Michael John Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater. He is best known for starring on the
Netflix
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original series ''
Orange Is the New Black'' as Corrections Officer
Sam Healy
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. In 2019, he had a recurring role in the
Apple TV+ series ''
For All Mankind''.
Early life
Born in
New York City
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, Harney went on to study under acting teachers William Esper and Phil Gushee, both of whom studied and taught with
Sanford Meisner for many years at The Neighborhood Playhouse School Of The Theater. After studying acting for 7 years he went on to run The Michael Harney Acting Studio in New York City for 8 years. During his time in New York City, Harney acted in and/or directed more than 80 plays and one acts and starred in ''On The Waterfront'' on Broadway playing the role of Charlie Malloy.
Career
Throughout Harney's television career, he has performed in numerous blockbuster films such as ''
Erin Brockovich'' and ''
Ocean's Thirteen''. Before starring on ''
Orange Is the New Black'', Harney starred as Detective Mike Roberts in the award-winning television police drama ''
NYPD Blue'' and also in the
HBO historical drama series ''
Deadwood
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'' as Steve Fields. Harney first worked with ''Orange Is The New Black'' creator
Jenji Kohan on the Showtime original dark comedy ''
Weeds'', starring opposite
Mary-Louise Parker
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as Detective Mitch Ouellette.
In 2015, Harney returned to his film roots in the independent drama, ''
Bad Hurt,'' which had its world premiere at the 2015
Tribeca Film Festival
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. Set in 1999, ''Bad Hurt'' chronicles Ed Kendall's (Harney) struggle with PTSD as a proud war veteran and father to son (Theo Rossi) and mentally ill adult daughter (Iris Gilad), and the challenges each of them face during the constant pursuit of maintaining a normal family dynamic.
Personal life
He has one son.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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Interview in Queens Tribune, July, 2015
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20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Living people
Male actors from New York City
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
People from the Bronx
1956 births