Gareth Parrington is a television actor. In the television drama Soldier Soldier, Parrington played James Anderson, the eight-year-old son of Colour Sergeant Ian Anderson (Robert Glenister). On the ITV children's sitcom Harry's Mad (1993–1996), Parrington starred as Harry Holdsworth in series one, two, and four. A graduate of the University of Birmingham, after acting, Parrington worked as an English teacher in Japan, snowboarding instructor, and resort manager.