Jared Harris Credit: Rebecca Cabage When he was a child, Jared Harris’s parents – actor Richard “hellraiser” Harris and actress Elizabeth Rees-Williams – were convinced their middle son would never follow them into their profession. “I was very, very shy and they thought I’d be something like a lawyer or teacher,” explains Harris. Fortunately for his ever-growing fan base, Harris, 59, still found his path. After English boarding school, he chose to go to university in North Carolina, mainly to escape his family’s expectations. “I thought if I went somewhere where I didn’t know anybody and they didn’t know me I could start all over again,” he says.