Harry Richardson (born 3 March 1993) is an Australian actor. After studying at the

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a performing arts school in Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1980, it is notable for being the most comprehensive performing arts school in Aus ...

, he has starred in the television period series '' Doctor Thorne'' (2016), ''

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'' (2017–2019), and '' The Gilded Age'' (2022–present).

Early life and career

Richardson was born in

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

, Australia, before moving to London at the age of two. At the age of 12, he went back to Australia for high school at

Sydney Grammar School Sydney Grammar School (SGS, colloquially known as Grammar) is an independent, non-denominational day school for boys, located in Sydney, Australia. Incorporated in 1854 by an Act of Parliament and opened in 1857, the school claims to offer "c ...

, where he discovered his love for acting, and returned to the UK when he was 18. He did a short course at the

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before enrolling at the

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in 2012 Before graduating from WAAPA in 2014, Richardson took a course with

Ivana Chubbuck Ivana Chubbuck is an American acting coach and creator of the Chubbuck technique. She heads a drama school in Los Angeles and hosts acting workshops worldwide. Chubbuck originally worked as an actress before becoming an acting coach. Some of her ...

at the 16th Street Acting School in

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

. Richardson's first film was '' Looking for Grace'' in which he starred as Jamie. He auditioned for the role of Frank Gresham in the TV series '' Doctor Thorne'' when visiting family in London and attended "an audition in the morning before isflight back to Australia". He then starred in ''

'', from the third season onward, as Drake Carne. Richardson dated fellow ''Poldark'' actor

Eleanor Tomlinson Eleanor May Tomlinson (born 19 May 1992) is an English actress. She has appeared in films including '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'' (2008), ''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (2013), ''Colette'' (2018) and '' Love Wedding Repeat'' (2020). She al ...

for around one year, until they broke up in June 2018. He appeared in the 2017 film ''

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'' "for a second", but described the experience as a "teaser to a dream that I want to actualize". In 2019, he starred in the Australian TV series '' Total Control'' as Senator Irving's Adviser Jonathan Cosgrove. He has played Larry Russell in

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's '' The Gilded Age'' since 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Radio

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Agent profile website page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Harry 1993 births Living people Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts alumni Male actors from Sydney People educated at Sydney Grammar School 21st-century Australian male actors