Harry Richardson (actor)

Harry Richardson is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Drake Carne in Poldark and Frank Gresham in Doctor Thorne.

Harry Richardson
Born
Harry Richardson

(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Early life and career

Richardson was born in Sydney, Australia, before moving to London at the age of 2.[1] At the age of 12, he then went back to Australia for high school at Sydney Grammar School, where he discovered his love for acting, and then returned to the UK when he was 18. He then did a short course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, before enrolling at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth in 2012[2][1] Before graduating from WAAPA in 2014, Richardson took a course with Ivana Chubbuck at the 16th Street Acting School in Melbourne.

Richardson's first film was Looking for Grace in which he stars as Jamie. He auditioned for the role of Frank Gresham in the TV series Doctor Thorne when visiting family in London and attended "an audition in the morning before [his] flight back to Australia".[2] He then starred in Poldark, from the third season onward, as Drake Carne.[3] Richardson dated fellow Poldark actress Eleanor Tomlinson for around 12 months, until they broke up in June 2018.[4] He appeared in the 2017 film Dunkirk "for a second", but described the experience as a "teaser to a dream that I want to actualize".[5] In 2019, he starred in the Australian TV series Total Control as Senator Irving's Adviser Jonathan Cosgrove.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Looking for Grace Jamie
2017 Dunkirk Private

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Doctor Thorne Frank Gresham 4 episodes
2017–2019 Poldark Drake Carne 25 episodes
2018 Death in Paradise Gabe Lee Episode: "Meditated in Murder"
2019 Total Control Jonathan Cosgrove 6 episodes

Radio
Year Title Role Production company Ref.
2017 Snake Jarrod BBC Radio 4 [7]

Theatre
Year Play Role Production company Ref.
2011 Suddenly Last Summer Assistant Director National Art School [8]
2013 The Golden Age Peter WAAPA
No Worries Singer/Turbo Tongue
As You Like It Le Beau/Amiens
Chekhov in Yalta Chekov
Hour of the Wolf Mr Kreisler
2014 Arturo Ui Old Dogsborough [9]
Festen Lars [8][10]
Great Expectations Herbert [11]

References
  1. Anvia, Bernadette (2018-07-17). "Poldark's Harry Richardson Is One Of Australia's Brightest Up-And-Coming Stars". GQ. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  2. "Harry Richardson". Trollope Society. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. "Will Aidan Turner have competition from new Poldark hunks Harry Richardson and Tom York in series 3?". Radio Times. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  4. WENN (2019-03-12). "Poldark's Eleanor Tomlinson had instant chemistry with Aidan Turner". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  5. "Meet Your New Aussie Crush". PAPER. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  6. "Rage against the machine". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  7. "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, Snake". BBC. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. "Harry Richardson | Hamilton Hodell". www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  9. "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  10. Film, Misadventures In Wa (2014-05-07). "Perth Theatre Reviews: Festen - WAAPA (7 May 2014)". Perth Theatre Reviews. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. Film, Misadventures In Wa (2014-08-28). "Perth Theatre Reviews: Great Expectations - WAAPA (27 August 2014)". Perth Theatre Reviews. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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