Ed Harris

Ed Harris plays the Man in Black in Westworld. The character arrives with an unnerving familiarity with the park, and Harris makes that confidence feel hard-earned rather than decorative. His stillness is often more threatening than another display of force would be.

Harris's film work includes The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, The Truman Show and The Hours. He also directed and starred in Pollock, bringing a different kind of volatility to the painter Jackson Pollock.

The Man in Black is a strong use of Harris's ability to make determination uncomfortable. He can suggest that a person has thought carefully about what he wants without making the desire seem reasonable. In a series full of uncertain identities and incomplete explanations, that unwavering manner creates its own questions.