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Freddie Highmore Biography
Freddie Highmore is an English actor known for his roles as a child, appearing in Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arthur and the Invisibles, August Rush, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and Astro Boy.
Highmore portrayed Norman Bates in Bates Motel from to , winning him three Critics&#; Choice Television Best Actor in a Drama Series Award nominations and a People&#;s Choice Award.
His performance in The Good Doctor won him a Golden Globe Best Actor Award. He also produced the series.
Freddie Highmore Age
Highmore was born Alfred Thomas Highmore on February 14, , in Camden Town, London. He is 32 years old as of Highmore celebrates his birthday on February 14th.
Freddie Highmore Height
Highmore stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 9¼ inches.
Freddie Highmore Family
Highmore was born to Sue Latimer and Edward Highmore in Camden Town.
His mother is a talent agent who has worked with people like Daniel Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton.
Edward was born Edward Thomas Highmore on April 3, , and is 63 years old as of He is a former actor best known for his role as Leo Howard in BBC&#;s Howards&#; Way.
Edward co-starred with Highmore in Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as father and son. Highmore has a brother named Bertie who played his brother in Women Talking Dirty.
Freddie Highmore Wife
Highmore married Klarissa Munz, a designer, in He shared news of his marriage during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live in September They both were students at Cambridge University.
He resides in London and avoids social media. Besides English, Highmore is fluent in French and Spanish, and semi-fluent in Arabic.
Freddie Highmore Net Worth
Highmore has an estimated net worth of between $5 Million-$10Million which he has earned through his successful career as an actor.
Freddie Highmore Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Highmore starred as Charlie Bucket in Tim Burton&#;s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Charlie is a kind boy living in poverty with his family near the Wonka Factory, a famous chocolate famous.
After Willy Wonka closed down the factory due to industrial espionage, his Grandpa Joe and his father were left unemployed.
Wonka starts a contest involving five Golden Tickets hidden in Wonka Bars with the winners gaining the chance to tour his factory. Charlie gets the last chance Golden Ticket, earning him and his grandpa Joe a chance to tour Wonka&#;s factor.
Reportedly, Johny Depp recommended him for the role as they had collaborated in Finding Neverland which left an impression on Depp who was fascinated by his performance. Highmore filmed the movie without prior knowledge of the original version of the film so that his portrayal would not be influenced.
Highmore&#;s performance in the film won him the Critics&#; Choice Movie Best Young Performer Award and the Satellite Outstanding New Talent Award.
He also provided the voice-over for the film&#;s supplementing video game of the same name.
Freddie Highmore Twins
Highmore played the dual role of American twins, Simon Grace and Jared Grace, in The Spiderwick Chronicles in Speculation of him having a twin may have surfaced due to his acting in the film.
Biography of william shakespeare Highmore came back to the big screen in , starring in Two Brothers as the son of a French administrator. Retrieved 14 April Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 19 SeptemberIn real life, he doesn&#;t have a twin brother but he has a brother named Bertie with whom he starred as siblings in Women Talking Dirty.
Freddie Highmore Autistic
Highmore does not have autism. However, he stars as Shaun Murphy in The Good Doctor. Shaun is an autistic surgical resident with savant syndrome at San Jose St.
Bonaventure Hospital. In preparation for the role, Highmore closely worked with consultants and involved himself in autism-related literature so that he could correctly portray a respectful representation of individuals on the spectrum.
Freddie Highmore Education
Highmore studied at The Brookland Junior and Infant School in Hampstead Garden Suburb.
When he was 11, he attained a scholarship to attend Highgate School in Highgate, London.
Highmore relocated to North London in November The following year, he obtained A* grades in English language and English literature, Maths, Spanish, French, Latin, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in his GCSE exams.
Freddie Highmore - Biography - IMDb: Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Freddie Highmore. They both were students at Cambridge University. Retrieved 19 September That same year, Highmore made his breakthrough with a critically acclaimed performance as Peter Llewelyn Davies in Marc Forster 's semi-biographical film Finding Neverland.
In , he achieved A* grades in French, Maths, Spanish, and Further Math in his A-level exams.
Highmore studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge from to There, he obtained a double first in Spanish and Arabic. He also joined the London School of Economics to study finance during summer break at Cambridge. He interned at Gulf Bank in Kuwait in During his year abroad while filming Bates Motel SN 1 and 2, he interned at a law firm in Madrid, making him consider venturing into a law career after graduation.
Freddie Highmore Career
Highmore launched his acting career with minor TV roles when he was 7. He debuted in film with a role in Coky Giedroyc&#;s Women Talking Dirty in , where he starred with his brother as siblings. In , he starred as a young King Arthur in TNT&#;s The Mists of Avalon.
That same year, he starred in BBC&#;s Happy Birthday Shakespeare as a young boy who wants his family to move to Stratford-upon-Avon.
He also starred with his father as father and son in Hallmark Entertainment&#;s Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story.
Highmore came back to the big screen in , starring in Two Brothers as the son of a French administrator. He then played a big role in Five Children and It. That same year, he had his breakthrough starring as Peter Llewelyn Davies in Marc Forster&#;s Finding Neverland.
This performance won him multiple awards and nominations including a Critics&#; Choice Movie Best Young Performer Award as well as nominations for the Saturn Best Performance by a Younger Actor Award and the Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Award.
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Highmore starred as Charlie Bucket in Tim Burton&#;s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Reportedly, Johny Depp recommended him for the role as they had collaborated in Finding Neverland which left an impression on Depp who was fascinated by his performance.
Highmore filmed the movie without prior knowledge of the original version of the film so that his portrayal would not be influenced.
Highmore then starred as a young Max Skinner in Ridley Scott&#;s A Good Year in That same year, he started starring as Arthur Montgomery in Arthur and the Invisibles and its sequels Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard and Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds.
Tools Tools. Highmore celebrates his birthday on February 14th. I try to stay a normal boy as much as possible. That same year, he starred as musical prodigy August Rush in August Rush.He voiced the third film and the trilogy&#;s complementing video game.
In , he gave a voice-over for The Golden Compass and its complementing video game of the same name. That same year, he starred as musical prodigy August Rush in August Rush. He then played the dual role of American twins, Simon Grace and Jared Grace, in The Spiderwick Chronicles in He reprised these roles in a video game of the same name where he provided voice-overs.
That same year, he did a voice-over for Little Jack in A Fox&#;s Tale.
Highmore did a voice-over for the lead role in Astro Boy in and its complementing video game, Astro Boy: The Video Game. The following year, he starred in BBC&#;s Toast and Master Harold…and the Boys.
In , he co-starred in The Art of Getting By.
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Highmore did a voice-over in Justin and the Knights of Valour in He starred as Norman Bates in A&E&#;s Bates Motel, winning him a People&#;s Choice Award. Further, he won nominations for the Saturn Best Actor on Television Award and the Critics&#; Choice Television Best Actor in a Drama Series Award in , , and He debuted as a writer and director during his time on the series where he wrote the fourth-season episode Unfaithful and the fifth-season episode Inseparable as well as directed the fifth-season episode The Body.
Alfred thomas highmore biography of william Highmore began his acting career with small roles on television at the age of 7. Early career as a child actor — [ edit ]. Depp had reportedly requested that Highmore be cast as the young Charlie Bucket, while he played Willy Wonka, the eccentric owner of the chocolate factory. His next prominent role was in the family drama Two BrothersHe formed a close friendship with Vera Farmiga while on Bates Motel, becoming godfather to her son.
An August report revealed that NBC had bought a comedy pilot script written and executive-produced by Highmore and Kerry Ehrin, the Bates Motel showrunner. The following year, he starred in the Libertines&#; music video for You&#;re My Waterloo. In , he appeared in BBC Two&#;s Close to the Enemy and Nick Hamm&#;s The Journey.
Highmore began portraying Dr. Shaun Murphy, an autistic savant, in ABC&#;s The Good Doctor in His performance in the film won him a nomination for the Golden Globe Best Actor in a Drama Series Award. He worked as an executive producer and director on the show. Further, he wrote the second episode dubbed Hello.
Highmore joined the cast of The Canterville Ghost, voicing the Duke of Cheshire.
Highmore did a voice-over in Justin and the Knights of Valour in In August , Highmore formed his Sony-aligned production company, Alfresco Pictures, which aims to develop scripted series for broadcast, cable, streaming services, and international co-productions projects "that have a broader point or message behind them, that try and spark conversations that aren't being had or give a microphone to voices and experiences that haven't been heard from before. We both got our wishes. Shaun Murphy.He will star as Baby Face Nelson in A&E&#;s Baby Face, which he co-wrote and will executive produce with Kerry Ehrin. He will also be the executive producer on Ehrin&#;s drama pilot Long Distance for NBC
to present;
In partnership with Sony, Highmore established Alfresco Pictures, a production company, in August The company&#;s mission is to create scripted series for broadcast, cable, streaming services, and international co-production projects that have a wider perspective, ignite fresh conversations that are often overlooked, and boost underrepresented voices and experiences.
An August report revealed that he would co-write and be an executive producer for Homesick.
He will star as Edward in The Assassin he will also serve as an executive producer.
Freddie Highmore Movies and TV Shows
Highmore has starred in multiple films and TV shows during his career such as
- Happy Birthday Shakespeare
- Women Talking Dirty
- Two Brothers
- Five Children and It
- A Good Year
- The Golden Compass
- Close to the Enemy
- A Fox&#;s Tale
- Master Harold…and the Boys
- Tour de Pharmacy
- The Journey
- Almost Friends
- Taskmaster
- Leonardo
- Dragon Rider
- The Vault
- The Canterville Ghost
- The Good Doctor
Freddie Highmore Social Media Platforms
Highmore is not active on social media but there is a support account dedicated to him _freddiehighmore which has over K followers.