Harry Hadden-Paton
English actor
Harry Frederick Gerard Hadden-Paton (born 10 April 1981) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for his television roles as Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham, in the television series Downton Abbey (2014–2015) and Martin Charteris in The Crown (2016–2017).
Hadden-Paton played the lead role of Henry Higgins in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of My Fair Lady on Broadway, a performance for which he was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Life
Family
Hadden-Paton was born at Westminster Hospital in London, the son of former cavalry officer Nigel Hadden-Paton, head of a landed gentry family of Rossway, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and Sarah ('Bumble'), daughter of Brigadier Frederick Mellor, of The Cottage, Chiddingfold, Surrey.
He is married to actress Rebecca Night, whom he met while performing in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Education
Hadden-Paton was educated at Eton College and Durham University. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
Stage
Since leaving LAMDA in 2006, Hadden-Paton has established himself as a leading stage actor. He was nominated for the 2007 Ian Charleson Awards. for his appearances in Romeo and Juliet at the Battersea Arts Centre, and as John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Peter Gill.
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