The Everyman Quality That Makes Ed Harris Equally Skilled at Good Guy and Villainous Roles

Brandon Hardesty of the IMDb series No Small Parts (previously) takes a look at the long, storied career of award-winning actor Ed Harris. Hardesty notes that Harris has a particular “everyman” quality that allows him to play the good guy, the bad guy and all those guys in between with an equal amount of finesse. This probrably explains why the enigmatic Man in Black from Westworld is so incredibly hard to classify.

From ‘Apollo 13’ to “Westworld,” we take a look at the unparalleled acting career of Ed Harris.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.

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