Freddie Highmore life and biography

Freddie Highmore 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, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Toast.

Highmore was born in Camden, London, into a show business family. His mother, Sue Latimer, is a talent agent whose clients include actors 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.

In 2010, Highmore was accepted at Emmanuel College, Cambridge to study Spanish and Arabic.

Filmography:

2010 : Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds ; Master Harold...and the Boys ; Toast
2011 : The Art of Getting By ; The Minors

Awards:

2008 Saturn Awards
Best Performance by a Younger Actor for August Rush
2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Young Actor for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 Young Artist Awards
Best Performance in a Feature Film Young Ensemble Cast for Finding Neverland
2005 Empire Awards, UK
Best Newcomer for Finding Neverland
2005 Satellite Awards
Outstanding New Talent
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Young Actor for Finding Neverland
2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Youth in Film for Finding Neverland
2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role Male for Finding Neverland

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