Harry Richardson (actor)
Australian actor (born 1993)
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Harry Richardson (born 3 March 1993) is an Australian actor. He has starred in the television series Doctor Thorne (2016), Poldark (2017–2019), The Gilded Age (since 2022) and Not Suitable for Work (since 2026).
3 March 1993
Harry Richardson | |
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| Born | Harry Richardson 3 March 1993 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | since 2011 |
Early life and education
Richardson was born in Sydney, Australia, before moving to London at the age of two.[1] At the age of 12, he went back to Australia for high school at Sydney Grammar School, where he discovered his love for acting, and returned to the U.K. when he was 18. He 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.[1][2]
Career
Richardson's first film was Looking for Grace in which he starred as Jamie. He auditioned for the role of Frank Gresham in the television 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] 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".[4] In 2019, he starred in the political drama series Total Control as Senator Irving's Adviser Jonathan Cosgrove.[5] He has played Larry Russell in HBO's The Gilded Age since 2022. He has also appeared in Not Suitable for Work on Hulu in 2026.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Looking for Grace | Jamie | |
| 2017 | Dunkirk | Private | |
| 2019 | I've Been Thinking About What You Look Like | Maxwell | Short film |
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 |
| since 2022 | The Gilded Age | Larry Russell | 25 episodes |
| since 2026 | Not Suitable for Work | Austin Blanchett | 7 episodes |
Theatre
| Year | Play | Role | Production company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Golden Age | Peter | Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
| No Worries | Singer Turbo Tongue | ||
| As You Like It | Le Beau Amiens | ||
| Chekhov in Yalta | Chekhov | ||
| Hour of the Wolf | Mr. Kreisler | ||
| 2014 | Arturo Ui | Old Dogsborough | |
| Festen | Lars | ||
| Great Expectations | Herbert |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Production company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Snake | Jarrod | BBC Radio 4 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Gilded Age | Nominated | [6] |
