Editing Ed Harris (section)

=== Early plays ===

Harris began his career on the stage. In 1976, he played an FBI agent in the world premiere of [[Thomas Rickman (writer)|Thomas Rickman]]'s play ''Baalam'' at the Pasadena Repertory Theatre located at the historic [[The Hotel Carver]]. He followed that at the Pasadena Repertory Theatre in 1976 playing Lot in the West Coast premiere of [[Tennessee Williams]]' play ''Kingdom of Earth'' (aka ''[[The Seven Descents of Myrtle]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKittrick |first=Chris |date=February 28, 2020 |title=Ed Harris on Building a Character and His Take on Becoming an Actor |url=https://www.dailyactor.com/actor-tips/ed-harris-becoming-an-actor/ |access-date=2020-09-21 |website=Daily Actor}}</ref> Harris' first film role came in 1978 with a minor part in the suspense film ''[[Coma (1978 film)|Coma]]'', starring [[Geneviève Bujold]] and [[Michael Douglas]]. His first major role in a film came two years later with ''[[Borderline (1980 film)|Borderline]]'' (1980), in which he starred alongside [[Charles Bronson]]. In 1981, Harris played the [[Leading man|lead]] as motorcycler William "Billy" Davis, (a role modeled after [[King Arthur]]), in ''[[Knightriders]]'', directed by [[George A. Romero]]. The following year, he had a small role as Hank Blaine in ''[[Creepshow]]'', also directed by Romero.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Michael |title=Every Future Movie Star in Creepshow |date=May 29, 2020 |publisher=[[Screen Rant]] |url=https://screenrant.com/creepshow-movie-future-stars/ |access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>