

1999
1999
Stark Raving Mad

as Henry McNeeley

1999
Joan of Arc

as The Dauphin

1999
Family Guy

as Barney Stinson (voice)

1998
The Christmas Wish

as Will Martin

1998
The Proposition

as Roger Martin

1998
Will & Grace

as Bill

1997
Starship Troopers

as Colonel Carl Jenkins

1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1997
The View

as Self

1996
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

1995
The Outer Limits

as Howie Morrison

1994
1993
Sudden Fury

as Brian Hannigan

1993
1993
1992
Capitol Critters

as Max (voice)

1991
Stranger in the Family

as Steve Thompson

1990
The Earth Day Special

as Doogie Howser M.D.

1989
Cold Sassy Tree

as Will Tweedy

1989
Home Fires Burning

as Lonnie Tibbettes

1989
The Simpsons

as Neil Patrick Harris (voice)

1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.

as Doogie Howser

1989
Quantum Leap

as Mike Hammond

1989
B.L. Stryker

as Buder

1988
Purple People Eater

as Billy Johnson

1988
Too Good to Be True

as Danny Harland

1988
Clara's Heart

as David Hart

1985
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Tommy Remsen

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1953
The Oscars

as Host

1951

Producer

2023
Drag Me to Dinner

as Executive Producer

2022
Uncoupled

as Executive Producer

2019
Revolution Rent

as Executive Producer

2019
Wig

as Producer

1956
Tony Awards

as Producer

Director

Aaron & Sara

as Director

2013
The Goodwin Games

as Director

2005

Creator

2023
2011
Test Your Brain

as Creator