Harijs Avens was born on October 21, 1910 in Vecpiebalga parish, Wenden uyezd, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Ekho (1960), Ostrov sokrovishch (1971) and Rita (1958). He died on December 27, 1976 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR.