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. He appeared on stage and in many films, notably as Corrado Zeller in Michelangelo Antonioni's '' Red Desert'', Frank Machin in ''This Sporting ...

and socialite Elizabeth Rees-Williams.

Career

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

Otley Otley is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically a part of the West Ridi ...

''. 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 Downside School is a co-educational Catholic independent boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for pupils aged 11 to 18. It is located between Bath, Frome, Wells and Bruton, and is attached to Downside Abbey. Originall ...

, Somerset, England. Later he studied screenwriting at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

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

Eric Stoltz Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor, director and producer. He played the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film ''Mask'', which earned him the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Support ...

) 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 ...

'', the adaptation of

Martin Amis Martin Louis Amis (born 25 August 1949) is a British novelist, essayist, memoirist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his novels ''Money'' (1984) and ''London Fields'' (1989). He received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his memoir '' ...

' 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 Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor. His roles include Lane Pryce in the AMC television drama series ''Mad Men'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Serie ...

and Jamie Harris. In 1981, Harris married British actress

Annabel Brooks Annabel Brooks (born 1962) is a British actress who has appeared on television and in films since the 1980s. Biography Her first on-screen role came in 1987 when she appeared as Eliza in '' Nightflyers''. She has since appeared in productions i ...

. 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 Peta Gia Wilson (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian actress, lingerie designer and model. She is best known as Nikita in the television series '' La Femme Nikita''. Biography Early life Wilson was born in Sydney on 18 November 1970. She ...

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