Alfred Thomas Highmore was born in London, England on February 14, 1992. His mother, Sue Latimer, is a talent agent for clients including Daniel Radcliffe. His father, Edward Highmore, is also an actor. He has a younger brother named Bertie who was born in 1995. The family resides in North London suburb Highgate. Highmore currently attends Highgate School.
His first acting role was in the film, Women Talking Dirty where he played the role of Sam, the son of a single mother in Edinburgh, Scotland, who develops an  unlikely friendship with a shy cartoonist. Freddie followed up this performance with the Television special, Happy Birthday Shakespeare in which he played Steven Green, The Mist of Avalon where he played the role of the Young King Arthur, Jack and The Beanstalk: The Real Story and I Saw You where he played the part of Oscar Bingley.
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.
In 2007, Freddie was seen in August Rush, in which he played the part of Evan Taylor, an oprhan who finds his parents through music. He was also heard in The Golden Compass, based on the popular book by Phillip Pullman, as the voice of Pantalaimon.
In 2008, Freddie was seen in what was perhaps one of his most challening roles to date when he appeared in The Spiderwick Chronicles. The film was based on the books by Tonu Di Terlizzi and Holly Black, and Freddie played twins in the film!
Freddie has completed filming parts 2 and 3 of the 'Arthur and the Invisibles' series by Luc Besson, which are set for release in 2009 and 2010. He will also be offering his vocal talents once again in 2009 as he will be providing the voice of Astro Boy in a film of the same name, based on the popular Anime television series.
Freddie recently booked the lead role in The Beautiful Miscellaneous, based on a novel by Dominic Smith, which is a coming-of-age drama following 17-year-old Nathan Nelson, who awakens from a coma with an exceptional memory and synesthesia, in which words, shapes or numbers become colors, smells or flavors. His father, a demanding physics professor, sends him to a research institute for savants to find a use for his new gifts. The film will be a really interesting one for Freddie as it will be the first time he will be playing a character the same age as his real self, having previously taken on younger roles.
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. | VITAL STATS | Freddie Highmore Information:
| | Eye color:Blue | | Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m) | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s): | | Education: Highgate School | | Family: Parents Edward Highmore and Sue Latimer and younger brother Albert (Bertie, born in 1995). | | Resides in:London | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies: Plays the clarinet and enjoys soccer and video games. Learning to play the guitar. | | Charities/Causes: | Other:
Colour: Blue
Food: Chinese or Italian
School Subjects: Sports, Languages and Maths
Book: 'Catcher in the Rye' and 'Lord of the Flies'
Movie: Edward Scissorhands
TV Show: Little Britain
Actor: Johnny Depp
Actresses: Kate Winslet, Helena Bonham Carter
- When Freddie received the phone call telling him he'd got the part of 'Charlie Bucket', he was at the Grand Canyon watching the sun set with his family.
- The voice of 'Pantalaimon' in The Golden Compass (2007) was originally recorded by an adult actor but the filmmakers decided it made the character sound too old, so they cast Freddie instead. 'Pantalaimon' was originally going to be voiced by his co-star from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Adam Godley.
- Finding Neverland (2004) director Marc Forster decided to schedule one of Highmore's toughest scenes (where he tears up a book and demolishes a playhouse) on his second day of filming, deliberately so other cast members could see the child act and change their attitude towards working with him.
- His real father, Edward Highmore, played his father in Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001)
- His real brother, Bertie Highmore, played his brother in Women Talking Dirty (1999).
- Favourite book is "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger.
- Actress Helena Bonham Carter has played his mother twice: in his first film Women Talking Dirty (1999) and his most famous role Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
- Freddie has achieved 10 A* grades on his GCSEs (English language, English literature, maths, Spanish, French, Latin, geography, biology, chemistry and physics).
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