Harry John Newman TreadawayBirths, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is an English actor. His credits include Control (2007), City of Ember (2008), Fish Tank (2009), Pelican Blood (2010), Flight of the Storks (2012), Mr. Mercedes (2017–2018), The Crown (2019), Star Trek: Picard (2020), Deceit (2021), and The Chemistry of Death (2023). He is the twin brother of actor Luke Treadaway.
Early life and education Born at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter, Devon, Treadaway was brought up in Sandford, Devon. His father is an architect and his mother is a primary school teacher. Treadaway attended Queen Elizabeth's Community College in Crediton, Devon, where he played in the twice Devon Cup winning Rugby Union team.
Inspired by a love of Eddie Vedder and with support from their secondary school drama teacher, Harry and his twin brother Luke formed a band called Lizardsun. They also both joined the National Youth Theatre.
Treadaway studied acting at LAMDA and graduated in 2006.
Career While still at drama school, he had his professional debut in Brothers of the Head, alongside his twin brother Luke Treadaway, a feature film about conjoined twin brothers in a punk rock band. He played Tom Howe, the band's rhythm guitarist and songwriter, and his brother Luke played Barry Howe, the lead singer. The Treadaways performed all tracks featured in the film themselves live on stage, as well as recording nine tracks for the sound-track album.
In 2007, he acted in the Tiger Aspect film Recovery. He starred as Mark Brogan on the Channel 4 series Cape Wrath (known as Meadowlands in the United states). Treadaway played Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris in the film Control (2008). He appeared in the Channel 4 television movie The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall in 2008. In 2009, he starred in the Johnny Kevorkian–directed horror film The Disappeared and the children's science fiction-fantasy film City of Ember. That same year, he made his stage debut in Over There, a play by Mark Ravenhill, alongside his twin brother Luke at the Royal Court Theatre.
In 2011, he starred as title character James Furlong in the Irish film The Last Furlong. In 2014, he played Victor Frankenstein in the Showtime TV series Penny Dreadful. In 2016, he was cast in a leading role in Audience's Mr. Mercedes, based on the Stephen King novel. His part was that of Brady Hartsfield, a brilliant young psychopath who decides to engage in a cat-and-mouse game with Brendan Gleeson's Bill Hodges. Anton Yelchin had originally been given the role of Hartsfield, but following Yelchin's death in June 2016, it was announced that his role had been recast with Treadaway assuming the part. In 2019, Treadaway played Roddy Llewellyn in the third series of Netflix's The Crown. He portrayed the Romulan Narek in the first season of CBS All Access's Star Trek: Picard.
In 2021, he played Detective Inspector Keith Pedder in the Metropolitan Police drama Deceit, about a real-life undercover operation investigating the killing of Rachel Nickell in 1992. In 2024, he played Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath at the Royal National Theatre.
Personal life Treadaway is the twin brother of the actor Luke Treadaway. In 2021, he and his partner Holliday Grainger had twins.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Brothers of the Head Tom Howe Nominated—BIFA Most Promising Newcomer 2007 Control Stephen Morris 2008City of Ember Doon Harrow 2008 Matthew Ryan 2008 Love You More Peter Short film 2009 Fish Tank Billy 2010 Pelican Blood Nikko 2011Albatross Jake 2011 James Furlong 2012 Cockneys vs Zombies Andy Macguire 2013 Frank 2014 Honeymoon Paul 2016 Alex Higgins 2018 Gringo Miles 2026 Prima Facie Adam TBA Chicci Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006Afterlife Liam Episode: "Roadside Bouquets" 2006 Agatha Christie's Marple George Erskine Episode: "Sleeping Murder" 2007 Cape Wrath Mark Brogan Main cast 2007RecoveryDean Hamilton TV film 2008 BillyTV film 2011Duncan PearceTV film 2012 Flight of the Storks Jonathan Anselme Miniseries, main cast 2013 Truckers Glen Davies Main cast 2014–2016 Penny Dreadful Victor Frankenstein Main cast 2017–2018 Mr. Mercedes Brady Hartsfield Main cast (seasons 1–2) 2019, 2020 Roddy Llewellyn 2 episodes 2020 Star Trek: Picard Narek Main cast (season 1) 2021 Deceit DI Keith Pedder Miniseries, main cast 2023 David Hunter Main cast TBA Wyatt Main cast
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2006 British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Brothers of the Head 2018 Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama Mr. Mercedes
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