Freddie Highmore Movies and Career Information

Alfred Thomas "Freddie" Highmore (born 14 February 1992) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Finding Neverland, Five Children and It, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arthur and the Invisibles, August Rush, The Golden Compass, and The Spiderwick Chronicles. Highmore was born in Camden, London, into a show business family. His mother, Sue Latimer, is a talent agent whose clients include Daniel Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton, and his father, Edward Highmore, is an actor. He has a younger brother named Albert ("Bertie"), born in 1995. Highmore's home is in Highgate, a suburb of north London. Highmore was educated at The Brookland Junior and Infant School, a state school in Hampstead Garden Suburb until the age of 11, followed by Highgate School, an independent school in Highgate (also in north London), from 2003-2010. In October 2010 he began his studies in Spanish and Arabic at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Highmore began acting with small parts on TV at the age of 7. In two movies Highmore played with members of his family. His brother Bertie played his brother in Women Talking Dirty. Also his father Edward played the father in Jack and the Beanstalk: