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Harry Hadden-Paton
Hadden-Paton in 2025
Born	Harry Frederick Gerard Hadden-Paton[1] (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (age 44) Westminster, London, England
Education	Eton College Durham University London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Rebecca Night ​ (m. 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 seriesDownton Abbey (2014–2015) andMartin Charteris inThe Crown (2016–2017).

Hadden-Paton played the lead role of Henry Higgins in theLincoln Center Theater revival ofMy Fair Lady onBroadway, a performance for which he was nominated for the 2018Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

Hadden-Paton was born atWestminster Hospital in London,^[1] the son of former cavalry officer Nigel Hadden-Paton, head of alanded gentry family ofRossway, nearBerkhamsted, Hertfordshire,^[2] and Sarah ('Bumble'), daughter of Brigadier Frederick Mellor, of The Cottage,Chiddingfold, Surrey.^[3][4] He has three sisters: Polly, Clementine, and Alice.^{[citation needed]} He is the godson ofSarah Ferguson.

He is married to actressRebecca Night, whom he met while performing inThe Importance of Being Earnest.^[5] They have been married since 2010 and have three children. Hadden-Paton and Night co-starred in the autumn of 2019 inThe King's Speech at theChicago Shakespeare Theater.

Hadden-Paton was educated atEton College^[6] andDurham University.^[5] He trained at theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

Since leaving LAMDA in 2006, Hadden-Paton has established himself as a leading stage actor. He was commended in the 2007Ian Charleson Awards for his appearances inRomeo and Juliet at theBattersea Arts Centre and as John Worthing inThe Importance of Being Earnest, directed byPeter Gill. His stand-out performances continued with Captain Jack Absolute inThe Rivals at theSouthwark Playhouse, as Hohenzollern inThe Prince of Homburgat theDonmar Warehouse, and as Harry Villiers in the 2010 première ofPosh at theRoyal Court.

In 2011 he appeared as Teddy Graham in the Olivier Award-winning revivalFlare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, and as Jackie Jackson in a film adaptation ofThe Deep Blue Sea, both marking the centenary of their author, the English playwrightTerence Rattigan.

Following the success ofFlare Path he has appeared asMichael Palin in the premiere ofSteve Thompson'sNo Naughty Bits at the Hampstead Theatre,^[7] as Marlow inJamie Lloyd's production ofShe Stoops to Conquer at the National Theatre, as Alsamero in theYoung Vic's production ofThe Changeling, and as Phillip in the hit revival of Alexi Kaye Campbell'sThe Pride at theTrafalgar Studios. Hadden-Paton made his Broadway debut playing Henry Higgins in a revival ofMy Fair Lady, for which he receivedTony andGrammy Award nominations.^[8][9]

In 2021 Hadden-Paton originated a leading role in the musicalFlying Over Sunset, directed byJames Lapine, at theVivian 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.^[10] He resumed the role of Higgins at theLondon Coliseum in May 2022.

On television, he is best known for playing Bertie Pelham, the Marquess of Hexham, suitor of Lady Edith Crawley onDownton Abbey; their characters were married in the 2015 Christmas special that concluded the series. He has also starred inMidsomer Murders,The Amazing Mrs Pritchard,Hotel Babylon,Silk,Waking the Dead,Drifters,Walter,Wallander, andGrantchester.

He is also notable for appearances in the Oscar-winningLa Vie en Rose (2007),^[11]The Deep Blue Sea (2011),^[11]The Hollow Crown (2012),^[12] andAbout Time (2013).^[11]

From 2016 to 2017, he played the role ofMartin Charteris in the first two seasons of theNetflix seriesThe Crown.^[13]

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