Biography of Freddie Highmore

An English actor, Freddie Highmore, people started noticing him after watching him in the 2005 fantasy film ‘ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ‘. He starred in the film alongside ‘Johnny Depp’ when he was just a 12-year-old child.

However, that’s not the only movie he starred in as a kid. He started with the 1999 British comedy ‘Women Talking Dirty’ as Sam when he was just 7 years old. Apart from being a successful actor, he is also a producer, director and screenwriter.

WHO IS FREDDIE HIGHMORE?

For starters, Freddie’s birth name is ‘Alfred Thomas Highmore’. He was born on February 14, 1992 to Edward Highmore and Sue Latimer, in Camden Town, United Kingdom.

He went to a primary school in Hampstead Garden Suburb in the London Borough of Barnet. Later Highmore attended Highgate School. Speaking of college, he went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge at St Andrew’s Street.

HOW DID FREDDIE HIGHMORE’S CAREER START?

It was in 1999 that he made his big screen debut in the comedy film titled “Women Talking Dirty”. Highmore once said in an interview, ‘ I started doing small parts on TV, then the movies came ‘. So the reason he is so successful would be how he followed his passion from a young age and how consistent he was throughout his journey.

Later he played small roles in ‘Happy Birthday Shakespeare’ in 2000 and ‘I Saw You’ in 2002. Later Freddie also played the young ‘King Arthur’ in the American TV series called ‘The Mists of Avalon ‘ in 2001. And that’s how it all started. After starring in several TV shows and movies, people started taking notice of him, and he gradually started getting mainstream movie deals.

FREDDIE HIGHMORE MOVIES (2004-2005)

In 2004, Highmore performed a role in a family adventure movie called “Two Brothers” directed by “Jean-Jacques Annaud”. In the same year, he got another fantastic movie titled “Five Children and It.

In 2004, he had his breakthrough as ‘Peter Llewelyn Davies’ in a semi-biographical film titled ‘Finding Neverland’ directed by ‘Marc Forster’. He portrayed the role alongside top actors ‘Johnny Depp’ and ‘Kate Winslet’.

In 2005, Freddie Highmore played the main character in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” directed by “Tim Burton”. It was the second movie he starred with Johnny Depp.

Moreover, Depp was so impressed that he would have recommended Freddie, and he was also the one who proposed his name for the role of “Charlie”. So, from these films, he was starting to get noticed all over the world.

OTHER FREDDIE HIGHMORE MOVIES AND VOICEOVERS

Some of Highmore’s other films would be: ‘A Good Year’ in 2006, ‘Arthur and the Invisibles’ in 2006, ‘August Rush’ in 2007, ‘Arthur and the revenge of Maltazard’ in 2009, Arthur 3: The War of The Two Worlds’ in 2010, ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ in 2008, ‘Master Harold and the Boys’ in 2010, and ‘The Art of Getting By’ in 2011, ‘The Journey’ in 2016, and ‘Almost Friends’ in 2016 .

In addition, he has voiceovers for several popular animated films , these are: “The Golden Compass” in 2007, “A Fox Tale” in 2008, “Astro Boy in 2009 and “Justin and the Knights of Valor” in 2013 Nevertheless, he has also done a voiceover for many videos. games like ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, Arthur and the Invisibles’, ‘The Golden Compass’, ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ and Astro Boy: The Video Game’.

FREDDIE HIGHMORE’S SERIES

Highmore has also played several series throughout his career, and these are: ‘Happy Birthday Shakespeare’ in 2000, ‘The Mists of Avalon’ in 2001, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story’ in 2001, ‘I Saw You’ in 2002, ‘Toast’ in 2010, ‘Bates Motel’ in 2013-2017, ‘Close to the Enemy’ in 2016, ‘Tour de Pharmacy’ in 2017 and ‘The Good Doctor’ in 2017-present.

FREDDIE HIGHMORE NET WORTH AND SALARY

He has been active in his film career since he was a child, so his net worth has skyrocketed over the past few decades. Research suggests that his net worth is around $4 million . Although this is only an approximate amount, his net worth or salary might be more than we can imagine.

According to payscale, comedians or actresses get $17.00 an hour for a movie, and if you calculate it, they could earn $81,000 a year on average. However, this is not an exact sum and it varies from actor to actor. Some big actors or popular actors might not agree with the hourly system and they would have set their own rates. So it’s not certain.

Nevertheless, Highmore is not only an actor, he is also a director, producer and writer. Thus, he generates his income not only by playing movies but also by directing or producing them as well.

FREDDIE HIGHMORE AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Freddie managed to win 2 consecutive “Critics’ Choice Movie Award” for Best Young Performer. In addition, for the series called “Bates Motel”, he was nominated three times for the “Critics’ Choice Television Award” for Best Actor. Moreover, for the same series, he won the “People’s Choice Award”.

In 2017, he produced and performed the “ABC” series titled “The Good Doctor”. He was nominated for the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for Best Actor for the role. Later, he received several nominations and awards for his role in “Finding Neverland”. He won the ‘Critics’ Choice Movie Award’ for Best Young Artist, and was nominated for ‘Saturn Award for Best Performance’ by a Young Actor, and ‘the ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ for Outstanding Performance by a male actor in a supporting role.

Additionally, for the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, Highmore again won the “Critics’ Choice Movie Award” for Best Young Artist and the “Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent”. Last but not least, he received a nomination for the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for Best Actor in a Drama Series titled ‘The Good Doctor’.

THE PERSONAL LIFE OF FREDDIE HIGHMORE

First of all, talking about his Instagram or Facebook, he avoids all kinds of social media, and he wouldn’t share his personal information with the outside world. However, he currently resides in London. Additionally, he is the ‘godfather’ to ‘Vera Farmiga’ and ‘Renn Hawkey’ co-star Fynn Hawkey’s son.

Over a decade or less, he dated a few women. The first would be the Irish actress “Sarah Bolger”. He dated her from 2006 to 2009. After they separated, and after almost 7 years, he started seeing Abigail Breslin. Some sites think he dated her since 2016, and they are still together.