Harry John Newman Treadaway[1][better source needed] (born 10 September 1984) is an English actor. His credits include Control (2007), City of Ember (2008), Fish Tank (2009), Pelican Blood (2010), Flight of the Storks (2012), Mr. Mercedes (2017–2018), The Crown (2019), Star Trek: Picard (2020), Deceit (2021), and The Chemistry of Death (2023).
Harry Treadaway | |
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 Treadaway at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Harry John Newman Treadaway 10 September 1984 Exeter, Devon, England |
| Alma mater | LAMDA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Partner | Holliday Grainger (2015–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Luke Treadaway (twin brother) |
Early life and education
editBorn at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter, Devon,[2] Treadaway was brought up in Sandford, Devon. His father is an architect and his mother is a primary school teacher.[3] Treadaway attended Queen Elizabeth's Community College in Crediton, Devon, where he played in the twice Devon Cup winning Rugby Union team.[4]
Inspired by a love of Eddie Vedder[4] and with support from their secondary school drama teacher,[5] Harry and his twin brother, Luke Treadaway, formed a band called Lizardsun. They also both joined the National Youth Theatre.[5]
Career
editWhile still at drama school, he had his professional debut in Brothers of the Head, alongside his twin brother Luke Treadaway,[2] a feature film about conjoined twin brothers in a punk rock band.[6] He played Tom Howe, the band's rhythm guitarist and songwriter, and his brother Luke played Barry Howe, the lead singer.[6] The Treadaways performed all tracks featured in the film themselves live on stage, as well as recording nine tracks for the sound-track album.[6]
In 2007, he acted in the Tiger Aspect film Recovery.[2] He starred as Mark Brogan on the Channel 4 series Cape Wrath (known as Meadowlands in the United states).[2] Treadaway played Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris in the film Control,(2008). He appeared in the Channel 4 television movie The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall in 2008.[2]
In 2009, he starred in the Johnny Kevorkian–directed horror film The Disappeared,[2] and the children's science fiction-fantasy film City of Ember.[7] The same year, he made his stage debut in Over There, a play by Mark Ravenhill, alongside his twin brother Luke at the Royal Court Theatre in 2009.[7]
In 2011, he starred as title character James Furlong in the Irish film The Last Furlong.[2] In 2014, he played Victor Frankenstein in the Showtime TV series Penny Dreadful.[2]
In 2016, he was cast in a leading role in Audience's Mr. Mercedes, based on the novel of the same name.[2] His part was that of Brady Hartsfield, a brilliant young psychopath who decides to engage in a cat-and-mouse game with Gleeson's Bill Hodges. Anton Yelchin had originally been given the role of Hartsfield, but following Yelchin's death in June 2016, it was announced that his role had been recast with Treadaway assuming the part.[8]
In 2019, Treadaway played Roddy Llewellyn in the third series of Netflix's The Crown.[9] He portrayed the Romulan Narek in the first season of CBS All Access's Star Trek: Picard.[10][11]
In 2021, he played Detective Inspector Keith Pedder in the Metropolitan Police drama Deceit, about a real-life undercover operation investigating the killing of Rachel Nickell in 1992.[2]
In 2024, he played Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath at the Royal National Theatre.[12]
Personal life
editTreadaway is the twin brother of the actor Luke Treadaway.
In 2021, he and his partner Holliday Grainger had twins.[13]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Brothers of the Head | Tom Howe | Nominated—BIFA Most Promising Newcomer[14] |
| 2007 | Control | Stephen Morris | |
| 2008 | City of Ember | Doon Harrow | |
| 2008 | The Disappeared | Matthew Ryan | |
| 2008 | Love You More | Peter | Short film |
| 2009 | Fish Tank | Billy | |
| 2010 | Pelican Blood | Nikko | |
| 2011 | Albatross | Jake | |
| 2011 | The Last Furlong | James Furlong | |
| 2012 | Cockneys vs Zombies | Andy Macguire | |
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Frank | |
| 2014 | Honeymoon | Paul |
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| 2016 | The Rack Pack | Alex Higgins | |
| 2018 | Gringo | Miles | |
| 2019 | Halo of Stars | Chicci | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Afterlife | Liam | Episode: "Roadside Bouquets" |
| 2006 | Agatha Christie's Marple | George Erskine | Episode: "Sleeping Murder" |
| 2007 | Cape Wrath | Mark Brogan | Main role - 8 episodes |
| 2007 | Recovery | Dean Hamilton | Television film |
| 2008 | The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall | Billy | Television film |
| 2011 | The Night Watch | Duncan Pearce | Television film |
| 2012 | Flight of the Storks | Jonathan Anselme | Main role - 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Truckers | Glen Davies | Main role - 5 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Penny Dreadful | Victor Frankenstein | Main role - 27 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Mr. Mercedes | Brady Hartsfield | Main role - 20 episodes |
| 2019 | The Crown | Roddy Llewellyn | Episodes: S3.E10: "Cri de Coeur" S4.E7: "The Hereditary Principle" |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picard | Narek | Main role - 8 episodes |
| 2021 | Deceit | DI Keith Pedder | Main role - 4 episodes |
| 2023 | The Chemistry of Death | David Hunter | Main role - 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | British Independent Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer (shared with Luke Treadaway) | Brothers of the Head | Nominated | [14] |
| 2018 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Mr. Mercedes | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.; at ancestry.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Harry Treadaway Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Homepage : Sam Treadaway". samtreadaway.com.
- ^ a b "Luke Treadaway". ShortList.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ a b Brakham, Patrick (11 May 2011). "Luke Treadaway: Hello aliens, fancy a spliff?". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Interview with The Lone Ranger actor Harry Treadawy". 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Introducing… Harry Treadaway". officiallondontheatre.com. 21 August 2013.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (13 October 2016). "Mr. Mercedes Series: Harry Treadaway Tapped to Replace Anton Yelchin (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Edwards, Chris (21 January 2019). "The Crown season 3 recreates Princess Margaret's affair in new set pictures with Helena Bonham Carter". Digital Spy.
- ^ Hughes, William (17 April 2019). "Alison Pill, Harry Treadaway join Patrick Stewart's Picard show". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "First Picard Trailer Boldly Brings Seven of Nine, Data Back to Star Trek". Vanity Fair. 21 July 2019.
- ^ "The Grapes of Wrath | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Actress Holliday Grainger gives birth to newborn twins with beau Harry Treadaway". Daily Mirror. 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "BIFA 2006 Winners and Nominations - Most promising newcomer". bifa.film. 2006.