Ian Harding

Ian Harding positioned himself as the object of every young woman's dream when he stepped into the role of a dashing and romantic English teacher on the hit mystery drama series "Pretty Little Liars" (ABC Family, 2010- ). Born in Germany and raised in Virginia by a military family, Harding was fresh out of college and had little onscreen acting experience when he landed the plum role of a high school teacher involved in a scandalous affair with one of his students, played by the show's breakout star, Lucy Hale. The series' young female demographic embraced the fictional relationship between the two characters despite its controversial nature, and helped turn Harding into a TV leading man with potential to break into feature film roles.