Harry Lloyd
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 Harry Lloyd in 2010. |
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| Born | November 17, 1983 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Harry Lloyd (born 17 November 1983) is an English actor. He played Will Scarlet in the first two seasons of the BBC drama Robin Hood which began in 2006. Most recently he starred in 2011's Game of Thrones as Viserys Targaryen, rightful heir to the throne of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
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[edit] Background
Lloyd was born in London, England; and is the great-great-great-grandson of the Victorian writer Charles Dickens (his mother, children's publisher Marion Dickens, is the daughter of Captain Peter Dickens RN). He is the cousin of biographer and writer Lucinda Hawksley and actor and performer Gerald Dickens.[1]
Lloyd was educated at Eton College and while there, made his TV debut at the age of 16 as James Steerforth in the BBC's 1999 adaptation of David Copperfield and then in 2002, he was cast as young Rivers in Goodbye Mr Chips. Lloyd went on to study English at Christ Church, Oxford, where he joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society appearing in several plays, such as Kiss of the Spider Woman in which he played the role of Valentin, and as Antipholus of Syracuse in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors for the OUDS 2005 Summer tour to Japan alongside Felicity Jones and Rose Heiney. He left Oxford in 2005, graduating with an upper second degree.
In early 2007, Lloyd made his professional stage debut, at the Trafalgar Studios in A Gaggle of Saints, one of three short plays that make up Neil LaBute's Bash, for which he received many positive reviews.[2][3][4][5]
Lloyd played Jeremy Baines, a student whose mind is taken over by a species of aliens called 'The Family of Blood', in the Doctor Who episodes Human Nature and The Family of Blood. He had been suggested as a possible candidate to play the Doctor when David Tennant left the role, based on a comment made by Russell T Davies in an interview with PR Wire.[6]
In 2011 he appeared in the HBO series Game of Thrones[7] as Viserys Targaryen, the beggar king. He also appeared in the BBC comedy Taking The Flak.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | David Copperfield | Young Steerforth | TV movie |
| 2002 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Young Rivers | TV movie |
| 2005 | M.I.T. Murder Investigation Team | Matt Pattinson | TV series (1 episode: "Episode #2.1") |
| The Bill | Matt Richie | TV series (1 episode: "377") | |
| 2006 | Holby City | Damon Hughes | TV series (1 episode: "Flight of the Bumblebee") |
| Vital Signs | Jason Bradley | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| Genie in the House | Nev | TV series (1 episode: "Puppy Love") | |
| Robin Hood | Will Scarlett | TV series (26 episodes: 2006-2007) | |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Jeremy Baines/Son of Mine | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2008 | Heroes and Villains | Lucas | TV series documentary (1 episode: "Richard the Lionheart") |
| The Devil's Whore | Prince Rupert | TV mini-series (1 episode: "Episode #1.1") | |
| 2009 | Lewis | Peter | TV series (1 episode: "Counter Culture Blues") |
| Oscar & Jim | Gerry | short | |
| Taking the Flak | Alexander Taylor-Pierce | TV series (5 episodes) | |
| 2011 | Game of Thrones | Viserys Targaryen | TV series (6 episodes) Nominated - Scream Award for Best Ensemble Pending—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| The Half-Light | Second Man | short | |
| Great Expectations | Herbert Pocket | TV mini-series | |
| Jane Eyre | Richard Mason | ||
| The Iron Lady | Young Denis Thatcher |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ [1] Dickens Family Tree website
- ^ Bash, Trafalgar Studios, London
IWitness, Finborough, London
Postcards from God, Jermyn Theatre, London - Reviews, Theatre - The Independent - ^ The violent faces of faith | Theatre | This is London
- ^ FT.com / Arts & Weekend - Bash, Trafalgar Studio 2, London
- ^ Chilling glimpses of nastiness - Telegraph
- ^ NEWS NEW DOCTOR WHO UNVEILED Music, movie & Entertainment News
- ^ http://grrm.livejournal.com/ George RR Martin's Live Journal, July 19th
[edit] External links
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