Harry Hadden-Paton

Harry Frederick Gerard HaddenPaton born 10 April 1981 is a British actor He is perhaps best known for his television roles as Herbert Pelham 7th Marquess of Hexham in the television series Downton Abbey and Martin Charteris in The Crown HaddenPaton 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 HaddenPaton was born at Westminster Hospital in London the son of former cavalry officer Nigel HaddenPaton 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 has three sisters Polly Clementine and Alice 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 been married since 2010 and have two daughters Martha and Audrey HaddenPaton and Night costarred in the autumn of 2019 in The Kings Speech at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater HaddenPaton was educated at Eton College and Durham University He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art LAMDA Since leaving LAMDA in 2006 HaddenPaton 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 standout 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 Awardwinning 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 Thompsons No Naughty Bits at the Hampstead Theatre as Marlow in Jamie Lloyds production of She Stoops to Conquer at the National Theatre as Alsamero in the Young Vics production of The Changeling and as Phillip in the hit revival of Alexi Kaye Campbells The Pride at the Trafalgar Studios HaddenPaton made his Broadway debut playing Henry Higgins in a revival of My Fair Lady for which he received Tony and Grammy Award nominations In 2021 HaddenPaton originated a leading role in the new musical Flying Over Sunset directed by James Lapine at the Vivian Beaumont Theater Lincoln Center New York Having been postponed by the COVID19 pandemic the musical premiered on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on November 11 2021 in previews with the official opening scheduled for December 13 2021 He resumes the role of Higgins at the London Coliseum in May 2022 Source Article Harry HaddenPaton from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30