Biography
Freddie Highmore
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Freddie Highmore is an English actor who is well-known for producing and starring as Dr. Shaun Murphy in the American medical drama television series, ‘The Good Doctor ’. For this role, he was nominated by the Golden Globe awards in the year 2018 in the best actor category. He is also known for playing the main role of Peter Llewelyn Davies in the 2004 historical fantasy drama movie, ‘Finding Neverland ’ for which he received two nominations by the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the role of Charlie Bucket in the 2005 American musical fantasy movie, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ’.
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| Full Name | Freddie Highmore |
| Date of Birth | 14 February, 1992 |
| Birth Place | London, England |
| Parent(s) | Edward Highmore |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 29 |
| Height | 5ft 10 in |
| Weight | 72 kg |
| Ethnicity | Mixed ethnicity(English and Scottish) |
| Nationality | British |
| Zodiac | Aquarius |
| Net worth | $ 4 Million |
Moreover, he has also lent his voice for various roles in movies like ‘The Golden Compass’ where he played the voice role of Pantalaimon and ‘Astro Boy’ where he portrayed the voice role of Astro Boy or Toby Tenma. In addition to this, he has also starred in the music video for The Prodigy’s Girls’ in the year 2004 and The Libertines’ ‘You’re My Waterloo’ in the year 2015.
What was Freddie’s childhood like?
Freddie Highmore’s full name is Alfred Thomas Highmore. He was born on 14 February 1992 in London, England to his mother, Sue Latimer who is a talent agent, and to father, Edward Highmore who is a former actor. He was born and raised alongside his younger brother Bertie Highmore in Highgate, North London. Besides this, he is currently 28 years old with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. He holds an English nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity of English and Scottish ancestry. He is a Christian and practices Christianity as his religion.
Body Measurement
Freddie stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches (1.78m/178cms) tall and weighs around 72kgs (158lbs). Moreover, he has a slim body figure with a pair of blue colored eyes and dark brown colored hair.
Education
Freddie Highmore studied in the Highgate School and for high school, he studied in the Emmanuel College where he achieved double first in the Spanish language and the Arabic language. For further studies, he studied and graduated from the University of Cambridge.
Girlfriends
Freddie Highmore was involved in a relationship with Sarah Bolger from the year 2006 to the year 2009 and was also briefly involved with Dakota Fanning in the year 2009. Likewise, he was also in a romantic relationship with Abigail Breslin from the year 2016 to the year 2017. In addition to this, he is good friends with American actress and director, Vera Farmiga and is also the godfather to her child.
How Highmore started his Career?
Freddie Highmore gave his debut performance as a professional actor when he played the role of Sam in the 1999 British comedy movie, ‘Women Talking Dirty ‘. After taking a break for over four years, Highmore returned in the year 2004 to play the role of Raoul Normandin in the adventure drama movie, ‘Two Brothers’, the role of Peter Llewellyn Davies in the historical fantasy drama movie, ‘Finding Neverland ‘ alongside Julie Christie and Kate Winslet and the role of Robert in the family fantasy comedy-drama movie, ‘Five Children and It’.
Movies
He also played the lead role of Charlie Bucket in the 2005 American musical fantasy movie, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ followed by the role of young Max Skinner in the 2006 romantic comedy movie, ‘A Good Year’ and the role of Arthur Montgomery in the English language French adventure comedy fantasy animated live-action movie, ‘Arthur and the Invisibles’.
Similarly, in the year 2007 and 2008, he played the role of Evan Taylor and August Rush in the American musical drama movie, ‘August Rush’, the role of Pantalaimon in the fantasy adventure movie, ‘The Golden Compass’, the role of Jared and Simon Grace in the American fantasy adventure movie, ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ and the role of little Jack in the Hungarian and British animated movie, ‘A Fox’s Tale’.
In the year 2009, he appeared in movies Astro Boy’ and ‘Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard’ and in the year 2010, he appeared in movies like ‘Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds’ and ‘Master Harold… and the Boys’.
In the year 2011, he played the role of George Zinavoy in the American romantic comedy-drama movie, ‘The Art of Getting By’, in the year 2013, he played the role of Justin in the English language Spanish 3D computer-animated fantasy movie, ‘Justin and the Knights of Valour’ and in the year 2016, he played the role of Jack in the British-Irish drama movie, ‘The Journey’ and the role of Charlie Brenner in the American comedy-drama movie, ‘Almost Friends’.
His most recent work came in the year 2020 when he lent his voice for the role of Ben in the German animated fantasy movie, ‘Dragon Rider’. Moreover, he will also be playing the role of Thom Laybrick in the upcoming movie, ‘The Vault’.
Awards
Freddie Highmore was awarded the Capri Exploit Award in the year 2007 and two Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in the years 2005 and 2006. Likewise, he has also won one Empire Award in the year 2005 and one Las Vegas Film Critics’ Society award in the year 2004. In addition to this, he is a recipient of six different awards and accolades throughout his entire career.
Net Worth
As of the year 2020, Freddie Highmore has an approximate net worth of $4 million.
