Tom Felton
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Tom Felton was born in Epsom, Surrey, to Sharon and Peter Felton. He
has been acting since he was 8 years old at the suggestion of an
actress friend of his family who recognized Felton's theatrical
qualities. Felton met with an agent, and two weeks later, after
auditioning with over 400 other children, he landed an international
commercial campaign and went abroad to work.
A talented singer, he started singing in a church choir at the age of 7
and has been a member of four choirs at school. He declined an offer to
join the Guildford Cathedral Choir. He is a keen sportsman enjoying
football (soccer), ice skating, roller blading, basketball, cricket,
swimming, and tennis.
After working on
Anna and the King (1999) with
Jodie Foster, Tom received his big break in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
as Draco Malfoy, school boy rival to the titular character as played by
Daniel Radcliffe. Tom managed to film the part of Draco in all eight
"Harry Potter" movies while also having an active life outside the
magical world it created. In between shoots he filmed independent
horror movies
The Disappeared (2008),
Night Wolf (2010), and
The Apparition (2012) with
Twilight's Ashley Greene. It was
directly after completing his filming on "Harry Potter" that he landed
his roles in
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
and From the Rough (2013). His
newest projects are In Secret (2013),
Fangs of War (????) and
Attachment.
In between acting gigs, Tom still manages times with his music. He is
one of the founding owners and talent of Six String Productions, a
recording company devoted to signing young musical artists overlooked
by the major recording industry.
has been acting since he was 8 years old at the suggestion of an
actress friend of his family who recognized Felton's theatrical
qualities. Felton met with an agent, and two weeks later, after
auditioning with over 400 other children, he landed an international
commercial campaign and went abroad to work.
A talented singer, he started singing in a church choir at the age of 7
and has been a member of four choirs at school. He declined an offer to
join the Guildford Cathedral Choir. He is a keen sportsman enjoying
football (soccer), ice skating, roller blading, basketball, cricket,
swimming, and tennis.
After working on
Anna and the King (1999) with
Jodie Foster, Tom received his big break in
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
as Draco Malfoy, school boy rival to the titular character as played by
Daniel Radcliffe. Tom managed to film the part of Draco in all eight
"Harry Potter" movies while also having an active life outside the
magical world it created. In between shoots he filmed independent
horror movies
The Disappeared (2008),
Night Wolf (2010), and
The Apparition (2012) with
Twilight's Ashley Greene. It was
directly after completing his filming on "Harry Potter" that he landed
his roles in
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
and From the Rough (2013). His
newest projects are In Secret (2013),
Fangs of War (????) and
Attachment.
In between acting gigs, Tom still manages times with his music. He is
one of the founding owners and talent of Six String Productions, a
recording company devoted to signing young musical artists overlooked
by the major recording industry.