Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris Movies and TV Shows

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 (2017–2019). Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) and a fictional version of himself in the Harold & Kumar film series (2004–2011). His other films include Starship Troopers (1997), Beastly (2011), The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and Gone Girl (2014). In 2010, Harris won two awards at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Glee, and Outstanding Special Class Program for hosting the Tony Awards in 2009; he has won the latter award three additional times for hosting the show in 2011, 2012, and 2013. He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2013, and hosted the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, thus making him the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards. In 2014, he starred in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Harris was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2010.[4] He is married to David Burtka. In 2010, they had twins via surrogacy.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 6/15/1973 (51 years old)
  • Place of birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.83 m
  • Net worth: $50,000,000
  • twitter: ActuallyNPH
  • instagram: nph
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
Uncoupled
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 71%
role:
Executive Producer
2022

Comedy

Soap

7.0
71%
2022

Action

Comedy

Crime

7.0
68%
2021

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
64%
8-Bit Christmas
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator
2021

Comedy

Family

6.7
65%
2020

Documentary

8.3
61%
Dads
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Himself
2019

Documentary

6.9
67%
2019

Comedy

Documentary

Music

TV Movie

5.2
55%
Wig
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 63%
role:
Himself
2019

Documentary

6.9
63%
Downsizing
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 53%
role:
Jeff Lonowski
2017

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
53%
2017

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Family

7.7
73%
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Himself
Not available
2015

Comedy

6.2
60%
Not available
Gone Girl
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 79%
role:
Desi Collings & 1 more
2014

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

8.1
79%
2014

Comedy

Western

6.1
60%
2013

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.3
64%
The Smurfs 2
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 58%
role:
Patrick Winslow
2013

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3
58%
The Out List
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 64%
role:
Himself
Not available
2013

Documentary

7.3
64%
Not available
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 78%
role:
Two-Face / Black Manta (voice)
Not available
2012

Animation

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7
78%
Not available
American Reunion
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Celebrity Dance-Off Host
2012

Comedy

6.7
63%
2011

Comedy

Family

Music

7.1
66%
The Smurfs
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Patrick Winslow
2011

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4
58%
Company
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 70%
role:
Robert
2011

Comedy

Drama

7.7
70%
Beastly
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Will Fratalli
2011

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
63%
2010

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.4
52%
Batman: Under the Red Hood
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 78%
role:
Dick Grayson / Nightwing (voice)
2010

Action

Animation

Mystery

8.1
78%
2010

Comedy

4.8
46%
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 66%
role:
Steve the Monkey (voice)
2009

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.9
66%
Prop 8: The Musical
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
A Very Smart Fellow
Not available
2008
7.5
71%
Not available
2008

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.4
76%
2008

Adventure

Comedy

6.5
63%
Justice League: The New Frontier
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 69%
role:
Barry Allen / The Flash (voice)
2008

Action

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
69%
The making of 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Himself
Not available
2007

Documentary

8.7
75%
Not available
The Christmas Blessing
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 63%
role:
Nathan Andrews
2005

Drama

Family

Romance

TV Movie

6.2
63%
How I Met Your Mother
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 82%
role:
Barney Stinson
2005

Comedy

8.3
82%
Serenity
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 74%
role:
Screaming Reaver (uncredited)
2005

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
74%
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 65%
role:
Neil Patrick Harris
2004

Adventure

Comedy

7.0
65%
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 72%
role:
Peter Parker / Spider-Man
2003

Action

Adventure

Animation

6.9
72%
2002

Action

Comedy

5.9
58%
1999

Documentary

8.5
78%
Starship Troopers
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Colonel Carl Jenkins
1997

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
70%
Doogie Howser, M.D.
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 68%
role:
Doogie Howser
1989

Comedy

Drama

6.5
68%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Neil Patrick Harris are, for example, Uncoupled, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and The Matrix Resurrections.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best StreamFat ratings are Grand Designs (8.2), Gone Girl (8.0) and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (8.0).