Harry Lloyd

Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd is an English actor. His performance in the Channel 4 miniseries The Fear earned him a British Academy Television Award nomination. He gained prominence through his roles as Will Scarlet in the BBC drama Robin Hood (2006), Jeremy Baines in the Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" (2007), and Viserys Targaryen in the first season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011).

Lloyd played Paul Crosley in the WGN series Manhattan (2014), Peter Quayle in the Starz series Counterpart (2017–2019), Charles Xavier in the third season of the FX series Legion (2019), and Bernard Marx in the Peacock series Brave New World (2020). He voiced Viktor in the Netflix animated series Arcane (2021–2024), Z in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022), and Ultima in Final Fantasy XVI (2023). He also appeared in Wolf Hall (2015) on BBC Two, and series 1 of Marcella (2016) on ITV.

Lloyd is also known for his theatre work, being nominated for the 2015 Offie for "Best Male Performance" (Notes from Underground). His films include The Theory of Everything (2014), Anthropoid (2016), and The Wife (2017).

Early life and education

Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd was born in London, the son of Marion Evelyn (née Dickens), a children's publisher, and Jonathan Lloyd, who heads a literary agency. He is the great-great-great-grandson of Victorian writer Charles Dickens through his mother, who is the daughter of Peter Gerald Charles Dickens, and the great-granddaughter of barrister Henry Fielding Dickens. One of his maternal great-grandfathers was Rear-Admiral Henry Blagrove, and another maternal ancestor was composer and pianist Ignaz Moscheles.

Lloyd was educated at Eton College and, while there, made his television debut at the age of 16 as James Steerforth in the BBC's 1999 adaptation of David Copperfield opposite Daniel Radcliffe. In 2002, he was cast as young Rivers in Goodbye Mr Chips. He went on to study English at Christ Church, Oxford, He played Jeremy Baines, a student whose mind is taken over by a species of aliens called the Family of Blood, in the Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood". He was suggested as a possible candidate to play the Doctor when David Tennant left the role.

In 2011, Lloyd appeared as Viserys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones. He also appeared in the BBC comedy Taking The Flak, and as Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations. In 2012, he appeared as Sir Edmund Mortimer in the BBC television film The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part 1, and he played Ferdinand, The Duke of Calabria, in The Duchess of Malfi at the Old Vic in London. He took on his first leading role in the feature film Closer to the Moon, released in 2014. Lloyd also appeared as Stephen Hawking's fictionalised roommate Brian in the Best Picture-nominated film The Theory of Everything, alongside Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Academy Award nominee Felicity Jones.

In 2015, Lloyd co-created the web series Supreme Tweeter, in which he stars as a fictionalised version of himself. The following year he played Adolf Opálka in the epic war film Anthropoid, also starring Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy. He also appeared in the ITV series Marcella. He returned to the stage for the production Good Canary at the Rose Theatre, which was directed by John Malkovich in the role of the protagonist. In 2017, he filmed for the role of Peter Quayle in the science fiction thriller series Counterpart with J. K. Simmons, and starred as young Joe Castleman in the film The Wife, an adaptation of the book by Meg Wolitzer, opposite Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce (the latter playing the older Joe). In 2019, Lloyd was cast as a young Charles Xavier in the third season of the FX series Legion, replacing Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy, both of whom had previously portrayed the character in the X-Men film series, the former having been approached about reprising the role in the series before the creative direction of the series changed. Later that same year, it was announced that Lloyd would be cast in the series regular role as Bernard Marx in Brave New World. In 2021, Lloyd voiced Viktor in the Netflix animated action-adventure series Arcane. In 2022, Lloyd voiced Brian McNally in the Audible original podcast series, The Miranda Obsession and Z in the video game Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

Personal life Lloyd is a keen football fan and an avid supporter of Chelsea F.C.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Director 2011 Jane Eyre Richard Mason Cary Joji Fukunaga The Iron Lady Young Denis Thatcher Phyllida Lloyd 2013 Closer to the Moon Virgil Nae Caranfil 2014 Big Significant Things Craig Harrison Bryan Reisberg The Riot Club Lord Ryot Lone Scherfig The Theory of Everything Brian James Marsh 2015 Narcopolis Ben Grieves Justin Trefgarne 2016 Anthropoid Adolf Opálka Sean Ellis 2017 The Wife Young Joe Castleman Björn Runge 2019 The Show Geoffrey James Alexandrou As I Am Mr. Jackson Guy Davies 2022 The Lost King King Richard III Stephen Frears 2028 George Martin Sam Mendes

Shorts Year Title Role Director 2009 Oscar & Jim Gerry Iain Weatherby & Paul Fenwick 2011 The Half-Light Second Man Prasanna Puwanarajah 2013 Desire Chris Leon Ockenden

Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 David Copperfield Young James Steerforth Television film 2002 Goodbye, Mr. Chips Young Rivers Television film 2005 Murder Investigation Team Matt Pattinson Episode: "Phone Tag" The Bill Matt Richie Episode: "A Social Decision" 2006 Holby City Damon Hughes Episode: "Flight of the Bumblebee" Vital Signs Jason Bradley 5 episodes Genie in the House Nev Episode: "Puppy Love" 2006–2007 Robin Hood Will Scarlett Main role; 26 episodes 2007 Doctor Who Jeremy Baines 2 episodes 2008 Heroes and Villains Lucas Episode: "Richard the Lionheart" The Devil's Whore Prince Rupert of the Rhine Episode #1 2009 Lewis Peter Episode: "Counter Culture Blues" Taking the Flak Alexander Taylor-Pierce Main role; 5 episodes 2011 Game of Thrones Viserys Targaryen Main role; 5 episodes Great Expectations Herbert Pocket Miniseries; 2 episodes 2012 The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part 1 Sir Edmund Mortimer Television film The Fear Matty Beckett Miniseries; 4 episodes 2014 Manhattan Paul Crosley Main role; 23 episodes 2015 Wolf Hall Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland Miniseries; 3 episodes 2016 Marcella Henry Gibson 8 episodes 2017–2019 Counterpart Peter Quayle Main role; 18 episodes 2018 Hang Ups Nathan Slater 4 episodes 2019 Legion Charles Xavier 3 episodes 2020 Brave New World Bernard Marx Main role 2021–2024 Arcane Viktor Voice2024 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Captain Mann Episode: "A Different Approach" Halo The Monitor Episode: "Halo"2025 Prime Target Andrew Carter 5 episodes I, Jack Wright DCI Hector Morgan 6 episodes The Iris Affair Hugo Pym 4 episodes 2026 Slow Horses TBA Series 6

Stage Year Title Role Notes 2003 Kiss of the Spider Woman Valentin Arregui Paz Oxford University Dramatic Society 2005 The Comedy of Errors Antipholus of Syracuse Oxford University Dramatic Society 2008 The Sea Willy Carson Theatre Royal Haymarket 2009 A View from the Bridge Rodolpho Duke of York's Theatre 2010 The Little Dog Laughed Alex Garrick Theatre 2012 The Duchess of Malfi Duke Ferdinand The Old Vic 2014 Notes From Underground Underground Man Various in Paris; Print Room Coronet in London 2016 Good Canary Jack Rose Theatre 2020 The Dumb Waiter Gus Hampstead Theatre 2022 The Narcissist Jim Chichester Festival Theatre

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Z Voice2023 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed Z Voice Final Fantasy XVI Ultima Voice

Podcast Year Title Role Notes 2022 The Miranda Obsession Brian McNally Audible podcast

Audiobooks In 2015, Harry Lloyd narrated A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.. This was followed up with Lloyd providing the narration to The Rise of the Dragon – An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, which was released in 2022.

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2011 Scream Awards Best Ensemble Game of Thrones 2013 British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actor The Fear 2014 Guam International Film Festival Achievement in Acting Big Significant Things 2015 Offie Best Male Performance Notes from Underground Gopo Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Closer to the Moon 2019 International Film Festival of Wales Judges Award Philophobia