Freddie Highmore


 

Freddie Highmore (born February 14{{ref|bday}}, 1992 in London, England) is an English child actor. His mother is a talent agent and Freddie began acting with small parts on TV. He won critical acclaim when he appeared as Peter in Finding Neverland, for which he was also nominated for several awards including a Screen Actors' Guild Award. He won a Broadcast Film Critics' Award for the role.

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February 14 - 1992 - London - England - Child actor - Peter - Finding Neverland

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Freddie also plays the part of Charlie Bucket in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (adapted from the book by Roald Dahl). In both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Finding Neverland he works with Johnny Depp, who recommended Highmore for the lead role in this last film after being so impressed by the young actor's performance in Finding Neverland.

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Charlie Bucket - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl - Johnny Depp

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Another notable role is young Raoul in Two Brothers directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud in which he acts together with a tiger cub. Shots with a full grown tiger were composed.

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Spiderwick DVD Reveals F/X

Freddie Highmore, who plays twins in The Spiderwick Chronicles, told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming two-disc "Field Guide" DVD set offers more insights into how the special effects are done than he even knew while filming the movie for four months.

Highmore Not Doing Dickens

Young British actor Freddie Highmore told SCI FI Wire that perhaps one of the biggest misconceptions about him is that he is still scheduled to act in the movie version of the children's fantasy book Eddie Dickens and the Awful End, which hit the bestseller lists in 2002.

Astro To Have U.S. Accent

British actor Freddie Highmore told SCI FI Wire that he will be using an American accent when he voices the title character in the upcoming animated Astro Boy movie, based on the Japanese manga.