Harry Frederick Gerard Hadden-Paton was born on 10 April 1981 and is a British actor.
13 Facts About Harry Hadden-Paton
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Harry Hadden-Paton is perhaps best known for his television roles as Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham, in the television series Downton Abbey and Martin Charteris in The Crown.
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Harry Hadden-Paton was born at Westminster Hospital in London, the son of former cavalry officer Nigel Harry Hadden-Paton, head of a landed gentry family of Rossway, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and Sarah, daughter of Brigadier Frederick Mellor, of The Cottage, Chiddingfold, Surrey.
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Harry Hadden-Paton is the godson of Sarah, Duchess of York.
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Harry Hadden-Paton is married to fellow actress Rebecca Night, whom he met while performing in The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Harry Hadden-Paton trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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Since leaving LAMDA in 2006, Harry Hadden-Paton has established himself as a leading stage actor.
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Harry Hadden-Paton was commended in 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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Harry Hadden-Paton made his Broadway debut playing Henry Higgins in a revival of My Fair Lady, for which he received Tony and Grammy Award nominations.
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In 2021 Harry Hadden-Paton originated a leading role in the musical Flying Over Sunset, directed by James Lapine, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, New York.
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Harry Hadden-Paton resumed the role of Higgins at the London Coliseum in May 2022.
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Harry Hadden-Paton has starred in Midsomer Murders, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, Hotel Babylon, Silk, Waking the Dead, Drifters, Walter, Wallander, and Grantchester.
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Harry Hadden-Paton is notable for appearances in the Oscar-winning La Vie en Rose, The Deep Blue Sea, The Hollow Crown, and About Time.