Neil Patrick Harris

Career timeline

1. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

2. 1956 · First production

   Tony Awards (TV)

3. 1973 · Born

   Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

4. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

5. 2005 · Directing debut

   How I Met Your Mother (TV)

6. 2026 · Latest release

   The Last Temptation of Becky (Movie)

Career in numbers

2 1950s

1 1960s

7 1980s

11 1990s

26 2000s

17 2010s

12 2020s

• Comedy42
• Drama26
• Animation19
• Family13
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy13
• Mystery10

Highest-rated title Dexter: Resurrection 2025 8.5 Most popular title The Simpsons 1989 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Neil Patrick Harris in our catalogue.

Benjamin Bratt

3 titles together

John Cho

3 titles together

Clyde Phillips

2 titles together

Anna Faris

2 titles together

James Caan

2 titles together

Kyle MacLachlan

2 titles together

1. 2026 The Last Temptation of Becky as General Wilhelm Reuss Movie
2. 2026 Sunny Dancer as Patrick 7.1 Movie
3. 2025 Dexter: Resurrection as Lowell / The Tattoo Collector 8.5 TV
4. 2022 Uncoupled as Michael Lawson 6.6 TV
5. 2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent as Richard Fink 6.8 Movie
6. 2022 How I Met Your Father as Barney Stinson 6.4 TV
7. 2021 The Matrix Resurrections as The Analyst 6.3 Movie
8. 2021 8-Bit Christmas as Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator 6.4 Movie
9. 2021 It's a Sin as Henry Coltrane 7.9 TV
10. 2020 Get Organized with The Home Edit 6.6 TV
11. 2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley 7.4 TV
12. 2017 Downsizing as Jeff Lonowski 5.4 Movie
13. 2017 At Home with Amy Sedaris as Neil Patrick Harris TV
14. 2017 Mystery Science Theater 3000 as Neville LaRoy 7.5 TV
15. 2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events as Count Olaf 7.4 TV
16. 2014 Gone Girl as Desi Collings 7.9 Movie
17. 2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West as Foy 6.1 Movie
18. 2013 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 as Steve (voice) 6.5 Movie
19. 2013 The Smurfs 2 as Patrick Winslow 5.8 Movie
20. 2011 The Muppets as Neil Patrick Harris 6.7 Movie
21. 2011 A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Neil Patrick Harris 6.0 Movie
22. 2011 American Horror Story as Chester Creb 8.1 TV
23. 2011 The Smurfs as Patrick Winslow 5.8 Movie
24. 2011 Beastly as Will Fratalli 6.3 Movie
25. 2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore as Lou (voice) 5.2 Movie
26. 2010 Batman: Under the Red Hood as Nightwing (voice) 7.8 Movie
27. 2010 Adventure Time as Prince Gumball (voice) 8.5 TV
28. 2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as Steve (voice) 6.7 Movie
29. 2009 Glee as Bryan Ryan 6.8 TV
30. 2008 The Penguins of Madagascar as Dr. Blowhole (voice) 7.5 TV
31. 2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold as Music Meister (voice) 7.6 TV
32. 2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Dr. Horrible 7.6 TV
33. 2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay as Neil Patrick Harris 6.3 Movie
34. 2008 Justice League: The New Frontier as Barry Allen / The Flash (voice) 6.8 Movie
35. 2006 Me, Eloise as (voice) TV
36. 2006 Rachael Ray 5.1 TV
37. 2005 The Colbert Report 7.0 TV
38. 2005 Serenity as Screaming Reaver (uncredited) 7.4 Movie
39. 2005 How I Met Your Mother as Barney Stinson 8.1 TV
40. 2005 Robot Chicken as Executive / Harvey Dent / Two-Face / Three-Face / Four-Face (voice) 7.6 TV
41. 2005 Numb3rs as Ethan Burdick 7.0 TV
42. 2004 Jack & Bobby TV
43. 2004 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle as Neil Patrick Harris 6.6 Movie
44. 2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series as Peter Parker / Spider-Man (voice) 7.2 TV
45. 2002 Boomtown as Peter Corman 6.5 TV
46. 2002 Undercover Brother as Lance 5.9 Movie
47. 2001 Justice League as Ray Thompson (voice) 8.2 TV
48. 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as John Tagman 7.6 TV
49. 2001 The Legend of Tarzan as Moyo (voice) 7.1 TV
50. 2000 Ed as Joe Baxter 7.7 TV
51. 2000 Static Shock as Replay / Johnny Morrow (voice) 8.0 TV
52. 2000 Son of the Beach 6.3 TV
53. 2000 The Next Best Thing as David 5.2 Movie
54. 1999 Stark Raving Mad as Henry McNeeley TV
55. 1999 Joan of Arc as The Dauphin 6.6 TV
56. 1999 Family Guy as Barney Stinson (voice) 7.4 TV
57. 1998 Will & Grace as Bill 6.9 TV
58. 1997 Starship Troopers as Colonel Carl Jenkins 7.1 Movie
59. 1995 The Outer Limits as Howie Morrison 7.7 TV
60. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Jonas 7.2 TV
61. 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street as Alan Schack 8.1 TV
62. 1992 Capitol Critters as Max (voice) TV
63. 1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Todd Andrews 7.0 TV
64. 1990 Blossom 6.2 TV
65. 1989 The Simpsons as Neil Patrick Harris (voice) 8.0 TV
66. 1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. as Doogie Howser 6.7 TV
67. 1989 Quantum Leap as Mike Hammond 8.0 TV
68. 1989 B.L. Stryker as Buder TV
69. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Tommy Remsen 7.5 TV
70. 1984 Jeopardy! as Self 6.9 TV
71. 1981 Entertainment Tonight 4.4 TV
72. 1969 Sesame Street 7.1 TV
73. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lonnie TV

1. 2013 The Goodwin Games 6.4 TV
2. 2005 How I Met Your Mother 8.1 TV

1. 1956 Tony Awards TV

1. 2026 The Last Temptation of Becky Movie
2. 2023 Drag Me to Dinner TV
3. 2022 Uncoupled 6.6 TV

1. 2023 Drag Me to Dinner TV

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