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Neil Patrick Harris

Highest Rated: 100% Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (2022)

Lowest Rated: 10% Joan of Arc (1999)

Birthday: Jun 15, 1973

Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Actor Neil Patrick Harris found stardom as a childhood actor before growing into one of the most recognizable actors of his generation as an adult. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he earned a prized role right out of the gate when he appeared opposite Whoopi Goldberg in "Clara's Heart" (1988) as a teenager. That performance brought him to the attention of television producers Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley who cast him as the lead in their dramedy "Doogie Howser, M.D." (ABC, 1989-93). Harris played the title character, a medical prodigy who's beginning his career with a hospital residency as a 16-year-old. The role turned the young actor into a pop culture sensation, and he was soon making appearances as the character in PSAs and the hit sitcom "Roseanne" (ABC, 1988-2018). When the show ended, the actor continued making regular appearances on television, largely in TV films such as "Not Our Son" (CBS, 1995) and "A Family Torn Apart" (NBC, 1993). Stage performances in James Lapine's "Luck, Pluck & Virtue" and the original West Coast production of Jonathan Larson's "Rent" helped change the perception of Harris as an actor incapable of adult roles. He began getting non-teen roles in films such as "Starship Troopers" (1997) and opposite Tony Shaloub in the sitcom "Stark Raving Mad" (NBC, 1999-2000). He mixed in stage roles with guest appearances on television before what would become a second defining role. Harris joined the cast of "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS, 2005-14) as scheming ladies man Barney Stinson, a part that would last for nine seasons. He earned a different kind of cache when he played a version of himself in the stoner comedy "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" (2004). He would later join stars John Cho and Kal Penn for two sequels. During the Writers Guild of America strike in 2008, the actor had the opportunity to show off his singing voice when he starred in Joss Whedon's "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" (2008). On the big screen, he starred in the comedies "The Smurfs" (2011), "The Smurfs 2" (2013), and Seth MacFarlane's "A Million Ways to Die in the West" (2014). Stretching beyond his norm, he appeared in David Fincher's mystery thriller "Gone Girl" (2014). He also gained acclaim playing the lead in the Broadway revival of "Hedwig and the Angry Itch" in 2014. Harris turned into the go-to emcee for awards shows, hosting the television broadcasts of the Tony, Emmy, and Academy Awards. He built upon that easy rapport with audiences to create the short-lived variety show "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris" (NBC, 2015). The actor played against his likable persona with a turn as the villainous Count Olaf in the television adaptation of the Lemony Snicket children's books "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (Netflix, 2017-19). He then joined the 1970s music drama "Spinning Gold" (2020) playing Kiss manager Bill Aucoin.

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Highest rated movies

100% Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
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100% 92% Batman: Under the Red Hood
Watchlist
95% 80% The Muppets
Watchlist
94% 80% Dads
Watchlist
88% 87% Gone Girl
Watchlist
87% 87% The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Watchlist
85% 74% Make Believe
Watchlist
85% 72% Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Watchlist 84% 75% 8-Bit Christmas Watchlist
78% 64% Undercover Brother
Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dolly Parton's Pet Gala Self - 2024
70% No Score Yet Group Therapy Self - 2024
31% 82% Spinning Gold Bill Aucoin (Character) - 2023
100% No Score Yet Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids Narrator,
Executive Producer
- 2022
87% 87% The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Richard Fink (Character) $20.2M 2022
63% 63% The Matrix Resurrections The Analyst (Character) $37.7M 2021
84% 75% 8-Bit Christmas Adult Jake Doyle (Character) - 2021
63% 96% Revolution Rent Executive Producer - 2019
94% 80% Dads Self - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wig Producer - 2019
47% 25% Downsizing Jeff Lonowski (Character) $24.4M 2017
88% 87% Gone Girl Desi Collings (Character) $167.8M 2014
33% 41% A Million Ways to Die in the West Foy (Character) $42.6M 2014
72% 66% Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 Steve (Voice) $119.8M 2013
14% 56% The Smurfs 2 Patrick Winslow (Character) $71.0M 2013
45% 63% American Reunion Celebrity Dance-Off Host (Character) $3.1M 2012
95% 80% The Muppets Self $88.6M 2011
69% 59% A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas Self $35.0M 2011
21% 43% The Smurfs Patrick Winslow (Character) $142.6M 2011
21% 48% Beastly Will (Character) $27.9M 2011
No Score Yet 82% Company Robert (Character) - 2011
85% 74% Make Believe Unknown (Character) - 2010
26% 30% The Best and the Brightest Jeff (Character) - 2010
13% 38% Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Lou (Voice) $43.6M 2010
100% 92% Batman: Under the Red Hood Nightwing (Voice) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dracula's Daughters vs. the Space Brains Dan (Character) - 2010
85% 72% Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Steve (Voice) - 2009
No Score Yet 77% Yes, Virginia Dr. Philip O'Hanlon (Voice) - 2009
53% 60% Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay Self $38.1M 2008
No Score Yet 71% Justice League: The New Frontier Barry Allen / The Flash (Voice) - 2008
No Score Yet 68% The Christmas Blessing Nathan Andrews (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 57% The Golden Blaze The Comic Shop Owner (Voice) - 2005
74% 80% Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Self $18.2M 2004
No Score Yet 29% The Mesmerist Benjamin (Character) - 2002
78% 64% Undercover Brother Lance (Character) $38.2M 2002
No Score Yet 58% The Wedding Dress Travis Cleveland (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 90% Sweeney Todd in Concert Unknown (Character) - 2001
19% 35% The Next Best Thing David (Character) $15.0M 2000
10% 57% Joan of Arc The Dauphin, later King Charles VII of France (Character) - 1999
11% 50% The Proposition Roger Martin (Character) $121.9K 1998
No Score Yet 72% The Christmas Wish Will Martin (Character) - 1998
72% 70% Starship Troopers Carl Jenkins (Character) $54.7M 1997
No Score Yet 26% Animal Room Arnold Mosk (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Not Our Son Paul Kenneth Keller (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story William Coit (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 29% My Antonia Jimmy Burden (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 43% The Man in the Attic Edward Broder (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 67% Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story Jim Stolpa (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 54% A Family Torn Apart Brian Hannigan (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Stranger in the Family Steve Thompson (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 33% Home Fires Burning Lonnie Tibbetts (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cold Sassy Tree Will Tweedy (Character) - 1989
47% 58% Clara's Heart David Hart (Character) $4.5M 1988
No Score Yet 59% The Purple People Eater Billy Johnson (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Too Good to Be True Danny Harland (Character) - 1988

TV

Credit
96% 33% Doctor Who The Toymaker (Character) 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Celebrity Family Feud Guest 2023
No Score Yet 11% The View Guest 2013-2014 2016 2018-2019 2022-2023
60% 52% Drag Me to Dinner Executive Producer,
Creator,
Judge
2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hot Ones Self 2022
73% 76% Uncoupled Michael (Character),
Executive Producer
2022
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2017 2022
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2020 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2011 2013-2015 2017 2021
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest,
Host
2008 2010 2013 2015-2018 2021
98% 64% Star Wars: Visions Karre (Voice) 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Eden Zero (Voice) 2021
97% 92% It's a Sin Henry Coltrane (Character) 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Guest 2021
No Score Yet 54% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2015 2017-2020
88% 9% Get Organized With The Home Edit Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fraggle Rock: Rock On! Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2007 2009 2013-2014 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet 73 Questions Self 2019
No Score Yet 55% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2014-2016 2019
96% 87% A Series of Unfortunate Events Count Olaf (Character) 2017-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Genius Junior Executive Producer,
Host
2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2010 2012-2014 2017-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Carpool Karaoke: The Series Music Performer 2017
100% 90% Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return Neville LaRoy (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rupaul's Drag Race: RuVealed Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2010 2013 2015 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Chew Guest 2012 2017
No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Beat Bobby Flay Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Finding Your Roots Guest 2016
29% 56% Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris Executive Producer,
Host
2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet America's Got Talent Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
100% 78% Late Show With David Letterman Guest 2014-2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Actors Studio Guest 2014-2015
77% 66% American Horror Story Chester Creb (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2011-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Project Runway: Under the Gunn Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
84% 85% How I Met Your Mother Barney Stinson (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star),
Director
2005-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Funny or Die's Billy on the Street Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Great Performances Unknown (Character) 2013
54% No Score Yet Emmys Host 2009 2013
No Score Yet 92% The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Guest 2013
38% 40% The Goodwin Games Director 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2009 2011 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Colbert Report Guest 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Test Your Brain Unknown (Character),
Narrator
2011
100% 94% Adventure Time Prince Gumball (Guest Voice) 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2011
No Score Yet 58% So You Think You Can Dance Judge 2011
70% 72% Glee Bryan Ryan (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 86% The Penguins of Madagascar Dr. Blowhole (Guest Voice) 2010
No Score Yet 54% American Idol Judge 2010
50% No Score Yet The Wanda Sykes Show Guest 2010
No Score Yet 84% Robot Chicken Unknown (Guest Voice) 2009
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Barney Stinson (Guest Voice) 2007 2009
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sesame Street Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet 92% Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Unknown (Character) 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Million Dollar Password Contestant 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Conan O'Brien Guest 2007-2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet MADtv Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
88% No Score Yet Jack & Bobby Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet 76% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 64% Spider-Man Unknown (Voice) 2003
96% No Score Yet Boomtown Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ed Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Son of the Beach Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
0% No Score Yet Stark Raving Mad Henry McNeely (Character) 1999-2000
No Score Yet 88% Will & Grace Bill (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Howie Morrison (Character) 1996
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Tommy Remsen (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Doogie Howser, M.D. Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser (Character) 1989-1993
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Mike Hammond (Guest Star) 1993
76% 78% Roseanne Doogie Howser (Guest Star) 1992
85% 76% The Simpsons Himself (Guest Voice) 1991