Freddie: (Talking about his character, Charlie, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) He has a great family that surrounds him with love. That's what separates him from Willy. Willy has everything, but the one thing he really wants is the love of his family.
Freddie: (about Johnny Depp) He is the king.
Freddie: I try to stay a normal boy as much as possible. I play soccer on the weekend with my friend. I play video games, but not as much as Mike Teavee [the video game addict in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]. I quite enjoy soccer games. I support the team called Arsenal. They just won the Cup.
Freddie's on-screen brother in the movie, Women Talking Dirty, was played by his real-life brother, Bertie Highmore.
Freddie's on-screen father in the TV mini-series, Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story, was played by his real-life father, Edward Highmore.
Freddie is fluent in French.
Freddie is very musically talented. He can play the clarinet, guitar and recorder.
He may not continue acting as an adult.
Favorites: Sports Team: Arsenal Actor: Johnny Depp Actress: Kate Winslet and Helena Bonham Carter TV Show: Little Britain Movie: Edward Scissorhands Color: Blue Food: Chinese and Italian Book: 'Catcher in the Rye' by J. D. Salinger and 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding
Finding Neverland 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.