Acting

Freddie Highmore

Born February 14, 1992 · London, England, UK (age 34)

Alfred Thomas Highmore (born February 14, 1992) is an English actor. He is known for his starring roles beginning as a child, in the films Finding Neverland (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), August Rush (2007), and The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008). He won two consecutive Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Young Performer. Highmore starred as Norman Bates in the drama-thriller s…

Known For

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

MovieAdventureComedy

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass · 2007

The Golden Compass

MovieAdventureFantasy

In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles · 2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

MovieFamilyAdventure

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur and the Invisibles · 2006

Arthur and the Invisibles

MovieAdventureFantasy

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.

Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland · 2004

Finding Neverland

MovieDramaFantasy

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.

Astro Boy

Astro Boy · 2009

MovieAnimationAction

Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.

August Rush

August Rush · 2007

MovieFamilyDrama

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.

Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider · 2020

MovieAnimationFamily

An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

MovieAdventureComedy

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Charlie Bucket

The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass · 2007

The Golden Compass

MovieAdventureFantasy

In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

Pantalaimon (voice)

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles · 2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

MovieFamilyAdventure

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Jared Grace / Simon Grace

Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur and the Invisibles · 2006

Arthur and the Invisibles

MovieAdventureFantasy

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.

Arthur Montgomery

Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland · 2004

Finding Neverland

MovieDramaFantasy

During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.

Peter Llewelyn Davies

Astro Boy

Astro Boy · 2009

MovieAnimationAction

Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.

Astro / Toby (voice)

August Rush

August Rush · 2007

MovieFamilyDrama

Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.

August Rush

Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider · 2020

MovieAnimationFamily

An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.

Ben (voice)

The Vault

The Vault · 2021

MovieDramaAction

Madrid, Spain, 2010. While the whole city follows the national team's successful participation in the World Cup, a group of daring thieves look for a way into one of the most secure and guarded places on the planet.

Producer

A Good Year

A Good Year · 2006

MovieComedyDrama

Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.

Young Max Skinner

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard · 2009

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

MovieAdventureFantasy

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.

Arthur Montgomery

Ali G: Who Iz I?

Ali G: Who Iz I? · 2026

Ali G: Who Iz I?

After twenty years spent "chillin', tokin' and bonin'", Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie, is 8 months pregnant. Faced with an extra mouth to feed, he gets off his batty and heads to America to reclaim his former glory… but soon encounters adversaries who will ultimately threaten his and his child's very existence.

Executive Producer

Justin and the Knights of Valour

Justin and the Knights of Valour · 2013

Justin and the Knights of Valour

MovieAnimationAdventure

A heart-warming tale about friendship, honor & courage, which sees a young boy become a man as he embarks on a quest to become a knight.

Justin (voice)

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds · 2010

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds

MovieAnimationAdventure

With Maltazard now seven feet tall and Arthur still two inches small, our hero must find a way to grow back to his normal size and stop the Evil M once and for all, with the help of Selenia and Betameche.

Arthur Montgomery

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost · 2023

The Canterville Ghost

MovieAnimationComedy

An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

Henry, Duke of Cheshire (voice)

The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By · 2011

The Art of Getting By

MovieDramaRomance

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

George Zinavoy

Five Children and It

Five Children and It · 2004

Five Children and It

MovieAdventureFantasy

The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the power to grant one wish a day, which must be made before sunset. Five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and infant Hilary—encounter It and experience the highs and lows of frivolous wish-making.

Robert

Two Brothers

Two Brothers · 2004

MovieAdventureDrama

Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

Raoul Normandin

Almost Friends

Almost Friends · 2017

MovieDramaComedy

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

Charlie Brenner

Tour de Pharmacy

Tour de Pharmacy · 2017

Tour de Pharmacy

MovieComedyTV Movie

A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.

Young Adrian Baton

Toast

MovieDramaComedy

Young Nigel Slater has big culinary aspirations, even though all his mother knows how to make is toast. When his mother dies, relations grow strained between Nigel and his father, especially when he remarries a woman who wins his heart with a lemon meringue pie. Nigel enters culinary school, starts working in a pub, and finds himself competing with his stepmother - both in the kitchen and for his father's attention.

Nigel Slater

Master Harold... and the Boys

Master Harold... and the Boys · 2010

Master Harold... and the Boys

MovieDramaTV Movie

This movie is of Hally, an adolescent white South African. He is stuck between his intolerant father's outlook of him and those of his caretaker, Sam. Sam is a black waiter and Hally's friend and teacher. Hally is required to laugh at his father's racist jokes, by contrast, Sam exposes Hally to uplifting experiences. One day Hally was terribly humiliated by his father and Sam shows Hally how to be proud of something he can achieve.

Hally Ballard

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors · 2005

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors

MovieDocumentary

The making of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Women Talking Dirty

Women Talking Dirty · 2001

Women Talking Dirty

A lively, outspoken single mother develops an unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist.

Sam

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor · 2017

The Good Doctor

Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.

Writer

Bates Motel

Bates Motel · 2013

SeriesDramaCrime

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

Teleplay

Fire Country

Fire Country · 2022

SeriesDramaCrime

Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region.

Director

The Assassin

The Assassin · 2025

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

Secluded on a remote Greek island, retired assassin Julie has a somewhat thorny reunion with her estranged son, Edward, visiting from England. Armed with questions around new information on his paternity, Edward battles to find the right time to speak to his frustratingly distant mother. But, when the moment finally presents itself, things take a deadly turn as Julie’s dangerous past catches up with her and they are forced to flee the island and go on the run together.

Executive Producer

Leonardo

Leonardo · 2021

SeriesDramaCrime

A fresh look at the life and legacy of the iconic artist Leonardo da Vinci, positing that he was a gay outsider who used his work as a way of hiding his true self. Each episode will examine one of da Vinci’s artworks for hidden clues about a tortured artist struggling for perfection.

Executive Producer

The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon · 2001

The Mists of Avalon

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marion Zimmer Bradley. It was produced by American cable channel TNT and directed by Uli Edel.

Young Arthur

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story · 2001

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Wealthy developer Jack Robinson is stunned when a gigantic human skeleton is discovered on his building site. According to a mysterious woman, it is part of a curse that has dogged his family for years. To lift the jinx placed upon him, Jack will need to visit the land in the sky - by climbing up a very tall beanstalk.

Playground Son

Close to the Enemy

Close to the Enemy · 2016

Close to the Enemy

SeriesWar & PoliticsDrama

A British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft.

Victor Ferguson