Neil Patrick Harris
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
as Self
as The Toymaker
as Self
as The Toymaker (archive footage)
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Judge
as Richard Fink
as Michael Lawson
as Barney Stinson
as The Analyst
as Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator
as J.C. Leyendecker (voice)
as Henry Coltrane
as Self - Performer
as Westley
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Host
as Jeff Lonowski
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
as Self
as Neville LaRoy
as Count Olaf
as Host / Himself
as Self - Actor
as Himself
as Himself
as Self
as Desi Collings
as Steve the Monkey (voice)
as Steve (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Steve (voice)
as Patrick Winslow
as Himself
as Himself
as Self
as The Magic Mirror
as Two-Face / Black Manta (voice)
as Celebrity Dance-Off Host
as Dr. Blowhole (voice)
as Neil Patrick Harris
as Self
as Neil Patrick Harris
as Neil Patrick Harris
as Patrick Winslow
as Robert
as Will Fratalli
as Self
as Himself - Host
as Chester Creb
as Self
as Jeff
as Lou (voice)
as Dick Grayson / Nightwing (voice)
as Narrator
as The Shoe Fairy (uncredited) (archive footage)
as Self
as Prince Gumball
as Dr. Philip O'Hanlon (voice)
as 1st Lt. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester
as Steve (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Himself - Guest Judge
as Bryan Ryan
as Self
as Self - Guest Judge
as A Very Smart Fellow
as Doctor Horrible
as Neil Patrick Harris
as Barry Allen / The Flash (voice)
as Dr. Blowhole (voice)
as Music Meister (voice)
as Dr. Horrible
as Self
as (voice)
as Philip (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Nathan Andrews
as Screaming Reaver (uncredited)
as Moyo (voice)
as The Comic Shop Owner (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Barney Stinson
as Neil Patrick Harris
as The Balladeer
as Lee Harvey Oswald
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (voice)
as Self
as Lance
as Peter Corman
as Travis Cleveland
as Jed (voice)
as Ray Thompson (voice)
as John Tagman
as Moyo (voice)
as David
as Jed (voice)
as Joe Baxter
as Replay / Johnny Morrow (voice)
as Guest
as Self
as Henry McNeeley
as The Dauphin
as Barney Stinson (voice)
as Will Martin
as Roger Martin
as Bill
as Colonel Carl Jenkins
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as William Coit
as Edward Broder
as Jimmy Burden
as Paul Keller
as Arnold Mosk
as Howie Morrison
as Jim Stolpa
as Jonas
as Brian Hannigan
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Max (voice)
as Steve Thompson
as Doogie Howser M.D.
as Todd Andrews
as Will Tweedy
as Lonnie Tibbettes
as Neil Patrick Harris (voice)
as Doogie Howser
as Mike Hammond
as Buder
as Billy Johnson
as Danny Harland
as David Hart
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Tommy Remsen
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
as Host
as Lonnie
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
Director
Creator
as Creator
as Creator