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Neil Patrick Harris

52 yearsJune 15, 1973Albuquerque, New Mexico, USAPopularity 2.4

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.

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Known For

Gone Girl poster
7.9
Gone Girl
2014
as Desi Collings
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs poster
6.7
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
as Steve (voice)
Starship Troopers poster
7.1
Starship Troopers
1997
as Colonel Carl Jenkins
A Million Ways to Die in the West poster
6.1
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Foy
The Smurfs poster
5.8
The Smurfs
2011
as Patrick Winslow
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 poster
6.5
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
as Steve (voice)
Beastly poster
6.3
Beastly
2011
as Will Fratalli
The Smurfs 2 poster
5.8
The Smurfs 2
2013
as Patrick Winslow

Biography

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…

Career

Filmography

Gone Girl poster
7.9
Gone Girl
2014
as Desi Collings
A Million Ways to Die in the West poster
6.1
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Foy
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 poster
6.5
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013
as Steve (voice)
The Smurfs 2 poster
5.8
The Smurfs 2
2013
as Patrick Winslow
The Smurfs poster
5.8
The Smurfs
2011
as Patrick Winslow
Beastly poster
6.3
Beastly
2011
as Will Fratalli
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore poster
5.2
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
as Lou (voice)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs poster
6.7
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
as Steve (voice)
Starship Troopers poster
7.1
Starship Troopers
1997
as Colonel Carl Jenkins
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