Woody Harrelson at the premiere of Surfer Dude, Austin Texas, September 3 2008. Surfer Dude stars Matthew McConaughey with Harrelson in a &quot;wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.&quot; Woody Harrelson (b. July 23, 1961) is an American Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor probably best known for his role in the classic sitcom Cheers. Notable film roles include Roy Munson in Kingpin, Mickey Knox in Natural Born Killers, Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt, Dusty in A Prairie Home Companion and Carson Wells in No Country for Old Men.