Harry Hadden-Paton
{{Short description|British actor (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Harry Hadden-Paton
| birth_name = Harry Frederick Gerard Hadden-Paton{{cite news |title=Births |work=The Times |date=13 April 1981 |page=24}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|04|10}}
| birth_place = Westminster, London, England
| education = {{Plainlist|
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2006–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Rebecca Night|May 2010}}
| children = 3
}}
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,Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th edition, ed. L. G. Pine, 1952, 'Hadden-Paton of Rossway' pedigree and Sarah ('Bumble'), daughter of Brigadier Frederick Mellor, of The Cottage, Chiddingfold, Surrey.Country Life, vol. 151, 1977, p. 1283{{Cite web|last=de Zulueta|first=Paul|url=http://guardsmagazine.com/features/Summer2018/02_Hadden_Paton.html|title=Nigel Hadden-Paton|website=Guards Magazine}} He has three sisters: Polly, Clementine, and Alice.{{cn|date=April 2020}} He is the godson of Sarah, Duchess of York.
He is married to actress Rebecca Night, whom he met while performing in The Importance of Being Earnest.{{cite news|last=Marshall|first=Charlotte|title=Harry Hadden-Paton|url=http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest-news/article/item120129|work=Official London Theatre|date=18 January 2012|access-date=20 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714220100/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest-news/article/item120129|archive-date=14 July 2014}} They have been married since 2010 and have three children. Hadden-Paton and Night co-starred in the autumn of 2019 in The King's Speech at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
=Education=
Hadden-Paton was educated at Eton College{{cite news|last=Thorpe|first=Vanessa|title=Eton spawns a new breed of stage and screen luminaries|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jan/21/eton-stage-screen-luminaries?INTCMP=SRCH|work=The Guardian|date=21 January 2012|access-date=20 February 2012}} 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 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.
Following the success of Flare Path he has appeared as Michael Palin in the premiere of Steve Thompson's No Naughty Bits at the Hampstead Theatre,{{cite web|last=Billington|first=Michael|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/sep/14/no-naughty-bits-review|title=No Naughty Bits – review|website=The Guardian|date=14 September 2011|access-date=29 September 2013}} as Marlow in Jamie Lloyd's production of She Stoops to Conquer at the National Theatre, as Alsamero in the Young Vic's production of The Changeling, and as Phillip in the hit revival of Alexi Kaye Campbell's The Pride at the Trafalgar Studios. 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/my-fair-lady-lauren-ambrose-harry-hadden-paton-lead-broadway-revival-1046051|title=Lauren Ambrose, Harry Hadden-Paton to Lead 'My Fair Lady' Broadway Revival|last=Rooney|first=David|date=5 October 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=15 March 2018}}{{Cite web|last=Milligan|first=Kaitlin|title=The Band's Visit, Carousel & More Nominated for 2019 Grammy Awards|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-BANDS-VISIT-CAROUSEL-Nominated-for-2019-GRAMMY-AWARDS-20181207|date=7 December 2018|access-date=7 December 2018|website=Broadway World}}
In 2021 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. Having been postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the musical premiered on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on 11 November 2021 in previews with the official opening on 13 December 2021.{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=13 May 2021|title=Lincoln Center Theater's Flying Over Sunset Will Open This Fall; Intimate Apparel Sets 2022 Dates|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/lincoln-center-theaters-flying-over-sunset-will-open-this-fall-intimate-apparel-sets-2022-dates|access-date=9 May 2022|website=Playbill}} He resumed the role of Higgins at the London Coliseum in May 2022.
=Film and television=
On television, he is best known for playing Bertie Pelham, the Marquess of Hexham, suitor of Lady Edith Crawley on Downton Abbey; their characters were married in the 2015 Christmas special that concluded the series. He has also starred in Midsomer Murders, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, Hotel Babylon, Silk, Waking the Dead, Drifters, Walter, Wallander, and Grantchester.
He is also notable for appearances in the Oscar-winning La Vie en Rose (2007),{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/harry-hadden-paton|title=Bio of Harry Hadden-Paton on Broadway, Where to See & Tickets|website=newyorktheatreguide.com|date=29 June 2023 }} The Deep Blue Sea (2011), The Hollow Crown (2012),{{Cite web|url=http://www.lct.org/shows/people/harry-hadden-paton/|title=Harry Hadden-Paton {{!}} Lincoln Center Theater|website=Lincoln Center Theater|access-date=21 April 2018}} and About Time (2013).
From 2016 to 2017, he played the role of Martin Charteris in the first two seasons of the Netflix series The Crown.{{Cite news|last=Bley Griffiths|first=Eleanor|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-16/the-crown-who-was-the-real-martin-charteris/|title=The Crown: Who was the real Martin Charteris?|work=Radio Times|date=16 December 2016|access-date=21 April 2018}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Doug Davis | |
| 2009
| Civil Servant | |
| 2011
| Jackie Jackson | |
| rowspan="2"|2013
| Barry | |
| About Time
| Rupert |
| 2018
| Dr David Granger | |
| 2019
| Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham | |
| 2022
| Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham | |
| 2024
| Twisters | Ben | |
| 2025
| Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham | Post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Hilary's advisor | Episode #1.3 |
| 2007
| Lisa's new man | Episode #2.4 |
| 2008
| James Malham | Episodes: "Duty and Honour: Part 1 & 2" |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Green | Episode: "Richard II" |
| Midsomer Murders
| Lawrence Janson | Episode: "Written in the Stars" |
| 2013
| Drifters | Waiter | Episode: "Scabies" |
| rowspan="3"|2014
| Silk | Ashton | Episode #3.2 |
| Walter
| CS Charles Addison | Television film |
| Grantchester
| William Calthorpe | Episode #1.2 |
| 2014–2015
| Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham | 7 episodes |
| 2015
| Hans von Enke | Episodes: "A Lesson in Love", "The Troubled Man" |
| 2016–2017
| 11 episodes |
| 2017
| Gaston | 10 episodes |
| 2018
| Informer | Sid Powell | Episode: "Strawberry Fields" |
| 2023
| Nigel Sutton | Episode: "The Sicilian Error of Color" |
| 2024
|Tom Wolsey |2 episodes |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2013
| Edmund / Yorrick / Grumio | |
| 2014
| Male Inquisitor (British accent) | |
| rowspan="3"|2015
| Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward | Artoirel | |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition – Trespasser
| Male Inquisitor (British accent) | |
| Sword Coast Legends
| Dalanir Ch'fyr | |
| 2017
| The Red Prince | |
| 2018
| Vampyr | Clarence / Ichabod / Lord Finney / Swansea | |
| 2020
| Avengers | |
| 2024
| Male Inquisitor (British accent) | |
Theatre
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Mercutio |
| 2008
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Jack Worthing |
| rowspan="3"|2010
| Captain Jack Absolute |
| Posh
| Harry Villiers |
| The Prince of Homburg
| Count Hohenzollern |
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Teddy Graham |
| No Naughty Bits |
| rowspan="2"|2012
| Young Charles Marlow |
| The Changeling
| Alsemero |
| 2013
| Phillip |
| 2018
| Henry Higgins |
| 2019 |
| 2021 |
| 2022
| Henry Higgins |
| 2025
| Bishop |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award !Category !Work !Result |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| rowspan="2"|Screen Actors Guild Award | rowspan="2"|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| Downton Abbey
| {{nom}} |
| rowspan="5"|2018
| rowspan="6"|My Fair Lady | {{nom}} |
| Drama Desk Award
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | {{nom}} |
| Drama League Award
| Distinguished Performance | {{nom}} |
| Outer Critics Circle Award
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | {{nom}} |
| colspan="2"| Theatre World Award
| {{win|Honoree}} |
| 2019
| {{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|2227000}}
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