Richard George Warden (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor. Warden was born in

Amersham Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, south-east of Aylesbury and north-east of High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt. There ar ...

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (, abbreviated ''Bucks'') is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east, Hertfordshir ...

, he studied at

Dr Challoner's Grammar School Dr Challoner's Grammar School (also known as DCGS, Challoner's Boys or simply Challoner's) is a selective grammar school for boys, with a co-educational Sixth Form, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. It was given academy status in January 2 ...

and received a B.A. honours in history at

Churchill College, Cambridge Churchill College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but retains a strong interest in the arts ...

, 1994. He married actress Lucy Barker on 1 May 2004. He is probably best known for his appearances in the

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miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' as 1st Lt. Harry Welsh, the

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docudrama ''

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'' as Major Phillip Newman RAMC, the HBO/

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, ''

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

'', as Quintus Valerius Pompey and

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's period drama '' Indian Summers'' as Ronnie Keane. He also appeared in ''Evol'' (2006) (with his wife) and in the film adaptation of '' Bravo Two Zero''. He performed in the BBC serial production, '' Apparitions'', as the character Michael, who is possessed by a demon. He played Mike Taylor, a police inspector, in the crime drama '' Happy Valley''. He also appears in

The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1992. They were pioneers in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. Originally known as The Dust Brothers, th ...

' 1999 music video " Hey Boy Hey Girl" and New Order's 2001 music video "

60 Miles an Hour "60 Miles an Hour" is a song by English musical group New Order, released as the second single from their seventh studio album, '' Get Ready''. Released on 19 November 2001, it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 29 and reached number 37 in ...

" as well. In 2019, Warden appeared in the

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medical drama series ''

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'' as Ciaran Coulson. He reprised his role in 2021. In 2023, he appeared as Oliver Saxby QC in ''

The Sixth Commandment ''The Sixth Commandment'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring William Faversham. Plot John Brant, a devoted minister, is in love with Marian Calhoun, but must keep it a secret because she is engaged to ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* * 1971 births Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge Actors from Amersham Male actors from Buckinghamshire Living people People educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School English male television actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors {{England-screen-actor-stub