 Harlow won an Academy Award for his work in the successful film "Star Trek" (2009), subsequently receiving another two nominations for "The Lone Ranger" (2013) and "Star Trek Beyond" (2016).Born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Harlow was inspired to work in film-making after seeing the 1933 film "King Kong" as a child.He later explained that he spent "hours in the basement creating things and I knew I wanted to make characters.