Freddie Highmore - wikipedia Freddie Highmore Freddie Highmore Highmore at the premiere of Bates Motel in March 2013 Alfred Thomas Highmore ( 1992 - 02 - 14 ) 14 February 1992 ( age 25 ) Camden Town, London, England Education Highgate School, London Alma mater Emmanuel College, Cambridge ( B.A. ) Occupation Actor Years active 1999 -- present Parents Edward Highmore ( father ) Sue Latimer ( mother ) Alfred Thomas `` Freddie '' Highmore ( born 14 February 1992 ) is an English actor. He made his acting debut as a child in the comedy film Women Talking Dirty ( 1999 ), and has since starred in Finding Neverland ( 2004 ), Five Children and It ( 2004 ), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ), Arthur and the Invisibles ( 2006 ), August Rush ( 2007 ), The Spiderwick Chronicles ( 2008 ), Toast ( 2010 ), and The Art of Getting By ( 2011 ). For Finding Neverland ( 2004 ) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ), he won the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer in two consecutive years. For five seasons, Highmore starred as Norman Bates in the A&E drama - thriller series Bates Motel ( 2013 -- 2017 ), for which he was twice nominated for the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. He made his screenwriting debut with the series, and in 2017 won a People 's Choice Award for his performance. Also in 2017, he began starring as Dr. Shaun Murphy in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor, on which he also serves as a producer. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 1999 -- 2004 : Beginnings and Finding Neverland 2.2 2005 -- 2011 : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Astro Boy 2.3 2012 -- present : Bates Motel, screenwriting debut and The Good Doctor 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 4.4 Music videos 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Highmore was born on 14 February 1992 in Camden Town, 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 Bertie. His home is in Highgate, North London. Highmore was educated at a primary school in Hampstead Garden Suburb in Hampstead and at Highgate School, an independent school, followed by Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, where he earned a Double First in Spanish and Arabic. Career 1999 -- 2004 : beginnings and Finding Neverland Highmore began his acting career with small roles on television at the age of 7. He made his film debut in Coky Giedroyc 's comedy Women Talking Dirty ( 1999 ), playing the son of a woman ( Helena Bonham Carter ) who has recently become estranged from her commitment - phobic French lover. In 2001, Highmore played a young King Arthur in the TNT miniseries The Mists of Avalon, a revisionist take on the Arthurian legends that depicted the women of Camelot as the real power behind the throne. In 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 members of his family in two separate films ; his brother Bertie played his brother in Women Talking Dirty, and his father Edward played his father in Hallmark Entertainment 's television film Jack and the Beanstalk : The Real Story ( 2001 ). In 2004, Highmore returned to the big screen for the family adventure film Two Brothers, directed by Jean - Jacques Annaud. He 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 alongside Kenneth Branagh, Zoë Wanamaker and Eddie Izzard in the fantasy film Five Children and It ( 2004 ). 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 several awards and nominations for the role, including a Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, and 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. 2005 -- 2011 : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Astro Boy Highmore at the San Diego Comic - Con International, 23 July 2009 In 2005, he portrayed 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. He was reportedly recommended by co-star Johnny Depp, with whom Highmore had worked in Finding Neverland ; Depp 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 his portrayal of Charlie would not be influenced. For his role, he again won the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and was awarded the Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent. Highmore also lent his voice to the film 's accompanying video game of the same name. He next appeared as a young Max Skinner in Ridley Scott 's comedy - drama film A Good Year, which was released in the UK on 27 October 2006. Also in 2006, he began portraying protagonist Arthur Montgomery in the live - action / animated fantasy adventure film Arthur and the Invisibles, released on 13 December 2006. Two sequels 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. In 2007, he lent his voice to the adventure fantasy film The Golden Compass ( 2007 ) 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 Rhys Meyers, and Robin Williams. The story follows a musical prodigy as he searches for his birth parents. This film received a wide release on 21 November 2007. Highmore next starred in the dual role of American twins Simon and Jared Grace, alongside Sarah Bolger as their sister Mallory, in the fantasy adventure film The Spiderwick Chronicles ( 2008 ), based on the popular children 's stories of the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi. The film also had a video game, The Spiderwick Chronicles, in which Highmore reprised the characters of Simon and Jared in a voice role. That same year, he provided voice acting for the role of Little Jack in the animated film A Fox 's Tale ( 2008 ). In 2009, Highmore voiced the lead character in the animated film Astro Boy, and provided his voice to its accompanying video game, Astro Boy : The Video Game. He then played the main role in Toast, a BBC autobiographical film about chef Nigel Slater, which was aired on 30 December 2010. The miniseries marked the third time Highmore has worked with Helena Bonham Carter. Also in 2010, he starred as Hally Ballard, opposite Ving Rhames, in the drama film Master Harold... and the Boys, based on the play of the same name by Athol Fugard. The following year, he co-starred alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy - drama The Art of Getting By ( 2011 ). 2012 -- present : Bates Motel, screenwriting debut and the Good Doctor Highmore at PaleyFest for Bates Motel, 10 May 2013 In 2013, Highmore voiced the title character in the animated adventure film Justin and the Knights of Valour. From 2013 to 2017, he portrayed the iconic role of Norman Bates, alongside Vera Farmiga as his mother Norma, in the A&E drama - thriller series Bates Motel, a prequel 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 ), Satellite Award for Best Actor -- Television Series Drama ( 2013 ), and the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series ( 2014 -- 2015 ). Highmore ventured into writing and directing during his time working on the series, writing the fourth season episode `` Unfaithful '' and the fifth season episode `` Inseparable '', and directing the fifth season episode `` The Body ''. In August 2014, it was reported that NBC had purchased a comedy pilot script written and executive produced by Highmore and Bates Motel showrunner Kerry Ehrin. However, the pilot was not picked up to series. In 2015, he appeared in the Libertines ' music video for `` You 're My Waterloo '', alongside Marama Corlett. In 2016, Highmore starred in Stephen Poliakoff 's BBC Two seven - part miniseries Close to the Enemy, the coming - of - age comedy - drama film Holding Patterns, and Nick Hamm 's political comedy - drama film The Journey. The following year, he began portraying the lead role of Dr. Shaun Murphy in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor, on which he also serves as a producer. Highmore has also been cast as the voice of the Duke of Cheshire in the animated film adaptation of The Canterville Ghost. Highmore is attached to play the title character, Baby Face Nelson, in the A&E drama pilot Baby Face, which he co-wrote and will executive produce with Kerry Ehrin. He will also executive produce Ehrin 's drama pilot Long Distance for NBC. Personal life Highmore lives in London, which he has said keeps him grounded. He is close friends with his Bates Motel co-star Vera Farmiga, and is godfather to her son with Renn Hawkey, Fynn. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Women Talking Dirty Sam Two Brothers Raoul Normandin Finding Neverland Peter Llewelyn Davies Five Children and It Robert 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie Bucket 2006 A Good Year Young Max Skinner 2006 Arthur and the Invisibles Arthur Montgomery 2007 August Rush Evan Taylor / August Rush 2007 The Golden Compass Pantalaimon Voice role 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Jared and Simon Grace 2008 A Fox 's Tale Little Jack Voice role 2009 Astro Boy Toby Tenma / Astro Boy Voice role 2009 Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard Arthur Montgomery Arthur 3 : The War of the Two Worlds Arthur Montgomery Master Harold... and the Boys Hally Ballard 2011 The Art of Getting By George Zinavoy 2013 Justin and the Knights of Valour Justin Voice role 2016 The Journey Jack 2016 Almost Friends Charlie Brenner Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Happy Birthday Shakespeare Steven Green Television film 2001 The Mists of Avalon Young Arthur 2 episodes 2001 Jack and the Beanstalk : The Real Story Son at Playground 2 episodes 2002 I Saw You Oscar Bingley Television film Toast Nigel Slater Television film 2013 -- 2017 Bates Motel Norman Bates 50 episodes Also wrote 2 episodes and directed `` The Body '' 2016 Close to the Enemy Victor Ferguson 7 episodes 2017 Tour de Pharmacy Adrian Baton Television film 2017 -- present The Good Doctor Dr. Shaun Murphy Lead role ; also producer Video games Year Title Role 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie Bucket 2007 Arthur and the Invisibles Arthur Montgomery 2007 The Golden Compass Pantalaimon 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles Jared and Simon Grace 2009 Astro Boy : The Video Game Toby Tenma / Astro Boy Music videos The Libertines -- `` You 're My Waterloo '' Awards and nominations Main article : List of awards and nominations received by Freddie Highmore References Jump up ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984 -- 2004, listed birth name as `` Alfred Thomas Highmore ''. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( 11 May 2017 ). `` Good Doctor Medical Drama Starring Bates Motel 's Freddie Highmore Ordered to Series at ABC ''. TVLine. Retrieved 19 September 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Freddie Highmore -- Biography ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013. Jump up ^ Salisbury, Mark. `` Freddie Highmore keeps it real in music - filled ' August Rush ' ''. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Freddie Highmore : ' When You 're Eighteen, You Ca n't Act the Kid Anymore ' ''. The Independent. 5 December 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Actor Highmore gains double first ''. The Belfast Telegraph. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Freddie Highmore Chronicles '' ( PDF ). The Washington Post. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Freddie Highmore cast as titular Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. JohnAugust.com. 23 May 2004. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Movies : Details for Arthur and the Vengeance of Maltazard ''. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` Movies : Details for Arthur and The War Of Two Worlds ''. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Jump up ^ Freddie Highmore talks August Rush on YouTube Jump up ^ `` Highmore Joins Spiderwick Chronicles ''. Empire. 24 July 2006. Jump up ^ `` Freddie Highmore Signed for Imagi Studios ' Astro Boy '' ( PDF ). Imagi Studios. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008. Jump up ^ `` Freddie Highmore and Kristen Bell Join Astro Boy : The Video Game ''. GamersHell.com. 5 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` New BBC One drama, Helena Bonham Carter and Freddie Highmore star in Toast ''. BBC News. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Jump up ^ Cox, Gordon ( 21 April 2010 ). `` Roberts, Highmore assigned ' Homework ' ''. Variety. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( 14 September 2012 ). `` A&E 's ' Psycho ' Prequel ' Bates Motel ' Finds its Young Norman ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` People 's Choice Awards 2017 Winners List ''. The Hollywood Reporter. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2017. Jump up ^ McCabe, Joseph ( 28 June 2014 ). `` Gravity, The Walking Dead, and Breaking Bad Win Big at the Fortieth Annual Saturn Awards ''. Nerdist. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015. Jump up ^ Pond, Steve ( 2 December 2013 ). `` ' 12 Years a Slave ' Tops Satellite Award Nominations ''. TheWrap. 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Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( 22 August 2014 ). `` ' Bates Motel 's ' Freddie Highmore, Kerry Ehrin Sell Comedy to NBC ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Jump up ^ Monroe, Jazz ( 2 December 2015 ). `` The Libertines Share Romantic `` You 're My Waterloo '' Video Starring Freddie Highmore ``. Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` BBC Two announces new Stephen Poliakoff drama with stellar cast ''. BBC News. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Jump up ^ Siegel, Tatiana ( 18 August 2015 ). `` Freddie Highmore, Haley Joel Osment to Star in Coming - of - Age Film ' Holding Patterns ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( 10 September 2015 ). `` Toronto : John Hurt, Toby Stephens, Freddie Highmore Join ' The Journey ' ''. Variety. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( 24 February 2017 ). `` ' Bates Motel ' Star Freddie Highmore to Topline ABC 's David Shore Drama ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Freddie Highmore goes from ' Bates ' killer to life - saving ' Good Doctor ' ''. USA Today. August 6, 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017. Jump up ^ Kemp, Stuart ( 9 May 2014 ). `` Cannes : Freddie Highmore Lends Voice to Animated ' Oscar Wilde 's The Canterville Ghost ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Jump up ^ Birnbaum, Debra ( 16 December 2016 ). `` ' Bates Motel 's ' Freddie Highmore and Kerry Ehrin Sell Drama Pilot to A&E ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 15 March 2017 ). `` NBC Buys ' Long Distance ' Drama From ' Bates Motel ' Duo Kerry Ehrin & Freddie Highmore And Producer Danielle Gelber ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017. Jump up ^ Ruby, Jennifer ( 3 May 2017 ). `` Freddie Highmore : ' staying in London and avoiding social media has kept me grounded ' ''. London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` TVLine Podcast : Dream Emmy Q&A With Bates Motel 's Freddie Highmore ''. TVLine. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Freddie Highmore. Freddie Highmore on IMDb Awards for Freddie Highmore Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer Jonathan Lipnicki ( 1996 ) Jurnee Smollett ( 1997 ) Ian Michael Smith ( 1998 ) Haley Joel Osment ( 1999 ) Jamie Bell ( 2000 ) Dakota Fanning ( 2001 ) Kieran Culkin ( 2002 ) Keisha Castle - Hughes ( 2003 ) Freddie Highmore / Emmy Rossum ( 2004 ) Freddie Highmore / Dakota Fanning ( 2005 ) Paul Dano / Abigail Breslin ( 2006 ) Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada / Nikki Blonsky ( 2007 ) Dev Patel ( 2008 ) Saoirse Ronan ( 2009 ) Hailee Steinfeld ( 2010 ) Thomas Horn ( 2011 ) Quvenzhané Wallis ( 2012 ) Adèle Exarchopoulos ( 2013 ) Ellar Coltrane ( 2014 ) Jacob Tremblay ( 2015 ) Lucas Hedges ( 2016 ) Empire Award for Best Newcomer Bryan Singer ( 1996 ) Ewen Bremner ( 1997 ) Gary Oldman ( 1998 ) Vinnie Jones ( 1999 ) Carrie - Anne Moss / Damien O'Donnell ( 2000 ) Jamie Bell ( 2001 ) Orlando Bloom ( 2002 ) Rosamund Pike ( 2003 ) Martine McCutcheon ( 2004 ) Freddie Highmore ( 2005 ) Kelly Reilly ( 2006 ) Brandon Routh / Eva Green ( 2007 ) Sam Riley ( 2008 ) Gemma Arterton ( 2009 ) Aaron Johnson ( 2010 ) Chloë Grace Moretz ( 2011 ) People 's Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Actor Matt Bomer ( 2015 ) Kevin Hart ( 2016 ) Freddie Highmore ( 2017 ) Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor Noah Hathaway ( 1984 ) Barret Oliver ( 1985 ) Carrie Henn ( 1986 ) Kirk Cameron ( 1987 ) Fred Savage ( 1988 ) Adan Jodorowsky ( 1989 / 90 ) Edward Furlong ( 1991 ) Scott Weinger ( 1992 ) Elijah Wood ( 1993 ) Kirsten Dunst ( 1994 ) Christina Ricci ( 1995 ) Lucas Black ( 1996 ) Jena Malone ( 1997 ) Tobey Maguire ( 1998 ) Haley Joel Osment ( 1999 ) Devon Sawa ( 2000 ) Haley Joel Osment ( 2001 ) Tyler Hoechlin ( 2002 ) Jeremy Sumpter ( 2003 ) Emmy Rossum ( 2004 ) Dakota Fanning ( 2005 ) Ivana Baquero ( 2006 ) Freddie Highmore ( 2007 ) Jaden Smith ( 2008 ) Saoirse Ronan ( 2009 ) Chloë Grace Moretz ( 2010 ) Joel Courtney ( 2011 ) Suraj Sharma ( 2012 ) Chloë Grace Moretz ( 2013 ) Mackenzie Foy ( 2014 ) Ty Simpkins ( 2015 ) Tom Holland ( 2016 ) VIAF : 76564503 LCCN : no2005079407 ISNI : 0000 0001 1850 4678 GND : 142250546 SUDOC : 086271989 BNF : cb14596222r ( data ) BNE : XX4746390 IATH : w63f5ksg Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freddie_Highmore&oldid=808977776 '' Categories : 1992 births 20th - century English male actors 21st - century English male actors Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Best Newcomer Empire Award winners English male child actors English male film actors English male screenwriters English male television actors English male video game actors English male voice actors English television directors English television producers Living people Male actors from London People educated at Highgate School People from Camden Town People from Highgate Hidden categories : Use British English from March 2015 Use dmy dates from August 2017 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español Esperanto فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Baso Minangkabau Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 6 November 2017, at 11 : 36. 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Answer: Alfred Thomas "Freddie" Highmore