birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
london , england 6 may 1991 freddie boath
 freddie boath actor
freddie boath

freddie boath -lrb- born 6 may 1991 -rrb- is an english actor best known for his role as alex o'connell in `` the mummy returns '' .
boath was born in london .
his father is a banker and his mother is a producer .
he has an older brother , jack and a younger sister , millie .
boath attended the catholic prep school st phillip 's .
he has attended drama classes with his siblings for several years .
his only acting experience prior to `` the mummy returns '' was lip-synching john travolta 's role in a class production of `` grease '' .
boath chose to audition for his role in `` mummy returns '' over one in `` harry potter and the philosopher 's stone '' .
boath was replaced for the role of alex o'connell for the third movie in `` the mummy '' series by the older australian actor luke ford .
boath also starred in an itv1 show called `` the children '' .
he played 14-year-old jack , a troubled teenager , where he said he could relate to the character as his parents divorced when he was young too .
in 2010 he played king henry ii as a teenager in `` the pillars of the earth '' .
boath also had a small role in the third season of house of anubis , playing ben .
