Edward Atterton

Atterton was born in 1962 to Dr David Valentine Atterton (1927-2002),^[6][7] C.B.E., F.Eng, F.I.M., chairman of Guinness Mahon, director of Barclays Bank and the Bank of England,^[8][9][10] former Research Fellow in the Department of Metallurgy at Cambridge University and sometime President of the Institute of Metals,^[6][11] and Sheila Atterton, of Cathedral Green House, Wells, Somerset.^[12] He attended Rugby School and then Eton College. He read Social Anthropology at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A. 1984, M.A. 1988).^[1] After two years of living in Japan, he returned to the UK and enrolled in the Central School of Speech and Drama.^[3]

In 1997, Atterton began dating actress Salma Hayek and moved to Los Angeles to be closer to her. The couple broke up in 2000. He is married^[when?] to Kelly Atterton, the West Coast editor for Allure magazine. He and Kelly share a daughter, Piper, born 23 December 2004, and son Rex, born 18 October 2008. Atterton has a black belt in karate.^[13]

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.^[12][4][5]

• The Mists of Avalon (TV miniseries)
• Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
• Jigsaw (clothing retailer)