Harry Lloyd

Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd was born in London, England on November 17, 1983. He is the great-great-great-grandson of author Charles Dickens. Lloyd was educated at Eton College and made his television debut at age 16 in the 1999 BBC adaptation of “David Copperfield” as Young James Steerforth, appearing opposite Daniel Radcliffe. He later attended Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied English and participated in the Oxford University Dramatic Society, performing in plays such as “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “The Comedy of Errors.”

Lloyd’s career highlights include playing Will Scarlet in the 2006 BBC series “Robin Hood,” Jeremy Baines in the 2007 “Doctor Who” episodes “Human Nature” and “The Family of Blood,” and Viserys Targaryen in the first season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” in 2011. He also had notable roles as Paul Crosley in the WGN series “Manhattan” (2014) and Peter Quayle in the Starz series “Counterpart” (2017-2019). His work in the Channel 4 miniseries “The Fear” (2012) earned him a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

His filmography includes appearances in “The Theory of Everything” (2014), “Anthropoid” (2016), and “The Wife” (2017). More recently, Lloyd 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 portrayed Charles Xavier in the third season of “Legion” (2019) and Bernard Marx in “Brave New World” (2020), showcasing his range across various genres and platforms. He has also been involved in stage productions, earning an Off West End Award nomination for his performance in “Notes from Underground.”