Jamie Harris, who was recently seen in the role of Pop Eye in “The Green Hornet“, and can be seen currently in “Return To The Planet of The Apes” sat down with LA’s The Place host Brittany Reimann to talk about his upcoming projects, his inspiration behind his acting, and what life is like growing up the son of world-renowned actor, Richard Harris.
The British actor made his debut in the United States at the esteemed Manhattan Theatre club, when he played the leading role in Patrick Marber‘s stage play “Dealer’s Choice” in 1997. Jamie won a Drama Logue award for his performance in “Dealer’s Choice”, as well as the hearts of many stateside fans.
Since then, Harris has continued to work with prestigious theatre companies, and made the smooth transition to film with his first role opposite Daniel Day Lewis, in “The Name of the Father“, directed by Jim Sheridan.
After “The Name of the Father“, he has continued his success in film, and worked with may of the top directors and actors in Hollywood, including Jim Carrey and Meryl Streep (“Lemony Snicket’s: A Series of Unfortunate Events“), Collin Ferrel (“The New World“), Danny Houston (“The Kreutzer Sonata“), Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, and Christophe Waltz (“The Green Hornet“).
Audiences will next see Harris playing Roy, in “Caesar: Rise of the Apes“, directed by Rupert Wyatt for FOX Studios. The film will be debuting in theaters August 5th, with James Franco and Frieda Pinto.
Harris continues his busy schedule in 2011 playing a leading role in “Mr.Nice“, directed by Bernard Rose, with Ryan Ifans, Chloe Sevigny, and David Thewlis, and just finished filming his third film with Bernard Rose, “Two Jacks“, with Sienna Miller, Danny Houston, Jack Houston, and Jacqueline Bisset.
Along with theatre and film projects, he has completed writing his first screen play, titled “Down Dog”, which will be directed by Ash Baron-Cohen.
