A native New Yorker, born and raised in Flushing, Queens, Harris Doran (pronounced like Duran Duran) was an acting major at The High School of Performing Arts (The "Fame" School), before being accepted to the prestigious Juilliard School. Harris went on to receive rave reviews for his work in theatre, playing a wide variety of roles. In 2000 he received an LA Ovation Award Nomination for playing "The Artful Dodger" in "Oliver" at DeafWest Theatre in Los Angeles. While in LA he shot guest spots on the television shows "Any Day Now" and "Malcolm In The Middle." Then in 2004, he starred in the film "Two Plus One," which was shot entirely on location in Paris, France, as well as starring as "Claude" in the Broadway concert of "Hair," alongside Jennifer Hudson, Laura Benanti, and Ana Gasteyer. In 2006 he shot the mockumentary "Exposing the Order of the Serpentine" for Spike TV as well as a guest spot on NBC's "The Black Donnellys." After receiving praise for his role as "The Emcee" in "Cabaret" at the Pittsburgh Public Theater (2007), Harris was asked back to play "Mozart" in their production of "Amadeus," earning him notice from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette as one of the best performances of the year. After this he starred as "Jerry" in "Love Jerry" (2008), for which he won both a NYMF Award for Best Actor and the Talkin' Broadway Award for Best Actor. In 2009, Harris played the role of "Freddy" in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," opposite Joe Piscopo at the Gateway Playhouse. The following year he received glowing reviews off- Broadway for playing "Myles" in "It Must Be Him" (2010), which was written by Emmy Award winning writer Kenny Solms, and starred three-time Emmy Award nominee Peter Scolari. In 2011, he starred as "Marc" in the world premiere of "I'm Connecticut," written by "The Simpsons" writer/producer Mike Reiss. Harris' most recent projects include starring as "Spot" in the feature film "Junction" along with Michael O'Keefe, Anthony Rapp and David Zayas for which Harris won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Long Island International Film Expo; the feature film "My Best Day," which premiered at The Sundance Film Festival; he shot the lead role in the comedy feature "Coach Of The Year," an episode of "Person Of Interest," and supporting roles in the features "'79 Parts" and "Sebastien" with Eric Roberts and Cathy Moriarty.

Attended Fiorello H LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, NYC as a drama major.A native New Yorker, Harris was born and raised in Flushing, Queens.Studied acting at The Juilliard School in New York City.Won the NYMF Best Actor Award as well as the Talkin' Broadway Summer Theatre Festival Citation for his work as Jerry in "Love Jerry".Was nominated for an LA Ovation Award award in the category of Best Featured Actor along with Stephen Spinella and Billy Porter.Harris Doran's last name is pronounced like Duran Duran.Harris won the Best Supporting Actor award for his work as Spot in the feature film "Junction" at the Long Island International Film Festival.