what actor played a young norman bates in a&e's bates motel?
'Bates Motel': Freddie Highmore on playing a young Norman. Poor Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore). Heâs a teenager being forced to move to a new coastal town under the watch of his imperious, entrancing mother, Norma (Vera Farmiga). Oh, and theyâre buying a motel.