Neil Patrick Harris
Biografía
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.
Filmografía
Sunny Dancer
Patrick (2026)
What's in the Box?
Self - Host (2025)
Dexter: Resurrección
Lowell / The Tattoo Collector (2025)
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Toymaker (archive footage) (2024)
Group Therapy
Self - Moderator (2024)
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
(2024)
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
The Toymaker (archive footage) (2023)
Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
Narrator (voice) (2023)
Cenando con Drags
Self - Judge (2023)
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Self (2022)
Desparejado
Michael Lawson (2022)
El insoportable peso de un talento descomunal
Richard Fink (2022)
Cómo conocí a tu padre
Barney Stinson (2022)
Matrix Resurrections
The Analyst (2021)
Navidad en 8 bits
Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator (2021)
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker (voice) (2021)
It's a Sin
Henry Coltrane (2021)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Self (2020)
Cada cosa en su lugar
(2020)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley (2020)
Los Fraguel ¡a ritmo de rock!
Self (2020)
Visibilidad: LGTBI en la televisión
Self - Narrator (voice) (2020)
Epcot International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional
Narrator (2019)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Self - Host (2019)
El programa de Kelly Clarkson
Self (2019)
Padrazos
Self (2019)
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self (2019)
Wig
Self (2019)
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self - Guest (2019)
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular
Self (2018)
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self (2018)
Genius Junior
Host (2018)
Una vida a lo grande
Jeff Lonowski (2017)
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Neil Patrick Harris (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: La serie
Self (2017)
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence (2017)
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Neville LaRoy (2017)
Una serie de catastróficas desdichas
Count Olaf (2017)
Neil Patrick Harris: Circus Awesomeus
Host / Himself (2016)
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
Himself (2015)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Actor (2015)
In Their Own Words
Self (2015)
Celebrity Family Feud
Self (2015)
Hot Ones
Self (2015)
Perdida
Desi Collings (2014)
Mil maneras de morder el polvo
Foy (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self (2014)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self (2014)
Steve's First Bath
Steve (voice) (2014)
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear
Steve the Monkey (voice) (2014)
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Host (2013)
Stephen Fry: Out There
Self (2013)
Lluvia de albóndigas 2
Steve (voice) (2013)
Beat Bobby Flay
Self (2013)
Los pitufos 2
Patrick Winslow (2013)
Lejos del armario
Himself (2013)
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Narrator (2013)
Neil's Puppet Dreams
Neil Patrick Harris (2012)
A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night
The Magic Mirror (2012)
Robot Chicken: Especial DC Comics
Two-Face / Black Manta (voice) (2012)
American Pie: El reencuentro
Celebrity Dance-Off Host (2012)
Finding Your Roots
Self (2012)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
Dr. Blowhole (voice) (2012)
Billy on the Street
Self (2011)
Los Muppets
Neil Patrick Harris (2011)
Dos colgaos muy fumaos en Navidad
Neil Patrick Harris (2011)
Brain Games
Himself - Host (2011)
American Horror Story
Chester Creb (2011)
Los pitufos
Patrick Winslow (2011)
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
Self (2011)
Company
Robert (2011)
El corazón de la bestia
Will Fratalli (2011)
Toma Dos con Phineas y Ferb
(2010)
Conan
Self (2010)
The Best and the Brightest
Jeff (2010)
Como perros y gatos: La venganza de Kitty Galore
Lou (voice) (2010)
Batman: Capucha Roja
Nightwing (voice) (2010)
Through a Dog's Eyes
Narrator (2010)
Hora de aventuras
Prince Gumball (voice) (2010)
Dracula's Daughter vs. the Space Brains
Dan (2010)
A First Look at Batman: Under the Red Hood
Self (2010)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
The Shoe Fairy (uncredited) (archive footage) (2010)
Yes Virginia
Dr. Philip O'Hanlon (voice) (2009)
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Self (2009)
Beyond All Boundaries
1st Lt. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester (2009)
Lluvia de albóndigas
Steve (voice) (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest (2009)
Top Chef Masters
Himself - Guest Judge (2009)
Glee
Bryan Ryan (2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self (2009)
RuPaul: Reinas del drag
Self - Guest Judge (2009)
Commentary! The Musical
(2008)
Prop 8: The Musical
A Very Smart Fellow (2008)
Los pingüinos de Madagascar
Dr. Blowhole (voice) (2008)
El intrépido Batman
Music Meister (voice) (2008)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Horrible (2008)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Doctor Horrible (2008)
Million Dollar Password
(2008)
Dos colgaos muy fumaos: Fuga de Guantánamo
Neil Patrick Harris (2008)
La Liga de la Justicia: La nueva frontera
Barry Allen / The Flash (voice) (2008)
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Self (2007)
Eloise Goes to School
(2007)
The Graham Norton Show
Self (2007)
Me, Eloise
Philip (voice) (2006)
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest (2006)
Rachael Ray
(2006)
Child Star Confidential
Self (archive footage) (2006)
Milagros de amor
Nathan Andrews (2005)
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest (2005)
The Colbert Report
(2005)
Serenity
Screaming Reaver (uncredited) (2005)
Cómo conocí a vuestra madre
Barney Stinson (2005)
Disney Heroes Volume 1
Moyo (voice) (2005)
The Golden Blaze
The Comic Shop Owner (voice) (2005)
Robot Chicken
Executive / Harvey Dent / Two-Face / Three-Face / Four-Face (voice) (2005)
Numb3rs
Ethan Burdick (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self (2005)
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest (2004)
Jack & Bobby
(2004)
Dos colgaos muy fumaos
Neil Patrick Harris (2004)
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
(2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self (2003)
Las Increíbles Aventuras de Spiderman
Peter Parker / Spider-Man (voice) (2003)
Cazados
Self (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self (2003)
Boomtown
Peter Corman (2002)
Undercover Brother (El hermano secreto)
Lance (2002)
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Himself (2002)
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
Self (2002)
The Mesmerist
Benjamin (2002)
La liga de la justicia
Ray Thompson (voice) (2001)
Live from Lincoln Center: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Tobias (2001)
El vestido de la novia
Travis Cleveland (2001)
Ley y orden: Acción criminal
John Tagman (2001)
Tarzán: La serie animada
Moyo (voice) (2001)
Summer of Camp Caprice
Jed (voice) (2001)
Ed
Joe Baxter (2000)
Descarga estática
Replay / Johnny Morrow (voice) (2000)
Gran hermano (Estados Unidos)
Self - Celebrity Guest (2000)
Son of the Beach
(2000)
Algo casi perfecto
David (2000)
The Early Show
Self (1999)
Stark, loco de atar
Henry McNeeley (1999)
Juana de Arco
The Dauphin (1999)
Padre de familia
Barney Stinson (voice) (1999)
Un regalo de Navidad
Will Martin (1998)
Will y Grace
Bill (1998)
Promesas incumplidas
Roger Martin (1998)
Starship Troopers: Las brigadas del espacio
Colonel Carl Jenkins (1997)
The View
Self (1997)
The Daily Show
Self (1996)
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story
William Coit (1995)
The Man in the Attic
Edward Broder (1995)
My Antonia
Jimmy Burden (1995)
Más allá del límite
Howie Morrison (1995)
Not Our Son
Paul Keller (1995)
Animal Room
Arnold Mosk (1995)
Tocados por un ángel
Jonas (1994)
Infierno bajo la nieve
Jim Stolpa (1994)
Una familia deshecha
Brian Hannigan (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest (1993)
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest (1993)
For Our Children
Self (1993)
Homicidio
Alan Schack (1993)
This Is MST3K
Self (1992)
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self (1992)
Capitol Critters
Max (voice) (1992)
Hot Country Nights
(1991)
Stranger in the Family
Steve Thompson (1991)
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Self (1991)
El Capitán Planeta y los Planetarios
Todd Andrews (1990)
Blossom
(1990)
The Earth Day Special
Doogie Howser M.D. (1990)
Los Simpson
Neil Patrick Harris (voice) (1989)
Cold Sassy Tree
Will Tweedy (1989)
Un médico precoz
Doogie Howser (1989)
A través del tiempo
Mike Hammond (1989)
B.L. Stryker
Buder (1989)
Home Fires Burning
Lonnie Tibbettes (1989)
Mi amigo púrpura
Billy Johnson (1988)
Pasión fatal
Danny Harland (1988)
El desafío de una mujer
David Hart (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest (1988)
Larry King Live
Self (1985)
Se ha escrito un crimen
Tommy Remsen (1984)
Jeopardy!
Self (1984)
Entertainment Tonight
(1981)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host (1975)
Barrio Sesamo
(1969)
The Oscars
Host (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lonnie (1951)
The Last Temptation of Becky
General Wilhelm Reuss