Harry Eden
Harry Eden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1990 Old Harlow, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Harry Eden (born 1 March 1990) is an English actor who won a British Independent Film Award in 2003 for Most Promising Newcomer for his role in Pure.
Eden was born in Loughton, Essex. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. He played Nibs in the 2003 film Peter Pan, and the Artful Dodger in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist. He was inspired by Lionel Bart's Oliver! and the role of the Artful Dodger.
During a 2003 interview, he said that he preferred acting in a challenging role, saying "I prefer the heavy stuff", remarking that he would not like to be Harry Potter.[1]
As well as acting, Eden is also a keen golfer with a handicap of just 1. In a BBC Radio 5 interview he expressed an interest in playing golf professionally. He partnered with Oliver Fisher at the 2008 Dunhill Links Championship, the European Tour's annual celebrity pro-am.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hero of the Hour | Brian | TV film |
| Lock, Stock... | Forest | TV series (1 episode: "...And Four Stolen Hooves") | |
| 2001 | Casualty | Matty Tate | TV series (1 episode: "Something from the Heart") |
| The Gentleman Thief | Davie Barnett | TV film | |
| 2002 | Murder in Mind | David Jackson | TV series (1 episode: "Flashback") |
| Helen West | Tom Parry | TV series (1 episode: "Deep Sleep") | |
| Pure | Paul | British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer | |
| 2003 | Real Men | Russell Wade | TV film Nominated—RTS Television Award for Best Network Newcomer-On Screen |
| Peter Pan | Nibs | ||
| 2004 | The Lazarus Child | Ben Heywood | |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist | Artful Dodger | |
| Bleak House | Jo | TV mini-series (7 episodes) | |
| 2006 | Land of the Blind | 12-Year Old Guard | |
| Cubs | Ben | short | |
| 2007 | Foyle's War | Terry Morgan | TV series (1 episode: "Casualties of War") |
| Cape Wrath | Young Donnelly | TV series (3 episodes) | |
| 2008 | Flashbacks of a Fool | Teenage Joe Scott | |
| 2010 | Nightswimming | Luke | short |
| 2016 | The Wait For Midnight Thirteen | Tommy Wells |
References
- ^ Jessica Hodgson (7 February 2003). "Harry tipped as our next hot child star". Evening Standard. London. p. 3.
- ^ "St Andrews" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2008.