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Thomas Andrew "Tom"
Felton[1] (born 22 September 1987)[2] is an English actor and musician.
He is best known for playing the role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry
Potter film series, the movie adaptations of the best-selling Harry
Potter fantasy novels by author J. K. Rowling, for which he auditioned
at age twelve.
Felton started filming in
commercials when he was eight years old and in films at the age of ten,
appearing in The Borrowers and Anna and the King.[3] After being cast as Draco
Malfoy he has subsequently appeared in all eight Harry Potter films, from 2001
to 2011.[4][5] Felton's portrayal of Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 won him the
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in 2010 and 2011.[6]
In his first post-Harry Potter
film, Felton appeared in the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a reboot
of the Planet of the Apes series.[7]
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Background Information
Born
Thomas Andrew Felton
22 September 1987
London, England, UK
Occupation
Actor, musician
Years active
1997–present
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Early life
Felton was born in Kensington,
London, the son of Sharon and Peter Felton. He is the youngest of four brothers,
and lives in Surrey with his family. He was a member of four different choirs
throughout his childhood, starting with his church choir at age seven. Felton
was educated at West Horsley's Cranmore School, until the age of thirteen,[2]
and then at the Howard of Effingham School, a comprehensive school in Surrey.[2]
Career
Early career
Felton began acting in commercials
for companies such as Commercial Union[8] and Barclaycard.[2] In 1995, he
performed the voice of James in the television series Bugs and landed his first
feature film role in 1997 when he played the part of Peagreen Clock in Peter
Hewitt's film The Borrowers.[3][9] Felton played witness Thomas Ingham opposite
Clive Owen in Second Sight in 1999.[3][10] 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.[11] The Guildford Cathedral Choir also offered him a
position.[12]
2000–present
By autumn in 2001, he had become
known internationally for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy, the bully, enemy, and
foil of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. As of 2011,
Felton has appeared in all of the Harry Potter films. Before landing the part of
Malfoy, Felton had auditioned to play Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.[13] Of the
four young actors who succeeded in getting the main roles, Felton had the most
extensive film experience.[14] Thereafter Felton's schedule began to fill with
the work of filming the first four movies, premieres, and contributing to
articles and interviews. He also received the Disney Channel's Kids Awards for
Best DVD Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on 22 September 2003.[15]
Felton started his Official Tom Felton Fan Club in 2004 and took part in
autograph signing events.[16][17] His fan club was reported to have attracted so
many fans that Felton had to put a temporary stop to people signing up to his
fan club.[18] The autographing session in Germany drew people from Chile and one
fan in Cologne summarised: "Tom is a real nice, professional young man, always
happy, smiling, laughing, full of power — a real gentleman."[19] When the fan
asked Felton what kids should do if someone like his character is bullying them,
he said: "Tell someone. You don't want to keep it to yourself."[13]
After filming Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire, Felton made a guest appearance on Home Farm Twins in 2005, where
he played Adam Baker in the short-lived series.[20] He attended Collectormania
on 30 April 2005[21][22] and London's world premiere for Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire.[23] 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.[24][25] Felton worked on Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix throughout 2006. Now having read more of the
Harry Potter books, Felton reflects: "I have had input into Draco. If they give
me a line and I don't think it is something he would say, I suggest changing it.
They do listen to you and you do feel a part of it."[14]
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.[26] He was also present at Leicester
Square for the premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on 3 July
2007.[27][28]
Felton also appeared in Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film of the series.[29] 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."[30] Felton also played the
character Simon in the 2008 horror/thriller movie The Disappeared.[31]
Felton posted three music videos on
YouTube under an account called "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'll Be
There" join the instrumental "Silhouettes in Sunsets." He also recorded an album
available on iTunes and Amazon.com named In Good Hands. It includes the six
songs "If You Could Be Anywhere", "We Belong", "When Angels Come", "Convinced",
"Father of Mine", and "If Thats Alright With You".
In 2010, Felton released his
original song "Hawaii" exclusively on www.sixstringproductions.com/store.aspx[32]
– 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 September 2008, he played for the England side in Soccer
Aid 2008.
In June 2009, he made an appearance
on the comedy panel show 8 out of 10 Cats.
In October 2009, Felton presented
an award at the Young Film Critic of the Year ceremony at the BAFTA Academy in
London.
In November 2010 the movie 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 movie.[33]
Felton had a cameo role in Get Him
to the Greek, released on 4 June 2010.[34] In February 2010, he was cast in the
thriller film The Apparition.[35] Felton portrays the human character Dodge
Landon in the 2011 science-fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes.[7]
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, Gordon Brown MP,
Professor Robert Winston and Keira Knightley.[36]
In August 2011 Tom did a photo
shoot with his friend and Harry Potter co-star Rupert Grint in Los Angeles for
the fall/winter collection of the fashion label Band of Outsiders.[37]
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
,[30][38] which involves
competitive fishing for ages eleven to eighteen in a family-friendly
environment.[39]
Felton's favourite hobby was
fishing and he once said that he planned to pursue some qualification in fishery
management at Sparsholt College in Winchester, where his brother had gone years
before. Felton now intends to pursue his acting career.[30][40] Apart from
fishing, Felton also enjoys other sports, such as cricket, basketball, football,
roller skating, golf, horse riding and tennis.[20] He said during an interview,
"I am generally more and more in my comfort zone in the wild. The only time I
can really relax is up a tree or somewhere outside. I love being outside."[30]
His ideal place for a holiday is the United States.[40] More specifically, in an
interview, he said he liked to go to the St. Lawrence River in New York.[30] His
favourite villain in movies is Alan Rickman in Robin Hood: Prince of
Thieves,[40] who stars in the Harry Potter film series as Severus Snape. He said
during an interview that his favourite characters in Harry Potter are Gilderoy
Lockhart[13] and Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father.[30] Felton said that if he could
play another character in the film, he would play Lucius Malfoy, or even
Voldemort. When asked which house in Hogwarts he would like to stay in, Felton
said it would definitely be Slytherin.[41]
Filmography
Films
|
|
Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
|
1997 |
The Borrowers |
Peagreen Clock |
|
|
1999 |
Anna and the King |
Louis T. Leonowens |
|
|
2001 |
Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone |
Draco Malfoy |
Released as Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in other countries
Nominated-Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble in a Feature Film
Nominated-Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film:
Supporting Young Actor |
|
2002 |
Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets |
|
|
2004 |
Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban |
|
|
2005 |
Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire |
|
|
2007 |
Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix |
|
|
2009 |
The Disappeared |
Simon |
|
|
Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince |
Draco Malfoy |
MTV Movie Award for
Best Villain
Scream Award for Best Ensemble |
|
2010 |
Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows – Part 1 |
MTV Movie Award for
Best Villain
Teen Choice Award for Movie: Villain |
|
White Other |
Ray Marsden |
Short Film |
|
Get Him to the Greek |
Himself |
Cameo |
|
13Hrs |
Gary Ashby |
|
|
2011 |
Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
Draco Malfoy |
Nominated – Scream
Award for Best Ensemble |
|
Rise of the Planet
of the Apes |
Dodge Landon |
|
|
The Apparition |
Patrick |
|
|
From the Rough |
Edward |
post-production |
|
|
|
|
|
Television
|
|
Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
|
1998 |
Bugs |
James |
1 episode (Pandoras'
Box) |
|
1999 |
Second Sight |
Thomas Ingham |
TV movie |
|
2000 |
Second Sight 2: Hide
and Seek |
|
2005 |
Home Farm Twins |
Adam Baker |
|
|
2012 |
Labyrinth |
Viscount Trencavel |
TV miniseries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Felton". 2006 World Junior yum Championship. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 13 July
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website". Whiteother.com. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
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to Wave His Wand at The Apparition". Retrieved 19 January 2011.
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for Comic Relief – Red Nose Day and Trendic Topic". Feltbeats.com. 20 May 2008.
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"Harry Potter's Tom Felton & Rupert Grint: "Kissing Shots to Come!" - E!
Online". De.eonline.com. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
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Tournament Popular from HPANA. Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
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Retrieved on 4 August 2007.
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2010). "At the movies: 10 years on, actor Tom Felton has changed and so has his
character Draco". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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