{{Short description|American actor (born 1986)}} {{For|the British author who used Ian Harding as a pseudonym|Charles Whiting}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Ian Harding | birth_name = Ian Michael Harding | image = Ian Harding 2019 1.jpg | caption = Harding at the 2019 German Comic Con | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|09|16}} | birth_place = Heidelberg, West Germany | education = Carnegie Mellon University {{small|(BFA)}} | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2009–present | spouse = {{marriage|Sophie Hart|2019}} | children = 1 }} '''Ian Michael Harding<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Harding |first=Ian |author-link=Ian Harding |user=IANMHARDING |number=210110124314984449 |date=June 5, 2012 |title=@H_Combs my middle name is Michael. You can can find that on the internet. What a silly thing to say. |language=en |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516093014/https://twitter.com/IANMHARDING/status/210110124314984449 |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>''' <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ezra Fitz in the Freeform mystery drama series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017).
==Life and career== Harding was born in Heidelberg, West Germany, to an American military family.<ref name="abc.profile"/> His family moved to Virginia a few years later, where he joined the drama club at his high school, Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland. He later graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University.<ref name="abc.profile">{{cite web|title=Ian Harding plays Ezra Fitzgerald |url=http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/pretty-little-liars/cast/ian-harding/436554|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530085057/http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/pretty-little-liars/cast/ian-harding/436554|archive-date=2010-05-30|publisher=ABC Family|access-date=2010-11-28}}</ref>
Harding was cast as Ezra Fitz, the love interest of Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale) on the Freeform mystery drama ''Pretty Little Liars'', based on Sara Shepard's book series of the same name. The series ran from June 8, 2010, to June 27, 2017.<ref name=elle>Stern, Claire (July 20, 2013) [http://www.elle.com/news/culture/hot-topic-ian-harding Ian Harding Interview – Ian Harding on Pretty Little Liars]. ''ELLE''. Retrieved on 2013-08-30.</ref><ref name="TFC">{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/03/29/abc-family-announces-summer-2010-programming-slate-35102/20100329abcfamily01/|title=ABC Family Announces Summer 2010 Programming Slate|publisher=ABC Family|date=March 29, 2010|access-date=2016-02-21|via=The Futon Critic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/ian-harding/#page2 Ian Harding]. Interview Magazine. Retrieved on 2013-08-30.</ref> Harding won seven Teen Choice Awards for his role.<ref>Hogan, Heather. (January 16, 2012) [http://www.afterellen.com/pretty-little-liars-ian-harding-is-the-ultimate-lesbro-thinks-he-could-beat-shay-mitchell-at-arm-wrestling/01/2012/ "Pretty Little Liars"' Ian Harding is the ultimate lesbro, thinks he could beat Shay Mitchell at arm wrestling]. ''AfterEllen.com''. Retrieved on 2013-08-30.</ref>
==Personal life==
Harding married Sophie Hart in 2019. Their first child, a son, was born in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1346774/pretty-little-liars-ian-harding-welcomes-first-baby |title=Pretty Little Liars' Ian Harding Welcomes First Baby |date=September 17, 2022}}</ref>
Harding has been working with the Lupus Foundation of America to raise funds and awareness for lupus research and education to support his mother, who has been living with lupus for more than 20 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian Harding: Thanks Mom! | Lupus Foundation of America |url=http://www.lupus.org/blog/entry/ian-harding-thanks-mom |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404041617/http://www.lupus.org/blog/entry/ian-harding-thanks-mom |archive-date=April 4, 2015 |access-date=2015-08-21 |website=Lupus.org |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 2009 | ''Adventureland'' | Wealthy Prepster | |- | 2010 | ''Love & Other Drugs'' | Pfizer Trainee #1 | Uncredited{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} |- | 2011 | ''Deadtime Stories: Volume 2'' | Ryan | |- | 2015 | ''Addiction: A 60s Love Story'' | Max Bornstein | Also known as ''Dynamite: A Cautionary Tale'' |- | 2016 | ''Super Novas'' | Alex | |- | 2017 | ''People You May Know'' | Phillip | |- | 2018 | ''Office Uprising'' | Nicholas Frohm | |- | 2019 | ''Ford v Ferrari'' | Ford Executive Ian | |- | 2022 | ''The Hater'' | Brent | |- | 2024 | ''Our Little Secret'' | Logan | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- | 2010 | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | Curtis Lacross | Episode: "The Bank Job" |- | 2010–2017 | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | Ezra Fitz | Main role |- | rowspan="2"|2012 | ''Punk'd'' | Himself | Episode: "Lucy Hale" |- | ''I'm Not a DJ'' | Matt | Television film |- | 2016 | ''Break: The Musical'' | Rockstar | Episode: "Break (I've Been Waiting For)" |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''Flip the Script'' | The Producer | Miniseries |- | ''Thin Ice'' | Andrew | Unaired television series |- | 2019 | ''Chicago Med'' | Phillip Davis | Recurring role, 11 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts'' | Harris | Voice only, 3 episodes |- | 2021 | ''Magnum P.I.'' | Aiden Walker | Episode: "Til Death" |- | rowspan="2"|2022 | ''Long Slow Exhale'' | Eddie Hagan | 12 episodes |- | ''Ghosts of Christmas Always'' | Peter Baron | Television film |- | 2024 | ''The Magic of Lemon Drops'' | Rory | Television film |- | 2025 | ''Ripple'' | Nate | Main role; 8 episodes |- | 2026 | ''Lost in Paradise'' | Max | TV film |}
===Web=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2010 | ''Hollywood is Like High School with Money'' | Jamie Hunter | Recurring role; 5 episodes |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Artist ! Role ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2016 | "Where's the Love?" | Black Eyed Peas featuring The World | Himself | <ref>{{cite web|title=Black Eyed Peas – Where's the Love? ft. The World (Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsRMoWYGLNA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/YsRMoWYGLNA |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|work=YouTube| date=September 2016 |access-date=December 9, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! class="unsortable"|Refs. |- | 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Star – Male | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=2010 Teen Choice Awards winners announced|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/08/09/teen-choice-awards-winners-201/|access-date=2021-03-08|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Star – Male | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|author=Hollywood Life Staff|date=2011-08-08|title=Blake Lively Wins Choice TV Drama Actress The Teen Choice Awards! Here Are More Winners!|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2011/08/07/teen-choice-awards-2011-winners-list/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Hollywood Life|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | Youth Rock Awards | Rockin' Actor – TV | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://youthrocksawards.com/?p%3D897|title=Youth Rock Awards Nominees|year=2011|access-date=2011-10-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425072002/http://youthrocksawards.com/?p=897|archive-date=2012-04-25}}</ref> |- | 2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-07-22|title=Teen Choice Awards 2012: Nominees and Winners (Complete List) {{!}} Celebuzz|url=https://www.celebuzz.com/2012-07-22/teen-choice-awards-2012-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Celebuzz|language=en-US|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130927213101/http://www.celebuzz.com/2012-07-22/teen-choice-awards-2012-nominees-and-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2013 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|author=MTV News Staff|title=2013 Teen Choice Awards: The Winners List|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1712166/teen-choice-awards-2013-winners/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605053401/http://www.mtv.com/news/1712166/teen-choice-awards-2013-winners/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 5, 2014|access-date=2021-03-09|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> |- | 2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{Won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-10|title=Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-2014-winners-724423|access-date=2021-03-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref> |- | 2015 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|author=Variety Staff|last2=Staff|first2=Variety|date=2015-08-17|title=Teen Choice Awards 2015 Winners: Full List|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenchoice.com/article/winners-of-%E2%80%9Cteen-choice-2016%E2%80%9D-announced|title=Winners Of "Teen Choice 2016" Announced|website=Teen Choice|access-date=2016-10-31|archive-date=June 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610024612/http://www.teenchoice.com/article/winners-of-%E2%80%9Cteen-choice-2016%E2%80%9D-announced|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2017 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor: Drama | ''Pretty Little Liars'' | {{Nominated}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Knapp|first1=Rebecca Rubin, JD|last2=Rubin|first2=Rebecca|last3=Knapp|first3=J. D.|date=2017-08-14|title=Teen Choice Awards 2017: 'Riverdale,' Fifth Harmony Shut Out Competition|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/teen-choice-awards-2017-tcas-fox-winners-list-riverdale-fifth-harmony-1202526197/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harding, Ian}} Category:21st-century American male actors Category:Male actors from Heidelberg Category:Male actors from Virginia Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni Category:Living people Category:Georgetown Preparatory School alumni Category:1986 births