Harry Hadden-Paton
| Harry Hadden-Paton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 April 1981 London, England |
| Education |
Eton College Durham University |
| Occupation | Actor |
Harry Hadden-Paton (born 10 April 1981) is a British stage and screen actor. He is perhaps best known for his television role as Herbert Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham in the award-winning television series Downton Abbey.
Hadden-Paton is the son of former Cavalry officer Nigel Hadden-Paton and the former Sarah Mellor. He has three sisters Polly, Clementine and Alice who is married to Nicholas van Cutsem, son of millionaire banker and horse breeder Hugh van Cutsem. He is the godson of Sarah, Duchess of York.
He is married to fellow actor Rebecca Night, whom he met while performing in The Importance of Being Earnest. They have a daughter.
Hadden-Paton was born in London and educated at Eton College and Durham University. He trained at LAMDA.
Since leaving LAMDA in 2006, Hadden-Paton has established himself as a leading stage actor. He 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. His stand-out performances continued with Captain Jack Absolute in The Rivals at The Southwark Playhouse, as Hohenzollern in The Prince of Homburg at The Donmar Warehouse, and as Harry Villiers in the 2010 première of Posh at the Royal Court.
In 2011 he appeared as Teddy Graham in the Olivier Award-winning revival Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and as Jackie Jackson in a film adaptation of The Deep Blue Sea, both marking the centenary of their author, the English playwright Terence Rattigan.
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