Freddie's first big film however, was 'Two Brothers', which tells
the story of two tiger cubs that are separated and taken into captivity,
only to then be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer who
inadvertently forces them to fight each other. Freddie plays the part of
'Young Raoul' in the film and had an amazing time filming in Cambodia with
new born tiger cubs.
Freddie soon followed up with an outstanding
performance in the film 'Finding Neverland' where he plays the part of
Peter Llewelyn Davies, the boy who inspired the book 'Peter Pan' by J.M
Barrie. Freddie received much praise for his performance in this film and
was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance
and won a Critics Choice Award and Golden Satellite Award. The biggest
complement perhaps though, was getting the part of Charlie Bucket in the
new film 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' after his 'Finding Neverland'
co-star, Johnny Depp (who plays Willy Wonka in the film), personally
recommended him for the role after being so impressed with him during
filming 'Finding Neverland' together. Freddie also starred in another book
adaptation, in the movie '5 Children and It' based on the book by E.
Nesbitt, playing one of the lead roles of Robert.
In 2006, Freddie
was seen in two more films; 'A Good Year' in which he played the younger
version of Russel Crowe's character, earning him a Broadcast Critics
Awards nomination for Best Young Actor; and 'Arthur and the Invisibles'
based on the books by Luc Besson and directed by him himself. The film was
a new challenge for Freddie with part of it being live action and part of
it animation, which meant Freddie had to do some voice over work.
2007/08 will see the release of two more highly anticipated films
in which Freddie plays lead roles. The first is 'August Rush' in which he
plays the title role of August, about an oprhan who finds his parents
through music. Perhaps Freddie's most challening role to date however,
will be in 'The Spiderwick Chronicles', based on the books by Tony Di
Terlizzi and Holly Black, where he actually plays the part of twins, Simon
and Jared Grace.
Freddie will also be filming parts 2 and 3 of the
'Arthur and the Invisibles' series during the summer, and his voice can be
heard in the film, 'The Golden Compass' in December 2008 where he will be
voicing the character of Pantalaimon.
When Freddie isn't
busy filming, he enjoys playing soccer with his friends in the park and he
supports the football team, Arsenal. He is also learning to play the
guitar. |