Harry Lloyd | |
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Lloyd at the 2023Comic-Con Germany inStuttgart | |
| Born | Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd 1983 (age 42–43) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Relatives | Charles Dickens (great-great-great-grandfather) Peter Gerald Charles Dickens (maternal grandfather) Henry Blagrove (great-grandfather) |
| Family | Dickens |
Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd is an English actor. His performance in theChannel 4 miniseriesThe Fear (2012) earned him aBritish Academy Television Award nomination. He gained prominence through his roles asWill Scarlet in theBBC dramaRobin Hood (2006), Jeremy Baines in theDoctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" (2007), andViserys Targaryen in thefirst season of theHBO seriesGame of Thrones (2011).
Lloyd played Paul Crosley in theWGN seriesManhattan (2014), Peter Quayle in theStarz seriesCounterpart (2017–2019), and Bernard Marx in thePeacock seriesBrave New World (2020). He voiced Viktor in theNetflix animated seriesArcane (2021–2024), Z inXenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022), and Ultima inFinal Fantasy XVI (2023). He also appeared inWolf Hall (2015) onBBC Two, series 1 ofMarcella (2016) onITV, and thethird season of theFX seriesLegion (2019) asCharles Xavier.
Lloyd is also known for his theatre work, earning anOff West End Award nomination. His films includeThe Theory of Everything (2014),Anthropoid (2016), andThe Wife (2017).
Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd[1][better source needed] was born inLondon, the son of Marion Evelyn (néeDickens), a children's publisher, and Jonathan Lloyd, who heads a literary agency.[2] He is the great-great-great-grandson ofVictorian writerCharles Dickens through his mother, who is the daughter ofPeter Gerald Charles Dickens, and the great-granddaughter of barristerHenry Fielding Dickens.[3] One of his maternal great-grandfathers was Rear-AdmiralHenry Blagrove,[4][5] and another maternal ancestor was composer and pianistIgnaz Moscheles.[6][7]
Lloyd was educated atEton College and, while there, made his television debut at the age of 16 asJames Steerforth in theBBC's 1999 adaptation ofDavid Copperfield oppositeDaniel Radcliffe.[8][9] In 2002, he was cast as young Rivers inGoodbye Mr Chips. He went on to study English atChrist Church, Oxford,[8] where he joined theOxford University Dramatic Society and appeared in several plays, includingKiss of the Spider Woman andThe Comedy of Errors. He toured Japan withThe Comedy of Errors for the society's 2005 summer tour, starring alongsideFelicity Jones.[citation needed]
In 2007, Lloyd made his professional stage debut at the Trafalgar Studios inA Gaggle of Saints, one of three short plays that make upNeil LaBute'sBash, for which he received positive reviews.[10][11][12][13] He played Jeremy Baines, a student whose mind is taken over by a species of aliens called the Family of Blood, in theDoctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood". He was suggested as a possible candidate to playthe Doctor whenDavid Tennant left the role.[14]

In 2011, Lloyd appeared asViserys Targaryen in theHBO seriesGame of Thrones.[15][16][17] He also appeared in the BBC comedyTaking The Flak, and as Herbert Pocket inGreat Expectations.[3] He had small roles inJane Eyre andThe Iron Lady, and starred as the son of a gangster inThe Fear, which aired onChannel 4 in December 2012.[18] In 2012, he appeared as Sir Edmund Mortimer in the BBC television filmThe Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part 1, and he played Ferdinand, The Duke of Calabria, inThe Duchess of Malfi at the Old Vic in London. He took on his first leading role in the feature filmCloser to the Moon, released in 2014. Lloyd also appeared asStephen Hawking's fictionalised roommate Brian in theBest Picture-nominated filmThe Theory of Everything, alongsideAcademy Award winnerEddie Redmayne andAcademy Award nomineeFelicity Jones.[19]
In 2015, Lloyd co-created the web series Supreme Tweeter, in which he stars as a fictionalised version of himself.[20] The following year he playedAdolf Opálka in the epic war filmAnthropoid, also starringJamie Dornan andCillian Murphy. He also appeared in theITV seriesMarcella. He returned to the stage for the productionGood Canary at the Rose Theatre, which was directed byJohn Malkovich in the role of the protagonist. In 2017, he filmed for the role of Peter Quayle in the science fiction thriller seriesCounterpart withJ. K. Simmons, and starred as young Joe Castleman in the filmThe Wife, an adaptation ofthe book byMeg Wolitzer, oppositeGlenn Close andJonathan Pryce (the latter playing the older Joe). In 2019, Lloyd was cast as a youngCharles Xavier in thethird season of theFX seriesLegion, replacingPatrick Stewart andJames McAvoy, both of whom had previously portrayed the character in theX-Men film series, the former having been approached about reprising the role in the series before the creative direction of the series changed.[21] Later that same year, it was announced that Lloyd would be cast in the series regular role as Bernard Marx inBrave New World.[22] In 2021, Lloyd voiced Viktor in theNetflix animatedaction-adventure seriesArcane. In 2022, Lloyd voicedBrian McNally in theAudible original podcast series,The Miranda Obsession[23] and Z in the video gameXenoblade Chronicles 3.[24]
Lloyd is a keenfootball fan and an avid supporter ofChelsea F.C.[25]
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jane Eyre | Richard Mason | Cary Joji Fukunaga |
| The Iron Lady | YoungDenis Thatcher | Phyllida Lloyd | |
| 2013 | Closer to the Moon | Virgil | Nae Caranfil |
| 2014 | Big Significant Things | Craig Harrison | Bryan Reisberg |
| The Riot Club | Lord Ryot | Lone Scherfig | |
| The Theory of Everything | Brian | James Marsh | |
| 2015 | Narcopolis | Ben Grieves | Justin Trefgarne |
| 2016 | Anthropoid | Adolf Opálka | Sean Ellis |
| 2017 | The Wife | Young Joe Castleman | Björn Runge |
| 2019 | The Show | Geoffrey | James Alexandrou |
| As I Am | Mr. Jackson | Guy Davies | |
| 2022 | The Lost King | King Richard III | Stephen Frears |
| 2028 | The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event†[a] | George Martin | Sam Mendes |
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Oscar & Jim | Gerry | Iain Weatherby & Paul Fenwick |
| 2011 | The Half-Light | Second Man | Prasanna Puwanarajah |
| 2013 | Desire | Chris | Leon Ockenden |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | David Copperfield | YoungJames Steerforth | Television film |
| 2002 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Young Rivers | Television film |
| 2005 | Murder Investigation Team | Matt Pattinson | Episode: "Phone Tag" |
| The Bill | Matt Richie | Episode: "A Social Decision" | |
| 2006 | Holby City | Damon Hughes | Episode: "Flight of the Bumblebee" |
| Vital Signs | Jason Bradley | 5 episodes | |
| Genie in the House | Nev | Episode: "Puppy Love" | |
| 2006–2007 | Robin Hood | Will Scarlett | Main role; 26 episodes |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Jeremy Baines | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Heroes and Villains | Lucas | Episode: "Richard the Lionheart" |
| The Devil's Whore | Prince Rupert of the Rhine | Episode #1 | |
| 2009 | Lewis | Peter | Episode: "Counter Culture Blues" |
| Taking the Flak | Alexander Taylor-Pierce | Main role; 5 episodes | |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Viserys Targaryen | Main role; 5 episodes |
| Great Expectations | Herbert Pocket | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part 1 | Sir Edmund Mortimer | Television film |
| The Fear | Matty Beckett | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |
| 2014 | Manhattan | Paul Crosley | Main role; 23 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Marcella | Henry Gibson | 8 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Counterpart | Peter Quayle | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2018 | Hang Ups | Nathan Slater | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Legion | Charles Xavier | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Brave New World | Bernard Marx | Main role |
| 2021–2024 | Arcane | Viktor | Voice |
| 2024 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Captain Mann | Episode: "A Different Approach" |
| Halo | The Monitor | Episode: "Halo" | |
| 2025 | Prime Target | Andrew Carter | 5 episodes |
| I, Jack Wright | DCI Hector Morgan | 6 episodes | |
| The Iris Affair | Hugo Pym | 4 episodes | |
| 2026 | Slow Horses | TBA | Series 6 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Valentin Arregui Paz | Oxford University Dramatic Society |
| 2005 | The Comedy of Errors | Antipholus of Syracuse | Oxford University Dramatic Society |
| 2008 | The Sea | Willy Carson | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| 2009 | A View from the Bridge | Rodolpho | Duke of York's Theatre |
| 2010 | The Little Dog Laughed | Alex | Garrick Theatre |
| 2012 | The Duchess of Malfi | Duke Ferdinand | The Old Vic |
| 2014 | Notes From Underground | Underground Man | Various in Paris; Print Room Coronet in London |
| 2016 | Good Canary | Jack | Rose Theatre |
| 2020 | The Dumb Waiter | Gus | Hampstead Theatre |
| 2022 | The Narcissist | Jim | Chichester Festival Theatre |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Z | Voice |
| 2023 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed | Z | Voice |
| Final Fantasy XVI | Ultima | Voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Miranda Obsession[23] | Brian McNally | Audible podcast |
In 2015, Harry Lloyd narratedA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Scream Awards | Best Ensemble | Game of Thrones | Nominated | |
| 2013 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Fear | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Guam International Film Festival | Achievement in Acting | Big Significant Things | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Offies | Best Male Performance | Notes from Underground | Nominated | |
| Gopo Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Closer to the Moon | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | International Film Festival of Wales | Judges Award | Philophobia | Nominated |