| Alma Mater: | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Years Active: | 2021–present |
Henry Ashton is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the Amazon Prime fantasy series My Lady Jane and the BBC Three teen drama A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (both 2024).
Ashton grew up in Buckinghamshire.[1] He attended Millfield School from 2004 to 2009. He was interested in acting in his youth, but would bounce around in different jobs for a decade, including retail, hospitality, fashion, and music before deciding to pursue acting professionally. He trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, graduating in 2022.[2]
Prior to completing drama school, Ashton made his feature film debut portraying Kevin Shields in the 2021 Alan McGee biopic Creation Stories.[3] After graduating, he made his television debut in the seventh season of the Starz fantasy series Outlander as Sandy Hammond, which aired in 2023.[4] [5]
In 2024, Ashton gained prominence through his roles as Stan Dudley in the Amazon Prime alternate history fantasy series My Lady Jane[6] and Max Hastings in the BBC Three teen crime drama A Good Girl's Guide to Murder,[7] both adaptations of novels.[8] [9] He had been cast in the former in 2022,[10] while the latter also had an international release on Netflix.
Ashton has an upcoming role as Daeron "the Drunken" Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R R Martin's Dunk and Egg series.[11] [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Creation Stories | Kevin Shields | |
| 2023 | Outlander | Sandy Hammond | 2 episodes |
| 2024 | My Lady Jane | Stan Dudley | Main role; 8 episodes |
| A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | Max Hastings | Main role; 6 episodes | |
| 2025 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Daeron "the Drunken" Targaryen | Upcoming |