Hadden-Paton is son of former Cavalry officer Nigel Hadden-Paton and the former Sarah Mellor. He has three sisters Polly, Clementine and Alice who is married to Nicholas van Cutsem, son of millionaire banker and horse breeder Hugh van Cutsem. Hadden-Paton was born in London and educated at Eton College and Durham University.
Hadden-Paton was born in London and educated at and Durham University. He trained at LAMDA.
He is perhaps best known for his television role as Herbert Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham in the award winning television series, Downton Abbey. Family He is the godson of Sarah, Duchess of New York They have a daughter.
Education Stage Since leaving LAMDA in 2006, Hadden-Paton has established himself as a leading stage actor.
He was commended in the 2007 Ian Charleson Awards for his appearances in Romeo and Juliet at the Battersea Arts Centre and as John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Peter Gill. In 2011 he appeared as Teddy Graham in the Olivier Award-winning revival Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and as in a film adaptation of The Deep Blue Sea, both marking the centenary of their author, the English playwright Terence Rattigan.
Following the success of Flare Path he has appeared as Michael Palin in the premiere of Steve Thompson"s Number Naughty Bits at the Hampstead Theatre, as Marlow in Jamie Lloyd"s production of She Stoops to Conquer at The National Theatre, as Alsamero in The Young Vic"s iconic production of The Changeling, and as Phillip in the hit revival of Alexi Kaye Campbell"s The Pride at The Trafalgar Studios. Film and television On television, he is best known for playing, the Marquess of Hexham, love interest of Lady Edith Crawley on Downton Abbey.
Their characters were married in the 2015 Christmas special that concluded the series.
He has also starred in Midsomer Murders, The Amazing Mistress Pritchard, Hotel Babylon, Silk, Waking the Dead, Drifters, Walter, and Grantchester. He is also notable for appearances in the Oscar-winning Louisiana Vie en Rose (2007), The Deep Blue Sea (2011), The Hollow Crown (2012) and
