Harry Lloyd

Birthday: 17 November 1983, London, England, UK

Height: 183 cm

Harry Lloyd was born on November 17, 1983 in London, England. He is an actor and writer, known for The Theory of Everything (2014), The Iron Lady (2011) and The Riot Club (2014).

I didn't want to be stuck in Dickens period dramas because then I would never know if I was any good...Show more »

I didn't want to be stuck in Dickens period dramas because then I would never know if I was any good. Show less «

If I'm honest, the reason I got into acting is not the reason I'm still doing it, and if I'm still d...Show more »

If I'm honest, the reason I got into acting is not the reason I'm still doing it, and if I'm still doing it in ten years' time, I'm sure I'll find something else. Show less «

The interesting thing is, when you play a real-life character or someone based in a book, you always...Show more »

The interesting thing is, when you play a real-life character or someone based in a book, you always come up against people's preconceptions of what they have in their heads. Show less «

There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; th...Show more »

There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; they're very much both. Show less «

If you're going to be related to someone it might as well be Dickens.

I want to be an author.

I went to prep school, Eton and Oxford. When people hear that, they think they know you, and you thi...Show more »

I went to prep school, Eton and Oxford. When people hear that, they think they know you, and you think: 'No, you don't. Show less «

My parents both work in publishing, and I was a bright, academic kind of kid, and I read a lot of bo...Show more »

My parents both work in publishing, and I was a bright, academic kind of kid, and I read a lot of books, and when you read a lot, I guess the muscle that gets exercised is where you can hear the voices in your head. You can turn words into pictures and into sounds and into colors and smells. Show less «

Part of George R.R. Martin's brilliant storytelling is taking the carpet out from under your feet.

I believe your thoughts are your thoughts, but are you a human being in front of the camera, or an a...Show more »

I believe your thoughts are your thoughts, but are you a human being in front of the camera, or an actor? They are two different things. Show less «

It's always crude to link Dickens back to the blacking factory where he was sent to work aged 12 whe...Show more »

It's always crude to link Dickens back to the blacking factory where he was sent to work aged 12 when his father was imprisoned in Marshalsea Prison for bad debt, but it was obviously a huge part of him. Show less «

The less friendly your relationship is on camera, the more useful it is to be friends with them off ...Show more »

The less friendly your relationship is on camera, the more useful it is to be friends with them off camera. Show less «

I just don't think any job is worth sacrificing your private life for.

The whole world of Game of Thrones (2011) was realized with such detail, with directors and writers ...Show more »

The whole world of Game of Thrones (2011) was realized with such detail, with directors and writers who really geeked out and really loved all the little bits of it. Show less «

It's lovely to have a part that requires you to learn something that's also interesting.

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