Feb 14, 1992

London, England, United Kingdom

Highmore was born in London, England to a show business family; his mother is a talent agent and his father is an actor. He began acting with small parts on TV at the age of 7. In 2004, he had a major breakthrough with his critically acclaimed performance as Peter in Finding Neverland. Highmore received several nominations and awards for the role, including a Broadcast Film Critics' Award and a Screen Actors' Guild Award nomination. He also began a lasting friendship with costar Johnny Depp duri... ... (read more...) ng production.

In 2005, Highmore played the part of Charlie Bucket in the blockbuster film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (adapted from the book by Roald Dahl). He was allegedly recommended for the role by Johnny Depp, who was very impressed by the young actor's performance in Finding Neverland.

Another notable role is young Raoul in Two Brothers, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, in which he acts together with a tiger cub. Shots with a full grown tiger were created using animatronics.

Upcoming films include A Good Year, Arthur and the Invisibles, and August Rush.