Actor Ian Harding stars as Ezra Fitz, the hottest teacher in Rosewood on the hit mystery teen drama Pretty Little Liars, but the 25-year-old actor is more than just a “pretty” face, and has big plans for his future. Find out more in his Kidzworld Bio.
Military Munchkin
He may look like the all-American guy, but as the child of a military family Ian Harding was born overseas in Heidelberg, Germany where he lived for several years until his family was stationed back in the States.
Coming to America
Once Ian’s family moved to Virginia he developed an interest in drama and when he entered Georgetown Preparatory School for high school he joined the drama club, and went on to do the Acting and Music program at Carnegie Mellon University. His first big break came when he landed a role in the 2009 film Adventureland and he also appeared in the movie Love & Other Drugs.
Pretty Little Lad
Ian’s most well-known role to date is as Ezra Fitz, a teacher that takes more than a professional interest in one of his students,Aria Montgomery, on ABC’s hit drama Pretty Little Liars. Ian has told fans and reporters that he is looking forward to expanding his career and choosing more varied roles in the future.
“I want to do things that challenge me, and often that’s a character or piece that is new/difficult/risky. That’s what I want to do, I don’t want to simply so some variation of a character I’ve played before over and over. I’ve passed on a few things recently that wouldn’t really broaden my horizons, and that’s scary for me because I want to work, but ultimately I want a long, diverse career, and that may involve great periods of searching for the next project.”
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