Freddie Highmore is an English actor who made his film debut in the 2004 film Five Children and It. He has since starred in the films Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, August Rush, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and Bates Motel.
Highmore was born on February 14, 1992, in Camden, London, England. His mother, Sue Latimer, is a talent agent whose clients include actors Daniel Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton. His father, Edward Highmore, is an actor who has appeared in such films as Shakespeare in Love and Love Actually. He has two older brothers, Thomas and Albert.
Highmore was educated at Highgate School, an independent school in North London. He then attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he studied Spanish and Arabic.
Highmore’s first film role was in the 2004 film Five Children and It, based on the E. Nesbit novel of the same name. He subsequently starred in the films Finding Neverland (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), August Rush (2007), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), and Bates Motel (2013-2017).
Highmore’s performance in Finding Neverland earned him a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Actor, and he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. For his work on Bates Motel, he was nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Actor.
Highmore’s net worth is estimated to be $4 million. He has earned this through his successful acting career. His salary is not known at this time.
Highmore has been in a relationship with actress Dakota Fanning since 2011. The couple has one child together, a daughter named Lily-Rose Melody Highmore, born in 2012.
General Info
Full Name
Freddie Highmore
Date Of Birth
February 14, 1992
Height
1.78 m
Profession
Screenwriter, Voice Actor
Education
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Nationality
English
Family
Parents
Sue Latimer, Edward Highmore
Siblings
Bertie Highmore
Accomplishments
Awards
BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male, Saturn Award, Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding New Talent
Nominations
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award ...
Movies
August Rush, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Art of Getting By, Finding Neverland, Astro Boy, A Good Year, The Golden Compass, Arthur and the Invisibles, Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard, Two Brothers, Five Children and It, Women Talking Dirty, Justin and the Kni...
[on celebrity] As long as you don't stand on the corner and wave your arms about, people don't notice you too much.
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Scary is good. Kids like going to a movie and being really scared rather than fake scared.
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[Talking about his dressing room demands] Because I'm a spoiled little brat, I absolutely always insist on a table and chair and lighting. This February I'm even going to demand heating.
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It's nice to pick up the guitar now and again and play back the songs and be reminded of the film -- but if you gave me any other songs to play, I wouldn't be very good at them.
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[Talking about being treated like an adult] That was really important for me, although I think I am a bit more mature than some kids my age because I've spent more time with adults. And I haven't grown my hair over my eyes or anything.
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I try and stay a normal kid as much as possible. At the weekend I play soccer with my friends.
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I try to stay a normal boy as much as possible. I play soccer on the weekend with my friend. I play video games, but not as much as Mike Teavee [the video-game addict in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)]. I quite enjoy soccer games. I support the team called Arsenal. They just won the [English Football Association] Cup.
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I'm not sure what I would like to do when I'm older. I might want to travel and see the world. That would be quite fun.
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Well, you just sort of think about what the character's thinking, and then you're in the character.
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When I left the set of Finding Neverland (2004), I was quite upset, because I thought I wouldn't see Johnny again. And Charlie wants to go back to the chocolate factory. We both got our wishes.
Facts
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Freddie Highmore was born in 1992 just seven months before the death of Anthony Perkins. Both actors played Norman Bates in Bates Motel (2013) and Psycho (1960) respectively.
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Freddie Highmore was born in 1992 just seven months before the death of Anthony Perkins. Both actors played Norman Bates in Bates Motel (2013) and Psycho (1960).
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Attended LSE Summer School in 2011.
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Has worked at Gulf Bank in Kuwait in 2012 as an intern.
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Has scored four A* grades in A-levels (maths, further maths, French and Spanish).
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For his third year of the Cambridge course he has been working at a law firm in Madrid translating documents.
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Graduated from The University of Cambridge with a double first in Arabic and Spanish.
[2008] He sat his AS Levels in English Language, English Literature, Maths, Spanish, French, Latin, Geography, Biology, Chemistry and Physics for his GCSE.
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He is a supporter of the Arsenal Football Club.
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Freddie has achieved 10 A* grades on his GCSEs (English language, English literature, maths, Spanish, French, Latin, geography, biology, chemistry and physics).
The voice of 'Pantalaimon' in The Golden Compass (2007) was originally recorded by an adult actor but the filmmakers decided it made the character sound too old, so they cast Freddie instead. 'Pantalaimon' was originally going to be voiced by his co-star from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Adam Godley.
Won an Empire Award for Best Newcomer for his role in Finding Neverland (2004).
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Said it was hard to concentrate during filming of the final scene of Finding Neverland (2004) with Johnny Depp in London because fans were standing off-camera screaming "We love you Johnny!"
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During the shooting of Finding Neverland (2004), his favorite action was the demolition of the playhouse.
Finding Neverland (2004) director Marc Forster decided to schedule one of Highmore's toughest scenes (where he tears up a book and demolishes a playhouse) on his second day of filming, deliberately so other cast members could see the child act and change their attitude towards working with him.