Harry Lloyd Source

Welcome to Harry Lloyd Source, a fansite dedicated to British actor Harry Lloyd. You may know him from his roles as Jeremy Baines/Son of Mine in Doctor Who, Will Scarlett in Robin Hood, Viserys Targaryen in Game of Thrones or his most recent roles as Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations and Young Denis Thatcher in The Iron Lady. He can next be seen in The Half-Light, Closer to the Moon and Henry IV, Part 1.

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When last seen on North American screens – as the evil “beggar king” Viserys Targaryen in the medieval series Game Of Thrones — the young British actor Harry Lloyd died a pretty gruesome death.

To wit: he had molten gold poured on his head, in a grotesquerie of “crowning.”

“Yes, this is quite a divergence from that,” says the actor who plays a gregarious young Denis Thatcher, sweeping a green-grocer’s daughter named Margaret (Alexandra Roach) off her feet in the Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady.

Lloyd is good-naturedly rueful about leaving a series, for which he “totally geeked out,” but it’s obvious his career is very much alive.

Though most of the attention for The Iron Lady has been paid to star Meryl Streep (who’ll probably receive an Oscar nomination) and Jim Broadbent, who plays Denis’s amiable ghost, Lloyd and Roach are slowly getting recognized for their part in fleshing out the saga of the Western world’s first female head of state and her mate.

Lloyd was 8 when Thatcher finally retired from politics after a controversial 11 years in office. So he came largely free of political opinions and baggage, to a role that was unfamiliar to most. “I read the great biography his daughter (Carol Thatcher) wrote about him, Below The Parapet, and this amazing documentary that was made called Married to Maggie.

“But there’s not a huge amount of footage of him as a young man, so part of me panicked. I’ve only got great recordings of his speech as an old man. How do you pull that back? Eventually, I realized I had room to breathe, because people’s perceptions (of the young Denis) are less stringent.

“I would stop my research at the part where Jim (Broadbent) enters the picture, because Denis didn’t know what the future held for him, so why should I?”

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At the film’s press conference in New York, director Phyllida Lloyd, writer Abi Morgan, young Dennis actor Harry Lloyd, and the star herself Meryl Streep gave an interview to a room full of journalists. The group discussed how both the script and the rehearsal process reflected theatrical roots, the experience of depicting a person who is still living, and lots more. Streep is particularly candid, and offers a thoughtful response to those who have criticized the film. Hit the jump for the entire press conference.

This is a question for all of you: How did your background in theatre enhance your experience in this particular film?

HARRY LLOYD: I think it really helped when we were putting it together, the way we rehearsed it was very much like a play. We had all the scenes and every scene we went through over at Pinewoods [studio], and Phyllida kept it very loose, as you do early on at rehearsals—you don’t try to pin it down, knowing you’ve got a long way to go. Often in films you’ve got to rehearse it within five minutes because you’ve got to shoot it. And we gave ourselves the time to play with it and so it was all very collaborative, and I think background theatre helps you work that way.

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Hello everyone! My name is Ann and I’m the new owner of Harry Lloyd Source. I want to thank Gertie, Hillie and Amanda for letting me take over. You may know me from my previous Kit Harington site or my current Richard Madden fansite.

I have created a Twitter account for the site where you’ll be updated with all the latest updates and news. Follow @harrylloydcom for it all!

I have already worked quite a bit on the gallery and have created a completely new one. I have made a lot of new additions to the gallery while sorting out some doubles at the same time. You can find the new gallery here or by clicking on the “Gallery” link in the navigation.

I have added all new appearances Harry attended with additions to older events, as well as pictures of The Iron Lady, Robin Hood, Doctor Who, new photoshoots and magazine scans. I hope you’ll enjoy the new additions (thanks to Adoring Emilia Clarke, Lindsey and Olivia for their contributions).