Edward Atterton (born 24 January 1962 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England) is an English businessman and former actor.
Biography Atterton was born in 1962 to Dr David Valentine Atterton (1927-2002),The Foundry Trade Journal, vol. 161, Institute of Cast Metals Engineers, 1987, p. 456The Foundryman, vol. 95, Institute of British Foundrymen, 2002, p. 279 C.B.E., F.Eng, F.I.M., chairman of Guinness Mahon, director of Barclays Bank and the Bank of England,Japan and the City of London, Sir Paul Newall, Bloomsbury, 2013, p. xviii former Research Fellow in the Department of Metallurgy at Cambridge University and sometime President of the Institute of Metals,The British Foundryman, vol. 79 and 80, 1986, p. 275 and Sheila Atterton, of Cathedral Green House, Wells, Somerset. He attended Rugby School and then Eton College. He read Social Anthropology at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A. 1984, M.A. 1988). After two years of living in Japan, he returned to the UK and enrolled in the Central School of Speech and Drama.
In 1997, Atterton began dating actress Salma Hayek and moved to Los Angeles to be closer to her. The couple broke up in 2000. He is married to Kelly Atterton, the West Coast editor for Allure magazine. He and Kelly share a daughter, Piper, born 23 December 2004, and son Rex, born 18 October 2008. Atterton has a black belt in karate.
In 2005, Atterton left acting to become the principal manager for the Los Angeles branch of Jigsaw London, whose co-founder, John Robinson, is the partner of his sister, Bella Atterton.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1994 Sharpe's Honour Captain Peter D'Alembord TV series 1996 Far Harbor Frick Feature film 1997 The Hunchback Gringoire Feature film 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Lt. Andre Feature filmThree Jonathan Vance TV series 1999 Ichigensan Me (Boku) Feature film 2000 Britannic Chaplain Reynolds Feature film 2000 Relative Values Nigel Marshwood Feature film 2001 The Mists of Avalon Arthur MiniseriesAlias Dr. Daniel 'Danny' Hecht Episode: "Truth Be Told" Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale Prince Christian Television film 2002 Firefly Atherton Wing Episode: "Shindig" 2003 Frank Herbert's Children of Dune Duncan Idaho MiniseriesCharmed Mordaunt Episode: "Sword and the City"Carolina Heath Pierson Direct to DVD film
See also The Mists of Avalon (TV miniseries) Frank Herbert's Children of Dune Jigsaw (clothing retailer)
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