Quirky Canadian Harland Williams left behind a career as a forest ranger to try his hand at stand-up comedy, and soon made the transition to acting, quickly moving from obscure character player to lead in the 1997 feature "RocketMan". Harland made his feature film acting debut in 1994's "Dumb and Dumber", starring Jim Carrey. Williams was then cast in his own comedy series playing the eponymous cockeyed optimist on The WB's "Simon" from 1995-1996. More film work followed in 1996 when the actor was featured as a sonar expert in the inane comedy "Down Periscope". Williams' next feature "RocketMan" would mark his starring debut, playing a scatterbrained scientist who ends up on the first manned mission to Mars, much to the chagrin of his captain. A slapstick vehicle complete with requisite off-color jokes and sight gags, "RocketMan" was popular with a mostly younger audience, and helped to launch Williams' career. While he returned to smaller character roles in films as varied as "Wag the Dog" (1997), "Half-Baked" (1998) and the Bruce McCulloch-directed "Dog Park" (1999), he was given more opportunities on the small screen, starring in th ABC/Disney TV-movie "Mr. Headmistress" (1997). Williams teamed up with "Kids in the Hall" cast member McCulloch again, in the 1999 feature "Superstar", and was showcased to good effect in the comedy "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000), performing in his first nude scene.
Williams was busy back on the small screen in 2000, voicing a character on the David Spade animated NBC series "Sammy". The comedian hosted the Comedy Central stand-up series "Premium Blend" beginning in 2000, his absurdist two-minute introductions winning over an audience less inclined to enjoy his work at full throttle. While busy on television, Williams continued to do film work, and completed a starring role in the romantic comedy "X -Girlfriends" (1999) and was Tom Green's affably abused sidekick in his directorial debut "Freddy Got Fingered" (2001). Future projects for the actor included the title role in a live action adaptation of the funny papers favorite "Beetle Bailey" and continuing to perform stand-up.

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