Freddie Highmore Bio, Age, Family, Brother, Dating, Height, Movies and TV Shows

Who is Freddie Highmore? Freddie Highmore Biography and Wiki

Freddie Highmore (Alfred Thomas “Freddie” Highmore) is an English actor best known for playing Dr Shaun Murphy in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. also known for starring as Norman Bates in the drama-thriller series Bates Motel.

Highmore has made his debut in the comedy film Women Talking Dirty (1999). He is known for his starring roles in the films Finding Neverland (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), August Rush (2008), and The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008). He won two sequential Critics’ Choice Movie Awards for Best Young Performer.

In 2013 to 2017, Highmore also starred as Norman Bates in the drama-thriller series Bates Motel. Highmore was selected three times for the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Bates Motel Drama Series and won a People’s Choice Award.

In 2017, he began producing and starring as Dr Shaun Murphy in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

Freddie Highmore Age and Birthday

Freddie was born on February 14, 1992, in Camden Town, London, England in the United Kingdom. He celebrates his birthday on February 14th every year. Highmore will be 29 years old on Feb. 14th 2021.

Freddie Highmore Height and Weight

Freddie Highmore is a man of average stature, he also appears to be quite tall in stature in his photos. He stands at a height of 5 feet and 10 inches (1.78 meters). He also weighs154 lbs (70 kgs).

Freddie Highmore Education

Highmore started his studies in a primary school in Hampstead Garden Suburb that borders Golders Green in the London Borough of Barnet. After leaving primary, he secured a scholarship to Highgate School where he graduated and joined Emmanuel College. After leaving Emmanuel College, he joined the University of Cambridge graduating with a double first in Spanish and Arabic.

Freddie Highmore Family

Highmore was born and raised by his parents Edward Highmore (father) and Sue Latimer (mother), alongside his younger brother Bertie Highmore. His mother is a talent agent whose clients include actors Daniel Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton while his father is an actor.

Freddie Highmore Brother

Highmore’s brother Bertie Highmore (Albert Samuel Highmore) was born in 1995 in London, England. He is an actor, known for Women Talking Dirty (1999) where he acted as a brother to his real brother. He is currently 23 years old.

Freddie Highmore Dating

As of now, Highmore has been single since they broke up with his ex-girlfriend Dakota Fanning. Since then Highmore has decided to first focus on his career although of late there have been rumours of him being a gay.

Freddie Highmore Gay

After Freddie broke up with his ex-girlfriend Dakoka Fanning, he decided to first concentrate on his acting career which has led to rumours that he could be gay.

Freddie Highmore Net Worth

Working as an English actor, there is no doubt Highmore earns a good salary and has been able to accumulate good net worth. However, Highmore exact net worth has not yet been revealed but the information will be updated as soon as it is available.

Freddie Highmore Actor Career

Highmore started his acting career with small roles on television at the age of 7. Freddie made his first film appearance in Coky Giedroyc’s comedy Women Talking Dirty (1999). In Women Talking Dirty, he was playing the son of a woman (Helena Bonham Carter). Helena has recently become estranged from her French lover who fears commitment.

In 2001, he played a young King Arthur in the TNT miniseries The Mists of Avalon, a take on the Arthurian legends that depicted the women of Camelot as the real power behind the throne.

In the same year (2001), in the BBC miniseries Happy Birthday Shakespeare, he portrayed a young boy who dreams of moving his family to Stratford-upon-Avon. Highmore has acted alongside his family members in two separate films. In Women Talking Dirty, his brother Bertie Highmore played his brother and in Jack and the Beanstalh: The Real Story, his father Edward Highmore played his father. Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story is a Hallmark Entertainment’s television film released in 2001.

Freddie Highmore Film

In 2004, he went back to the big screen for the family adventure film Two Brothers, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. In Two Brothers, Highmore played the son of a French administrator who refuses to believe that his new friend, a tiger cub, might be dangerous after having tasted blood. He next had a major role opposite Kenneth Branagh, Zoë Wanamaker, and Eddie Izzard in the fantasy film Five Children and It (2004).

In that same year, Highmore made his breakthrough with a critically acclaimed performance as troubled Peter Llewelyn Davies in Marc Forster’s semi-biographical film Finding Neverland.

He received multiple awards and nominations for the role, including a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. Highmore also received nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.

Freddie Highmore Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

In 2005, he played the main role of Charlie Bucket in Tim Burton’s musical fantasy film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, adapted from the book of the same name by Roald Dahl.

Highmore was apparently recommended by co-star Johnny Depp, with whom he had worked with in Finding Neverland. Johnny Depp stated that he had been impressed by the young actor’s performance and thus put his name forward for the role.

Highmore had not seen the original 1971 version of the film and decided not to see it until he was done filming so that his portrayal of Charlie would not be influenced by the film.

For his role in Finding Neverland, Freddie again won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and was awarded the Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent. A video game of the same name accompaning the film was released and Highmore lent his voice.

Freddie Highmore Finding Neverland

Next, he appeared as a young Max Skinner in Ridley Scott’s comedy-drama film A Good Year, which was released in the UK on October 27, 2006. In 2006, Freddie also begun portraying protagonist Arthur Montgomery in the live-action/animated fantasy adventure film Arthur and the Invisibles which was released on December 13th 2006. Two other development followed: Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) and Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010).

For the third film and the trilogy’s accompanying video game, Highmore provided voice acting and in 2007, he lent his voice to the adventure fantasy film The Golden Compass and its video game of the same name.

He then portrayed the title character in the drama film August Rush (2007), alongside Keri Russell, Jonathan RhysMeyers, and Robin Williams which follows a musical prodigy as he searches for his birth parents. The drama film August Rush received a wide release on November 21st 2007.

Freddie Highmore The Spiderwick Chronicles

Highmore also starred in the dual character of American twins Simon and Jared Grace, alongside Sarah Bolger as their sister Mallory, in the fantasy adventure film The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), which bases on the popular children’s stories of the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi.

The film, The Spiderwick Chronicles, also had a video game, where Highmore reinterpreted the characters of Simon and Jared in a voice role. That same year, Freddie offered voice acting for the role of Little Jack in the animated film A Fox’s Tale (2008). In 2009, he voiced the lead character in the animated film Astro Boy and provided his voice to its accompanying video game, Astro Boy: The Video Game.

Later he played the main role in Toast, a BBC autobiographical film about chef Nigel Slater, which was aired on December 30, 2010. The miniseries, Toast marked the third time Freddie has worked with Helena Bonham Carter.

In 2010, Highmore played the star as Hally Ballard, opposite Ving Rhames, in the drama film Master Harold and the Boys,which is based on the play of the same name by Athol Fugard. The following year, Freddie co-starred together Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy-drama The Art of Getting By (2011).

Norman Bates Freddie Highmore

In 2013, Freddie was the voice title character in the animated adventure film Justin and the Knights of Valour. From 2013 to 2017, he played the iconic role of Norman Bates, alongside Vera Farmiga as his mother Norma, in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel. Bates Motel, a drama-thriller series, is a prelude to the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho that restarts the storyline in the present day.

He won a People’s Choice Award in 2016 for his performance, and has received nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (2013), the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2013), and the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (2014–2015, and 2017).

While working on the series, Highmore put forward writing and directing, where he wrote the fourth season episode “Unfaithful” and the fifth season episode “Inseparable”, and directed the fifth season episode “The Body”.

In August 2014, it was stated that NBC had purchased a comedy pilot which was script was written and executive produced by Highmore and Bates Motel showrunner Kerry Ehrin. It was, however, not picked up to series. In 2015, Highmore appeared in the Libertines’ music video for “You’re My Waterloo”, along with Marama Corlett.

He starred in Stephen Poliakoff’s BBC Two seven-part miniseries Close to the Enemy, the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Almost Friends, and Nick Hamm’s political comedy-drama film The Journey in 2016.

Freddie Highmore The Good Doctor

The following year, Highmore started the lead role of Dr Shaun Murphy in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor, where he also serves as a producer. In 2017, Highmore was selected for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his performance.

In the animated film adaptation of The Canterville Ghost, he has been cast as the voice of the Duke of Cheshire He is also attached to play the title character, Baby Face Nelson, in the A&E drama pilot Baby Face, which he co-wrote and will executive and produce with Kerry Ehrin. He will also executive produce Ehrin’s drama pilot Long Distance for NBC.

Shaun Murphy played by Freddie, is a young autistic surgeon who has a syndrome called savant, who relocates from his quiet country life to join the surgical unit at the prestigious San Jose St Bonaventure Hospital which was a move strongly supported by his mentor, Dr Aaron Glassman.

Shaun had survived a troubled childhood and alone in the world, when he joined the hospital, he was unable to personally connect with those around him, but he later found his niche using his extraordinary medical skill and intuition to save lives and challenge the scepticism of his colleagues.

Freddie Highmore Bates Motel

The story follows where Norma Bates buys a motel after the death of her husband in the picturesque coastal town of White Pine Bay, giving herself and teenage son Norman played by Freddie a chance to begin a new life. Norman is shy and reluctant at first, but his mother whom he has a close relationship helps him to open up to others and make new friends.

Some locals, however, were not as friendly and welcoming to the Bates, who later discovered that it is because White Pine Bay isn’t as peaceful as it appears, ant they were forced to do whatever it takes to survive.

The drama series, Bates Motel was executivey produced by Carlton Cuse (“Lost”) and Kerry Ehrin (“Friday Night Lights”) who were inspired by the important 1960 horror film “Psycho,” explores the formative years of Norman Bates and how his complicated bond with his mother faked a serial killer.

Freddie Highmore Awards

2005. Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Male
2005 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
BFCA Critics’ Choice Award for Best Young Actor
2006, 2005 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland
People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Actor
2017
Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding New Talent
2005

Frequently Asked Questions About Freddie Highmore

Who is Highmore?

Highmore is one of England best-known and loved actor.

How old is Highmore?

Highmore is 27 years old as of 2019. He was born in 1992.

How tall is Highmore?

Highmore stands at a height of 1.98m.

Is Highmore married?

Highmore is neither married nor dating.

How much is Highmore worth?

He has an accomplished acting career, however, Highmore exact net worth has not yet been revealed but the information will be updated as soon as it is available.