Harry Eden

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Harry Eden
Born (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 34)
Old Harlow, Essex, England
Occupation Actor
Years active2000present

Harry Eden (born 1 March 1990) is an English actor who won a British Independent Film Award in 2003 for Most Promising Newcomer for his role in Pure .

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Eden was born in Loughton, Essex. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. He played Nibs in the 2003 film Peter Pan , and the Artful Dodger in Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist . He was inspired by Lionel Bart's Oliver! and the role of the Artful Dodger. He said that he prefers acting in a challenging role and that he would not like to be Harry Potter, even though he loves the films.

As well as acting, Eden is also a keen golfer with a handicap of just 1. In a BBC Radio 5 interview he expressed an interest in playing golf professionally. He partnered Oliver Fisher at the 2008 Dunhill Links Championship, the European Tour's annual celebrity pro-am. [1]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2000Hero of the HourBrianTV film
Lock, Stock... ForestTV series (1 episode: "...And Four Stolen Hooves")
2001 Casualty Matty TateTV series (1 episode: "Something from the Heart")
The Gentleman Thief Davie BarnettTV film
2002 Murder in Mind David JacksonTV series (1 episode: "Flashback")
Helen WestTom ParryTV series (1 episode: "Deep Sleep")
Pure Paul British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
2003Real MenRussell WadeTV film
Nominated—RTS Television Award for Best Network Newcomer-On Screen
Peter Pan Nibs
2004 The Lazarus Child Ben Heywood
2005 Oliver Twist Artful Dodger
Bleak House JoTV mini-series (7 episodes)
2006 Land of the Blind 12-Year Old Guard
CubsBenshort
2007Foyle's WarTerry MorganTV series (1 episode: "Casualties of War")
Cape Wrath Young DonnellyTV series (3 episodes)
2008 Flashbacks of a Fool Teenage Joe Scott
2010NightswimmingLukeshort
2016The Wait For Midnight ThirteenTommy Wells

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