The one non-negotiable Harrison Ford sticks to for wife Calista Flockhart


The Shrinking actor, 84, prioritises acting roles close to home to be near his family and friends. The couple have been together for over two decades


US actors Harrison Ford and his wife Calista Flockhart attend Apple TV+ premiere of "Shrinking" season 2 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, October 8, 2024.© VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images
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Nicky MorrisActing TV and Film Editor
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One of Hollywood's most enduring couples, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, have been together for over two decades since meeting at the 2002 Golden Globes. 

For the Star Wars actor, prioritising roles close to home has become essential. While he enjoyed travelling the globe for his past projects, he now values working near his family and friends. 

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart attend the World Premiere of Apple TV+ "Shrinking" Season 2 at Pacific Design Center on October 08, 2024 © FilmMagic
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have been together for over two decades

"What I really love is being able to work where I live, not have to go away from home and my family, friends," he told Us Weekly last year.

"I like my family. I like my house. I like to be home and I can be home and have this great job," explained Harrison, who has homes in California and Wyoming.

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Describing his experience on Apple TV's Shrinking as "the best job,'" the actor appreciates the short commute, which allows him to work on the Emmy-nominated show while staying in the same city as his wife and children. 

two men building a puzzle at table © Apple
Harrison Ford stars opposite Jason Segel in Shrinking

 "I live half an hour away," said the Indiana Jones star, who plays a therapist alongside Jason Segel. "I go home and I sleep in my own bed. I’m in the same town as my wife and children and I’m doing really smart, intelligent storytelling with incredibly talented people."

Although he is open to an on-screen collaboration with Flockhart, the couple "haven't been offered something where we'd work together."

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart attend the World Premiere of Apple TV+ "Shrinking" Season 2 at Pacific Design Center on October 08, 2024 in West Hollywood, California.© Getty Images
Harrison prioritises roles that allow him to be close to home

Harrison and Calista's home life 

Harrison and Calista first met at the 2002 Golden Globes and began dating shortly after. They tied the knot nearly a decade later in June 2010 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

Opening up about their first meeting during a joint interview with PEOPLE, Calisat said: "We were having a conversation for maybe 20 minutes before the wine spilled, and the truth is, Harrison spilled the wine!" 

Harrison Ford holding a drink while standing next to wife Calista Flockhart as they smile for photo at a party in Hollywood in 2010© FilmMagic
The pair tied the knot in 2010

While Harrison was already a dad of five from his previous two marriages, Calista had a son, Liam, whom she adopted in 2001.

Praising his wife's devotion to motherhood in an interview with Reader's Digest in 2008, Harrison said: "She's a mother by choice – she adopted Liam before we met, as a single parent, which is an awesome responsibility to take. She's devoted herself to Liam and has done a really wonderful job raising him. I'm happy to now have a part of the job."

Harrison's previous marriages

Harrison married his first wife, Mary Marquardt, in 1964 before they split in 1979. The pair welcomed two sons, Ben and Willard 

American actor Harrison Ford and wife, Mary Marquardt, walking in New York City© Getty Images
Harrison pictured with his first wife Mary in 1977

The film star later married screenwriter Melissa Mathison in 1983. The pair, who share daughter Georgia and son Malcolm, divorced in 2004. 

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