The actor turns 83 on July 13, 2025, and has lived quite the life, from the depths of outer space to the Temple of Doom. He’s also found his forever with wife Calista Flockhart. They married in 2010 and share son Liam, whom Flockhart adopted in 2001 and Ford after they wed.

As he celebrates another year around the sun, take a look back on his iconic life and career in photos.Ford was born in Chicago, but eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career acting after a season of summer stock theater in Wisconsin. Nabbing a few roles upon his arrival, 1966’s Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round marked his first feature film, in which he played an uncredited bellhop.

Throughout the late 1960s, Ford picked up a few television roles while also working as a self-taught carpenter to support his family.In the early 1970s, the actor secured an audition with George Lucas for the role of Bob Falfa (which he ended up landing for 1973’s American Graffiti) and The Godfather‘s Francis Ford Coppola (who cast him in 1974’s The Conversation and 1979’s Apocalypse Now). It was these relationships that would help him later in his career.While Ford only received minor roles in the aforementioned titles, his work in American Graffiti helped him land his breakout (and highly acclaimed) role in Lucas’s Star Wars.

Cast as Han Solo in one of the most successful and groundbreaking films of all time, Ford co-starred alongside Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher in the 1977 space opera film.

In the years that followed, he reprised his role in its several sequels, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

Ford gained much recognition from his role as Han Solo, and solidified his status as a leading actor when he was tapped to play Indiana Jones in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Arc.

An action-adventure collaboration between Lucas and Steven Spielberg, the franchise saw a significant amount of success similar to Star Wars.

Following the success of both Star Wars and Indiana Jones, Ford nabbed the role of Rick Deckard in Ridley Scott’s dystopian science fiction film, Blade Runner, in 1982. Ford even reprised his role in the cult classic’s 2017 sequel, Blade Runner 2049.While Ford has garnered a number of accolades throughout his career, he only ever received one Academy Award nomination. The honor came for his role as John Book in 1985’s Witness.

Ford earned the nod in the Best Actor category at the 58th Academy Awards in 1986 alongside James Garner, Jack Nicholson, Von Voight, and winner William Hurt — who won for his role in Kiss of the Spider Woman.A long-time environmental activist, Ford has been championing environmentalism, sustainability and archaeology since the early 1990s. He has served as vice chair of the nonprofit Conservation International since 1999, in addition to fronting a number of campaigns through the years.

Among the variety of causes Ford advocates for, the issue of climate change is among his most passionate.Ford played Jack Ryan in 1992’s Patriot Games, a follow-up to 1990’s A Hunt for Red October. Though the character remained the same in both films, Alec Baldwin played Jack in the first.

Ford starred alongside James Earl Jones, Anne Archer, and Samuel L. Jackson in the film that grossed $178 million worldwide at the box office.Ford has been married three times and has five kids. He is currently married to actress Calista Flockhart, whom he met at the 2002 Golden Globe Awards. They wed in 2010 and share a son together — whom Flockhart had welcomed by adoption prior to linking with the actor.

Ford was first married to Mary Marquardt from 1964 until they divorced in 1979. They share two sons together. His second marriage was with screenwriter Melissa Mathison from 1983 until their separation in 2000 and finalized divorce in 2004. They had a son and daughter together.