Best UK Boy Child Actors 2021
The Top UK / British Under 16 Year Old Actors / Male / Boy Actors on IMDB StarMeter Order June 2021
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- At eleven years old, Roman Griffin Davis was cast in his first professional acting role as the lead in Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit (2019). For which, among other awards, Roman received a Golden Globe Nomination and The Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer.
Since, Roman starred with Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Sope Dirisu, Kirby, Lucy Punch and Rufus Jones in the apocalyptic Christmas parody Silent Night (2021).
Earlier this year Roman wrapped on A Rare Grand Alignment. - Billy is 16 years old and from London. He has been acting professionally since the age of 6, and has had many roles in film, TV and West End Theatre. He trained at the world-renowned Sylvia Young Theatre School, and ELAM Arts School.
In 2020, aged 13 he made history as the youngest recipient of an International EMMY Award for Best Performance By An Actor for his starring role in psychological drama Responsible Child (BBC/Kudos)
Billy played Ray, a 12-year-old child on trial for the murder the brutal murder of his stepfather, in the hard-hitting drama which subsequently won an International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie and received two BAFTA nominations. In addition to winning an International EMMY, Billy's performance as Ray earned him a nomination for Best Newcomer at the National Film Awards 2020.
In 2021 he became a viewer favourite as troubled outcast, Caspar Morrow, in Apple TV's big budget sci-fi series "Invasion," written and executive produced by Academy and Emmy Award nominated Simon Kinberg (The Martian) and David Weil ("Hunters"). Billy leads the UK portion of the series, pulling on the heart strings of viewers around the world. The series was renewed for a second and third season, with Billy's complex character remaining a viewer favourite.
Billy starred alongside Mckenna Grace, Kid Cudi and Isaiah Russell Bailey in Disney+ coming of age, space feature Crater.
Billy will appear in the highly anticipated Sony/Marvel title Kraven The Hunter, alongside Russell Crowe and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, due for theatrical release in 2024.
He joins Dave Bautista, Anna Faris, Chloe Coleman, Ken Jeong and an all-star cast, in Amazon's My Spy:The Eternal City.
.......................... Billy's previous film credits include Blinded By The Light, Mary Poppins Returns, Sharknado 5, The Other Me, To Dream, The Islander.
TV credits include: Invasion s1/2 (Apple TV) A Christmas Carol (Ridley Scott/Tom Hardy/ BBC) Mr Selfridge (ITV), The White Princess (STARZ) and The Alienist (Netflix).
When he is not filming, Billy is front man and guitarist in his band The Hunger. - Billy Jenkins was born on 20 August 2007. He is an actor, known for The Crown (2016), Holmes & Watson (2018) and Cursed (2020).
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Nathanael Saleh was born in Worcestershire, England in 2006. He began performing at the age of 5 at Playbox Theatre Company in Warwick, England. His first casting was in season 6 of Game of Thrones (2 episodes), followed by a main role as John Banks in Mary Poppins Returns, and a supporting role in the Netflix Originals series , The Letter For The King. Nathanael has IDTA qualifications in Ballet and Contemporary Dance, LAMDA qualifications in Verse and Prose, and a keen interest in gymnastics.- Edan Hayhurst is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Ben Yates in the British comedy-drama television series There She Goes and Colin Craven in the 2020 British fantasy drama film The Secret Garden.
Hayhurst made his acting debut in the 2016 short film It Would Change Everything. In 2017 he plays a ten year old Hans Albert Einstein in the American anthology period drama television series Genius. Between 2018 and 2020, he played the role of Ben Yates in the British comedy-drama television series, There She Goes, he plays Rosie's older brother, a well-behaved boy, his needs are often overshadowed by Rosie. In 2019 he appeared in the action-adventure horror stealth game A Plague Tale: Innocence, he provides the voice of Lucas. In 2020 he made his feature film debut in the British fantasy drama film The Secret Garden, he plays Colin Craven, Lord Archibald Craven's (Colin Firth) son. He plays one of Mitchell's (Kyle Chandler) sons in the 2020 American science fiction film The Midnight Sky. - Actor
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UK based actor Woody Norman recently wrapped the Netflix feature film "The electric state", directed by the Russo Bros. Norman is best known for his work in A24's feature "Cmon Cmon"from writer/director Mike Mills. The film, in which Woody stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix, premiered at Telluride to critical acclaim, and also screened at the New York Film Festival. Among the many accolades for his performance, Norman won the London Critics' Circle Award for Young British/Irish Performer, and was nominated for both BAFTA's Supporting Actor and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress. Norman will next be seen in Amblin's "The last Voyage of the Demeter", directed by Andre Øvredal, where he shares the screen with Corey Hawkins, and in the Lionsgate thriller "Cobweb"opposite Lizzy Caplan. Other film credits include Alexander Jeremy's "The SpaceMan"with Colin Farrell, Karl Golden's "Bruno", Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's "The Current WR"where he played Benedict Cumberbatch's son, and Justin Molotnikov's " The Small Hand" Woody recurred on BBC One's Poldark, Troy: Fall of the city, The war of the worlds, and Les Miserables. He was also seen in Starz's The white princess opposite Jodie Comer and ITV's Peter and Wendy.- Oliver Zetterström was born in 2007 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Becoming Elizabeth (2022), The Romanoffs (2018) and The Midnight Gang (2018).
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Matthew Illesley is a British actor who began his professional career in 2018, aged 9, playing Young Reggie in Rocketman (2019).
In 2018, Matthew also played the role of Rupert with the touring company of Nativity! the Musical. Matthew was part of the Oxford and London teams, when the shows ran at the Oxford New Theatre and the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.
In January 2020, aged 10, Matthew took on the role of Jacksons Son in Wrath of Man.- Callum is an English actor, he was born on Christmas Eve, 2006.
He signed with a talent agency at the age of 10 and quickly gained his first role, starring alongside his younger sister Olivia in a scripted anthology series produced by Michael Haussman, Jude Law and Pulse films.
In 2018, Callum gained his breakout role starring in the challenging and beautiful role as Max/ Maxine in the miniseries Butterfly. Later that year he was cast to play the role of Karl Thorne in the TV drama Peaky Blinders series 5. - Felix Jamieson was born on 28 August 2007. He is an actor, known for Raised by Wolves (2020), The Ghost (2018) and Game of Thrones (2011).
- Laurie Shepherd is an English actor. He made his screen debut as Prince Bertie, son of Queen Victoria, in the critically acclaimed TV series 'Victoria' (2019). This was broadcast across the world. He plays Max in Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' (2020) and Young Matt in Emily Mortimer's 'The Pursuit of Love' (2021). He also played Bernard in 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' (2019)
Born: 21st January, 2010 in London, England, UK - Jude was born and lives in St. Helens, Merseyside in the North West of England. In 2017 he was selected to appear in the channel 4 documentary; The Secret Life of 4, 5 & 6-Year Olds and it quickly became apparent to everyone that he was very comfortable and enjoyed being in front of the camera. Later in 2017 Jude was introduced to talent agent Paul Byram of Paul Byram Associates by a BBC Casting Director, it didn't take too long before Jude was cast as 'Little Phil' in the CCBC drama Katy and shortly after was voice cast in the very successful 'Haribo' TV Commercials where children provide the voices of adult actors. in 2018 Jude joined the cast of the Sky One drama Brassic starring Michelle Keegan and Joseph Gilgun. Jude attends the Television Workshop in Manchester, loves Marvel Super-Heroes and Lego.
- Bastian Antonio Fuentes is a young British/American actor.
He made his professional debut when he was cast as Ramon Perez in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) at the age of 8 years old, playing alongside Laura Dern. The following year he was cast as Tony's son in The Flash (2023) playing alongside Ezra Miller.
Bastian has just finished voicing a Lead role in a new animated Feature film due out in 2025.
Bastian's TV credits include playing Matteo Molena in an upcoming TV drama, Fifteen Love (Amazon) with Jess Darrow and Aidan Turner and voicing Enzo in hit children's animation series, Morphle (Amazon).
Bastian was born on an American Naval base in Rota, Spain on the 18th October 2011. He holds both American and British nationality and lives in York, North Yorkshire, UK with his parents and big brother.
In his spare time Bastian enjoys Parkour and training with his parents and big brother in the martial art, American Kenpo as well as Mixed Martial Arts. - Jimmy Winch was born in Tunbridge-Wells, England. At the age of 6, he made his feature film debut in Louis Wain (2020) Jimmy will be appearing as the Young Louis Wain, working with the amazing Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrea Riseborough, this coming year. Following this, Jimmy then made his television debut in Brave New World (2019) staring as the Young John Savage along side Alden Ehrenreich and Jessica Brown Findlay. As well as his passion for acting, Jimmy is an avid Ska music fan and has sung along side the Skatonics (Support act to Madness) Jimmy is yet to be seen in an exciting TV series launching this summer, so keep an eye on those TV screens.
- Cohen Day is a child actor originally from Nottingham, UK. Cohen is known for his roles as George in Lars Von Trier's 'The House That Jack Built' (2018), Mikey in John Cameron Mitchell's 'How to Talk to Girls at Parties' (2017), as Stan Everton in 'BBC Doctors' (2018) and in the TV Series 'Print' (2019) Cohen is the runaway missing child Jacob Evans.
- Joshua Pickering is known for Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), A Discovery of Witches (2018) and Safe Space (2022).
- Matthew Stagg was born on 6 February 2009 in the UK. He is an actor, known for Marrowbone (2017), Macbeth (2015) and War & Peace (2016).
- Hector started acting at the age of five, appearing in a professional touring production of Madam Butterfly as Sorrow. His absolute love for and commitment to acting began! Choosing to concentrate on screen skills after appearing in several commercials and shorts both home and overseas, he has had a wonderful time filming significant roles in television and movies. When not acting he loves spending time with his dogs out in the fresh air. He is a keen advocate of animal welfare and an official ambassador for Born Free. He enjoys practicing archery, fencing, climbing and playing tennis, and probably spending too much time gaming!
- Rocco Day is a child actor originally from Nottingham, UK. Rocco is known for his roles as Grumpy in Lars Von Trier's 'The House That Jack Built' (2018), the Young Warlock in Amazon/BBC Studio's 'Good Omens' and as Jacob in Channel 4's 'Traitors'. Rocco was also a lead cast member in 'Refugee' (2016) which went on to win a Children's BAFTA in 2016 for 'Best Drama'.
- Tommy is an actor and voice actor based in West Sussex, England. He started his professional career in 2015 aged 8 in a viral advert for NS&I. He is represented by Jane at The Young Actors Agency. Tommy is known for Holmes and Watson (2018), The Secret Garden (2020) and Romeo.Hotel.Eleven (2024)
- Charlie Price is a British Actor .
His most recent Feature Film 'A Rare Grand Alignment' is set for release soon (Director Cinqué Lee/Exec Prod Spike Lee) A coming of age American Film sees him play a lead role alongside Roman Griffin Davis.
Charlie is also known for playing Ivan in 'The Great' with Elle Fanning & Nicholas Hoult (Hulu/CH4)
Other credits include Jeremy in TV Series Pistol directed by Danny Boyle , Tommy in Feature Film Military Wives directed by Peter Cattaneo, Young Cormoran Strike in BBC's CB Strike directed by Sue Tully, TV Series The Burning Girls for Paramount , plus many more .
Charlie has representation in both the UK and in LA/New York. - Jamie O'Carroll was born on 25 July 2006 in Dublin, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014), Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011) and All Round to Mrs. Brown's (2017).