Edward Atterton (born 24 January 1962 in

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, England) is an English actor and businessman.

Biography

Atterton was born in 1962 to Dr David Valentine Atterton (1927-2002),The Foundry Trade Journal, vol. 161, Institute of Cast Metals Engineers, 1987, p. 456 C.B.E., F.Eng, F.I.M., chairman of Guinness Mahon, director of

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and the

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, former Research Fellow in the Department of Metallurgy at

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and sometime President of the

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, and Sheila Atterton, of Cathedral Green House, Wells, Somerset. He attended

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and then

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. He read Social Anthropology at

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(B.A. 1984, M.A. 1988). After two years of living in Japan, he returned to the UK and enrolled in the

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. Atterton's first television role was in an episode of ITV's ''

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'' in 1993. The same year, he was cast in the recurring role of Dr. Alex Taylor in the ITV drama series ''Medics''. After continuing in various British television productions for some years, Atterton began working in the United States. In 1997, Atterton began dating actress

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and moved to Los Angeles to be closer to her. The couple broke up in 2000. He is married to Kelly Atterton, the West Coast editor for '' Allure'' magazine. He and Kelly share a daughter, Piper, born December 23, 2004, and son Rex, born October 18, 2008. Atterton has a black belt in karate. Atterton had a role in the 1998 remake of '' The Man in the Iron Mask'', and also starred in the WB's short-lived spy series ''

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''. Following this, he had appearances in several cult sci-fi/fantasy productions including '' Alias'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2003, Atterton played

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in the Sci-Fi Channel's adaptation of ''

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'' (

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). His final television appearance to date was in an episode of the Lifetime Channel's drama series '' Wild Card'' (2005). Atterton also played the part of a cheese seller in '' Pie in the Sky''. (Series two, Episode 3) In 2005, Atterton left acting to become the principal manager for the

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branch of

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, whose co-founder, John Robinson, is the partner of his sister, Bella Atterton.

Selected filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atterton, Edward 1962 births English male film actors English male television actors Living people Actors from Tamworth, Staffordshire People educated at Eton College English male karateka Male actors from Staffordshire People educated at Rugby School

Biography

Selected filmography

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