Michael Harney

Known for ActingBorn 1956-03-27 (age 70)The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Michael Harney is an American actor of film, television, and theater recognized for his gritty, grounded screen presence and extensive background in dramatic roles. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, he spent years honing his craft under legendary acting teachers William Esper and Phil Gushee at The Neighborhood Playhouse, later running his own acting studio and directing numerous theater productions in New York. Transitioning to screen work, Harney became a ubiquitous television fixture known for memorable recurring and regular roles, most notably starring as Corrections Officer Sam Healy in the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (for which he won multiple SAG Awards), Detective Mike Roberts in NYPD Blue, Steve Fields in HBO's Deadwood, and Detective Mitch Ouellette in Weeds. In addition to his prolific television resume—which includes appearances in True Detective, Unsolved, and Project Blue Book—he has delivered strong supporting performances in major feature films such as Erin Brockovich, Ocean's Thirteen, Widows, and Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born.Read more

Movies & web series

Chicago Med

True Detective

Criminal Minds

Suits

Project Blue Book

Deadwood

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Millennium Man

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

For All Mankind

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Them

The Banker

FBI: Most Wanted

The Iron Claw

ER

NCIS: Origins

Orange Is the New Black

Life

A Star Is Born

Doom Patrol

NCIS: Los Angeles

Boston Public

The Practice

Weeds

Brimstone

Saving Grace

Lethal Weapon

The Unit

Interior Chinatown

Erin Brockovich

Strong Medicine

Invasion

The Defenders

Without a Trace

Crossing Jordan

Law & Order

The Better Sister

Touched by an Angel

Chicago Hope

The Division

Interrogation

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.

Kevin (Probably) Saves the World

Numb3rs

Diagnosis: Murder

NYPD Blue

Deputy