Ian Michael Harding is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in the Freeform mystery drama ''

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'' from 2010 to 2017.

Life and career

Harding was born in

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, to an American military family. His family moved to

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

a few years later, where he joined the drama club at his high school, Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda,

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. He later graduated with a

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from

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institu ...

. Harding was cast as Ezra Fitz, the love interest of

Aria Montgomery Aria Marie Fitz (ńee Montgomery) is a fictional character in the ''Pretty Little Liars'' franchise created by American author Sara Shepard. Described as an “alternative” and artsy teen, the franchise revolves around Aria and her three best fri ...

( Lucy Hale) on the Freeform mystery drama ''

'', based on

Sara Shepard Sara Shepard (born April 8, 1977) is an American author. She is known for the bestselling ''Pretty Little Liars (book series), Pretty Little Liars'' and ''The Lying Game (book series), The Lying Game'' book series, both of which have been turne ...

's book series of the same name. The series ran from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017.Stern, Claire (July 20, 2013
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''ELLE''. Retrieved on 2013-08-30. Harding won seven

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for his role.

Personal life

Harding married Sophie Hart in 2019. Their first child, a son, was born in September 2022. Harding has been working with the

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to raise funds and awareness for

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research and education to support his mother, who has been living with lupus for more than 20 years.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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