Damian David Harris (born 2 August 1958) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is the eldest son of the actor Richard Harris and socialite Elizabeth Rees-Williams.

Career

In 1968, Harris debuted on screen playing Miles in the film ''

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''. At the age of 16, he appeared on his father's album of poetry and songs, ''I, in the membership of my days'', together with his brothers Jared and Jamie. Harris attended Downside School, Somerset, England. Later he studied screenwriting at

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. He debuted as a director with short movies ''Killing Time'' (with

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) and ''Greasy Lake'' and then moved to full-length movies debuting with ''

The Rachel Papers ''The Rachel Papers'' is a 1989 British film written and directed by Damian Harris, and based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Martin Amis. It stars Dexter Fletcher and Ione Skye with Jonathan Pryce, James Spader, Bill Paterson, Jared Har ...

'', the adaptation of Martin Amis' novel. He has also directed episodes for several television series.

Personal life

Harris was born on 2 August 1958 in London, the eldest of three sons of the Irish actor Richard Harris and his first wife, Welsh actress Elizabeth Rees-Williams. His brothers are actors Jared Harris and Jamie Harris. In 1981, Harris married British actress Annabel Brooks. They have one child together, daughter Ella. Later the pair divorced. From 1997, up until their separation in 2002, Harris lived with Australian model and actress

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. They have one child together, son Marlowe, born in February 2002.

Filmography

Director

Actor

References

External links

* 1958 births Living people English male screenwriters English people of Irish descent English people of Welsh descent English screenwriters Film directors from London People educated at Downside School {{UK-film-director-stub