Damian David Harris (born 2 August 1958) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is the eldest son of the actor

Richard Harris Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he rose to prominence as an icon of the British New Wave. He received numerous a ...

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

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

. He debuted as a director with short movies ''Killing Time'' (with Eric Stoltz) and ''Greasy Lake'' and then moved to full-length movies debuting with '' The Rachel Papers'', the adaptation of

Martin Amis Sir Martin Louis Amis (25 August 1949 – 19 May 2023) was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, screenwriter and critic. He is best known for his novels ''Money'' (1984) and '' London Fields'' (1989). He received the James Tait Black Mem ...

' 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

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 Peta Wilson. They have one child together, born in 2002.

Filmography

Director

Actor

References

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* 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