Tom Felton
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Tom Felton | |
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 Tom Felton at the film premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 | |
| Born | Thomas Andrew Felton 22 September 1987 |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Website | tomfelton |
Thomas Andrew Felton[1] (born 22 September 1987)[2] is an English actor and musician. Felton began appearing in commercials when he was eight years old for companies such as Commercial Union and Barclaycard. He made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in The Borrowers (1997) and he portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in Anna and the King (1999). He rose to prominence for his role as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptions of the best-selling Harry Potter fantasy novels by J.K. Rowling. His performances in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 won him two consecutive MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain in 2010 and 2011.
Following the conclusion of the series in 2011, Felton appeared in the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a reboot of the Planet of the Apes series.[3] He had roles in the minor films From the Rough (2011) and The Apparition (2012), starred as James Ashford in the critically acclaimed period drama film Belle (2013), followed by roles in In Secret (2014) and Against the Sun (2014). Felton's 2016 films include the epic biblical drama Risen, alongside Joseph Fiennes, and the period biopic A United Kingdom, alongside David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike. He also starred in the 2017 film Feed. He portrayed Julian Albert in The Flash.
Early life
Felton was born in Epsom, the son of Sharon and Peter Felton. He was educated at West Horsley's Cranmore School until the age of thirteen, after which time he attended The Howard of Effingham School. Felton is a singer and was part of a choir at the age of seven. He was a member of four school choirs and was offered a place in the Guildford Cathedral Choir. He has three older brothers: Ashley, Jonathan and Chris.[4]
Career
Early career
Felton began acting in adverts for companies such as Commercial Union[5] and Barclaycard.[2] In 1998, he performed the voice of James in the television series Bugs and landed his first feature film role in 1997 when he played the role of Peagreen Clock in Peter Hewitt's film The Borrowers.[6][7] Felton played witness Thomas Ingham opposite Clive Owen in Second Sight in 1999.[6][8] Felton's role of Louis T. Leonowens in the film Anna and the King, starring Jodie Foster, was also filmed in 1999 in Malaysia.[2] Felton made an appearance in the episode "Hide and Seek" of Second Sight 2 followed in 2000.[9] The Guildford Cathedral Choir also offered him a position.[10]
2000–present
On 11 November 2005, he and Rupert Grint presented Liz Carnell with the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Award for all of her work to raise awareness of the dangers of bullying.[11][12] Felton worked on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix throughout 2006. Having read more of the Harry Potter books, Felton reflected: "I have had input into Draco. If they give me a line and I do not think it is something he would say, I suggest changing it. They do listen to you and you do feel a part of it."[13]
In July 2007, Felton visited Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado in a pre-screening, charitable event of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.[14] He was also present at Leicester Square for the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on 3 July 2007.[15][16]
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On 12 November 2008, Felton appeared alongside Jack Osbourne on Adrenaline Junkie as he participated in various challenges in South Africa, including a 200 ft bungee jump on Bloukrans Bridge, took a ride in a helicopter, followed by a parachute freefall and came face-to-face with great white sharks.
Felton also appeared in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film of the series.
When asked whether he was looking forward to playing a good guy in the future he answered: "No. Well, I don't know. I suppose for now I'm happy with sticking to what he is. But after the Potter legacy is over I look forward to playing a good guy, or someone different anyway; someone not so spiteful."[17] Felton also played the character Simon in the 2009 horror/thriller movie The Disappeared.[18]
Felton posted three music videos on YouTube under the account"Feltbeats", in which he performs fragments of original songs. Nine songs have been re-recorded and are now available on iTunes: "Time Well Spent," "Time Isn't Healing", "One of These Days", "Under Stars," "Right Place, Right Time," "In My Arms," "All I Need," and "I Will Be There" join the instrumental "Silhouettes in Sunsets." He also recorded an album titled In Good Hands. It includes the six songs "If You Could Be Anywhere", "We Belong", "When Angels Come", "Convinced", "Father of Mine", and "If That's Alright with You".
In 2010, Felton released his original song "Hawaii" on Six String Productions[19] – an independent record label run by Felton, David Proffitt and Philip Haydn-Slater promoting creative independence and ownership of artists' material and musical talent.
In November 2010, the film White Other, which Tom played the main character, Ray Marsden, was released. Tom's character Ray is a troubled youth in the "ends" of England and Imelda Staunton, who played Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, also makes an appearance as one of the other main roles in the film.[20]
Felton had a cameo role in Get Him to the Greek, released on 4 June 2010.[21] He portrayed the human character Dodge Landon in the 2011 science-fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes,[3] and played a paranormal investigator in the thriller film The Apparition (2012).[22]
On 18 March 2011, Felton appeared in a comedy sketch on Red Nose Day 2011 alongside James Corden, Rupert Grint, George Michael, Justin Bieber, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Professor Robert Winston and Keira Knightley.[23]
In 2016 and 2017, Felton appeared as CSI Julian Albert / Doctor Alchemy on the third season of The Flash.[24]
On 26 April 2018, it was announced that Felton was cast in the series regular role of Logan Maine on the YouTube science fiction series Origin.[25]
Personal life
In 2003, Felton and his brother Chris worked with Joe Babbitt, the St. Lawrence County Angler's Association, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 6, the Chamber of Commerce, and a diverse group of other organisations to form the World Junior Carp Tournament,[17][26] which involves competitive fishing for ages 11 to 18.[27]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bugs | James | Episode: "Pandoras' Box" |
| 1999 | Second Sight | Thomas Ingham | Television film |
| 2000 | Second Sight 2: Hide and Seek | Thomas Ingham | Television film |
| 2005 | Home Farm Twins | Adam Baker | Unknown episodes |
| 2013 | Labyrinth | Viscount Trencavel | Television miniseries |
| Full Circle | Tim | Television miniseries | |
| 2014 | Murder in the First | Erich Blunt | Main role (season 1) |
| 2015 | Tom Felton Meets The Superfans | Interviewer | Directorial debut |
| 2016–2017 | The Flash | Julian Albert / Alchemy | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2018 | Origin | Logan Maine | Main role (10 episodes) |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Draco Malfoy (voice) | |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | ||
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 |
Music video
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Empty Space" | James Arthur |
Discography
EPs
- Time Well Spent (2008)
- All I Need (2008)
- In Good Hands (2009)
- Hawaii (2011)
Singles
- "Silhouettes in Sunsets" (2008)
- "If You Could Be Anywhere" (2010)
- "Time Isn't Healing" (2008)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Young Artist Award | Best Ensemble in a Feature Film | Nominated | |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | MTV Movie Award | Best Villain | Won | |
| Scream Award | Best Ensemble | Won | |||
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | MTV Movie Award | Best Villain | Won | |
| Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Villain | Won | |||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | MTV Movie Award | Best Cast | Won | |
| Scream Award | Best Ensemble | Nominated | |||
| 2015 | Himself | Giffoni Film Festival | Giffoni Experience Award | Won |
See also
References
- ^ "Warner Bros. Official site". (Flash: click appropriate actor's image, click "Actor Bio"). harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 April 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
- ^ a b c "Wicked! Harry Potter's rival is not such a bad boy at home". Archived from the original on 30 July 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ a b "'Harry Potter' Villain Helps Bring on the 'Rise of the Apes'". Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ The Wireless Wizarding Network-Profile of Tom Felton. Retrieved on 7 June 2012
- ^ Azkaban Exclusives: Draco Malfoy from CBBC. Retrieved on 15 August 2007.
- ^ a b Prepare for Potter magic! from The Mail on Sunday. Retrieved on 15 August 2007.
- ^ Tom Felton biography from Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved on 3 August 2007.
- ^ Tom Felton biography Archived 2 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine from Flixster. Retrieved on 3 August 2007.
- ^ Tom Felton biography Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine from movies.msn.com. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
- ^ Tom Felton biography Archived 10 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine from Veritaserum. Retrieved on 3 August 2007.
- ^ Grint & Felton present award for anti-bullying Popular from HPANA. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
- ^ The Pride of Britain Award: Special Award: LIZ CARNELL from the Daily Mirror. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
- ^ The Potter Kids: Day 3 from The Sun. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
- ^ 'Potter' actors attend charitable event in Denver Popular from HPANA. Retrieved on 5 August 2007.
- ^ Stars out for Potter première from BBC News. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
- ^ European Premiere of 'Harry Potter' from Fox News Channel. Retrieved on 5 August 2007. Archived 9 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Tom Felton Talks About Reading, Collecting, and Being Draco from Scholastic Corporation. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
- ^ The disappeared movie from The New York Times.
- ^ [1] from SixString Website.
- ^ "White Other official website". Whiteother.com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Tom Felton cameo with Jonah Hill". Snitchseeker.com. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Harry Potter Star Tom Felton to Wave His Wand at The Apparition". Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Video: Tom Felton's sketch for Comic Relief – Red Nose Day and Trendic Topic". Feltbeats.com. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (30 June 2016). "The Flash: Harry Potter's Tom Felton Joins Season 3 as Series Regular". TVLine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (26 April 2018). "'Origin' YouTube Sci-Fi Series Sets Natalia Tena & Tom Felton As Leads, Paul W.S. Anderson As Director". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Tom Felton in NY for Carp Tournament Popular from HPANA. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
- ^ Lawrence lands World Junior Carp Tournament from CNY Business Journal, archived at "findarticles.com." Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
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