Harry Melling (actor)

Harry Melling
Melling at the 2011 London Film and Comic Con
Born	Harry Edward Melling (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 London, England
Education	Hendon School Mill Hill School
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Parent	Joanna Troughton
Relatives	Patrick Troughton (grandfather) David Troughton (uncle) Michael Troughton (uncle) Jim Troughton (cousin) Sam Troughton (cousin)

Harry Edward Melling (born 17 March 1989) is an English actor, best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films.

Early life

Melling attended St Paul's Primary School and then Mill Hill School. He was a member of the National Youth Theatre. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and starred in productions such as The Provoked Wife, King John, Antigone, Plenty and Sisterhood.

Career

Melling appeared in five of the Harry Potter films as Harry Potter's bullying and spoiled cousin Dudley Dursley. In 2009, Melling made his stage debut in a revival of Mother Courage and her Children at the Royal National Theatre. He appeared in an episode of the BBC series Merlin entitled "The Sorcerer's Shadow", playing a young warlock named Gilli who intends to use magic to help him win Camelot's legendary tournament. Melling also played Robert Brown in the BBC series Just William.

In October 2009, it was announced that Melling had lost so much weight since his last appearance in Harry Potter that he was now "unrecognisable". His role as Dudley Dursley was almost recast for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, but Melling reprised the role by wearing a fat suit. He commented positively about the change: "I can now shed the child actor thing, like the fat, and start a new career, because no one sees me as Dudley."

Personal life

Melling comes from an athletic and theatrical family: he is the grandson of Patrick Troughton (through his daughter Joanna), best known as the Second Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who, thus nephew of distinguished siblings David Troughton and Michael Troughton, and the first cousin of cricketer Jim Troughton and actor Sam Troughton.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Dudley Dursley
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Dudley Dursley
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Dudley Dursley
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Dudley Dursley
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	Dudley Dursley

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Friends and Crocodiles	Young Oliver
2010	Merlin	Gilli	Episode: "The Sorcerer's Shadow"
2010	Just William	Robert
2011	Garrow's Law	George Pinnock	Series 3
2016	The Musketeers	Bastien	3x07: "Fool's Gold"

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2009	Mother Courage and her Children	Swiss Cheese	Royal National Theatre
2010	Bedroom, Dens and Other Forms of Magic		Theatre 503
2010	Women Beware Women	Young Ward	Royal National Theatre
2011	The School for Scandal	Sir Benjamin Backbite	Barbican Centre
2011	When Did You Last See My Mother?	Ian	Trafalgar Studios
2012	I Am a Camera	Christopher Isherwood	Southwark Playhouse
2013	Smack Family Robinson	Sean Robinson	Rose Theatre, Kingston
2013	The Hothouse	Lamb	Trafalgar Studios
2013	King Lear	Fool	Minerva Theatre, Chichester
2014	King Lear	Fool	Brooklyn Academy of Music
2014	Peddling	Boy	HighTide Festival/59E59
2014	The Angry Brigade	Morris/Commander/Prophet/Snitch/Manager/Jim	Theatre Royal, Plymouth / Oxford Playhouse / Warwick Arts Centre / Watford Palace Theatre
2016	Hand to God	Jason / Tyrone	Vaudeville Theatre, London

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Dudley Dursley	Voice

External links

• Harry Melling at IMDb
• Melling at Mill Hill School
• Agency CV