Edward Atterton

Biography Atterton was born in 1962 to Dr David Valentine Atterton (1927-2002), C.B.E., F.Eng, F.I.M., chairman of Guinness Mahon, director of Barclays Bank and the Bank of England, former Research Fellow in the Department of Metallurgy at Cambridge University and sometime President of the Institute of Metals, and Sheila Atterton, of Cathedral Green House, Wells, Somerset. He attended Rugby School and then Eton College. He read Social Anthropology at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A. 1984, M.A. 1988).

In 2005, Atterton left acting to become the principal manager for the Los Angeles branch of Jigsaw London, whose co-founder, John Robinson, is the partner of his sister, Bella Atterton.

Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1994 Sharpe's Honour Captain Peter D'Alembord TV series 1996 Far Harbor Frick Feature film 1997 The Hunchback Gringoire Feature film 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Lt. Andre Feature filmThree Jonathan Vance TV series 1999 Ichigensan Me (Boku) Feature film 2000 Britannic Chaplain Reynolds Feature film 2000 Relative Values Nigel Marshwood Feature film 2001 The Mists of Avalon Arthur MiniseriesAlias Dr. Daniel 'Danny' Hecht Episode: "Truth Be Told" Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale Prince Christian Television film 2002 Firefly Atherton Wing Episode: "Shindig" 2003 Frank Herbert's Children of Dune Duncan Idaho MiniseriesCharmed Mordaunt Episode: "Sword and the City"Carolina Heath Pierson Direct to DVD film