Ian M. Harding is an American

United States

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 actor.

Harding was born in Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

, Germany

Germany

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 to a military family. His family moved to Virginia

Virginia

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 a few years later, where he joined the drama

Drama

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 club at his high school, Georgetown Preparatory School

Georgetown Preparatory School

Georgetown Preparatory School is an American Jesuit college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12. It is the oldest all boys school in the United States, and the only Jesuit boarding school in the country...

. He was elected by his class to give the commencement address. He later went on to pursue the Acting/Music Theater program at the Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....

.
He currently portrays Ezra Fitz on the ABC Family

ABC Family

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 television drama series, Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars (TV series)

Pretty Little Liars is an American mystery-thriller teen drama television series created by Marlene King. Based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard, the show premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family...

.

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	NCIS: Los Angeles	Curtis Lacrosse	Season 1, episode 15: "The Bank Job"
2010	Made In Hollywood: Teen Edition	Himself	Behind The Scene: Pretty Little Liars
	Hollywood is Like Highschool with Money	Jamie Hunter	Web series
2010–present	Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars (TV series) Pretty Little Liars is an American mystery-thriller teen drama television series created by Marlene King. Based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard, the show premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family...	Ezra Fitz	Main cast

Movies
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Deadtime Stories Deadtime Stories Deadtime Stories is a series of children's horror fiction novels created by authors Annette Cascone and Gina Cascone writing under the name A G Cascone.-Synopsis:...	Ryan
	Adventureland Adventureland (film) Adventureland is a 2009 Retro comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Margarita Levieva, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.-Plot:...	Wealthy Prepster
2010	Love and Other Drugs Love and Other Drugs Love and Other Drugs is a 2010 romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Edward Zwick and based on the non-fiction book Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman by Jamie Reidy...	Pfizer Trainee #1	Uncredited

Theater
Year	Title
2008	The Other Shore
2009	The London Cuckolds

Awards

Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominated Work
2010		Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...	Choice Summer TV Star – Male	Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars is a series of more than 10 young adult novels by Sara Shepard, from 1981–present, which have been made into a television show . The series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader,...
2011		Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...	Choice Summer TV Star – Male	Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars is a series of more than 10 young adult novels by Sara Shepard, from 1981–present, which have been made into a television show . The series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader,...
		Youth Rock Awards	Rockin' Actor (TV)	Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars is a series of more than 10 young adult novels by Sara Shepard, from 1981–present, which have been made into a television show . The series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader,...

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