Freddie Highmore
Alfred "Freddie" Thomas Highmore (born February 14, 1992 in London ) is a British actor , voice actor and screenwriter .
Life
His father is the film actor Edward Highmore , his brother Bertie Highmore (* 1995) also worked as a child actor. His mother, Sue Latimer is an acting agent who has, among others, the British actors Imelda Staunton and Daniel Radcliffe under contract.
As a young Arthur, Freddie Highmore starred in the television adaptation The Mists of Avalon , in the movie Two Brothers by director Jean-Jacques Annaud and in the summer comedy A Good Year by Ridley Scott alongside Russell Crowe .
He gained international fame alongside Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet with the role of Peter in When Dreams Learn to Fly ( Finding Neverland ). Highmore also starred with Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . In 2006 he received a Young Artist Award for his role . From 2013 to 2017 he played alongside Vera Farmiga one of the two central main characters in the A&E series Bates Motel , which in the broadest sense is a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's adaptation of Robert Bloch 's novel Psycho . Since 2017 he is in the hospital drama The Good Doctor autistic assistant physician Dr. Shaun Murphy.
Highmore is fluent in French and studied at the University of Cambridge with a double major in Spanish and Arabic .
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 1999: Women Talking Dirty
- 2000: Happy Birthday Shakespeare (TV movie)
- 2001: The Mists of Avalon ( The Mists of Avalon , TV movie)
- 2001: Hunt for the Giants' Treasure ( Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story , TV movie)
- 2004: Two brothers (Two Brothers)
- 2004: When Dreams Learn to Fly (Finding Neverland)
- 2004: Five Children and It
- 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 2006: A Good Year (A Good Year)
- 2006: Arthur and the Minimoys (Arthur et les Minimoys)
- 2007: The Sound of the Heart (Evan Taylor / August Rush)
- 2008: The Spiderwick Chronicles (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
- 2009: Arthur and the Minimoys 2 - The Return of Evil M (Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard)
- 2010: Toast (TV movie)
- 2010: Arthur and the Minimoys 3 - The big decision (Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes)
- 2011: The Art of Getting By (The Art of Getting By)
- 2013–2017: Bates Motel (TV series)
- 2016: The Journey
- since 2017: The Good Doctor (TV series)
As a screenwriter
- 2016–2017: Bates Motel (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2018: The Good Doctor (TV series, ep. 2.01 Hello )
As a director
- 2017: Bates Motel (TV series, 5.08 The Body )
- 2019-2020: The Good Doctor (TV series, 2 episodes)
As a voice actor
- 2007: The Golden Compass (The Golden Compass)
- 2009: Astro Boy - The Movie
Awards and nominations
- 2018 : Nomination for Best Actor in a Series - Drama for The Good Doctor
- 2005 : Nomination for Best Supporting Actor for When Dreams Learn To Fly
- 2005: Nomination for Best Acting Ensemble for When Dreams Learn To Fly
- 2005 : Award for Best Young Actor for When Dreams Learn to Fly
- 2006 : Award for Best Young Actor for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 2007 : Nomination for Best Young Actor for A Good Year
- 2008 : Nomination for Best Young Actor for The Sound of the Heart
Critics' Choice Television Award
- 2014 : Nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Bates Motel
- 2015 : Nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Bates Motel
- 2018 : Nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Bates Motel
Web links
- Freddie Highmore in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Freddie Highmore on AllMovie (English)
- Freddie Highmore at Moviepilot
- Freddie Highmore in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Highmore, Freddie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Highmore, Alfred Thomas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England, UK |