• Robert Dennis Harris
  • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
  • March 7, 1957

Robert Harris is an English novelist. He is a former journalist and BBC television reporter. Although he began his career in non-fiction, his fame rests upon his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller Fatherland, Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War. His second novel Enigma (1995) was about the breaking of the German Enigma code during World War II. It was filmed with Dougray Scott and Kate Winslet starring and with a screenplay by Tom Stoppard. Archangel (1998) was another international best seller. It was made into a BBC mini-series in 2005, starring Daniel Craig. His most recent works centre on ancient Rome.