Tom Felton is an English actor and musician best known for portraying Hogwarts student Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” film adaptations. Tom Felton is worth $20 million dollars. Among his other film credits are “The Borrowers,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “The Apparition,” “Feed,” and “Megan Leavey.” Felton’s television credits include “Labyrinth,” “Murder in the First,” and “The Flash.”
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Tom Felton was born on September 22, 1987, as the youngest of four boys to Sharon and Peter in Epsom, Surrey, England. His parents split when he was a teenager.
Felton attended West Horsley’s Cranmore School until the age of 13, after which he transferred to the Howard of Effingham School. He acquired an interest in singing as a child and joined his school choirs before being invited to join the Guildford Cathedral Choir.
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Felton got his start in commercials for corporations like Barclaycard and Commercial Union. In 1997, he made his feature film debut as Peagreen Clock in the fantasy comedy “The Borrowers.” The next year, he appeared on television in the British drama series “Bugs.” In 1999, Felton co-starred in the television film “Second Sight” with Clive Owen and as Louis T. Leonowens in the historical period drama “Anna and the King.”
“Harry Potter”
In 2001, Felton won his most recognized part in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” the first cinematic version of the blockbuster fantasy novel series “Harry Potter.” He chose Draco Malfoy, an unpleasant pupil who became one of Potter’s early antagonists, along with his pals Ron and Hermione.
Felton returned in the film’s seven sequels: 2002’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” 2004’s “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” 2005’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” 2007’s “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” 2009’s “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” and both parts of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” released in 2010 and 2011.
Further Film Career
Felton has appeared in a number of films other than the “Harry Potter” series. He starred in the horror film “The Disappeared” in 2008. Two years later, he appeared in the comedy “Get Him to the Greek” as himself, and he played the protagonist in the horror thriller “13Hrs.” In 2011, Felton returned to blockbuster filmmaking as Dodge Landon in the science-fiction action thriller “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”
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In 2016, Felton had one of his busiest years, acting in four films. Among them were David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike’s biographical love drama “A United Kingdom,” the action thriller “Message from the King,” and the Biblical drama “Risen.” The next year, Felton starred in the biographical indie drama “Megan Leavey,” as well as the films “Feed” and “Stratton.”
Later films in his career include the romantic drama “Ophelia,” the dramedy “Braking for Whales,” the Netflix family horror film “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting,” and the World War II drama “The Forgotten Battle.”‘
Personal Life and Charity
Felton was romantically associated with stunt assistant Jade Olivia Gordon, who played his character Draco’s wife in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” from 2008 till 2016. During the height of his “Harry Potter” success in 2007, Felton paid a visit to Denver’s Children’s Hospital for a philanthropic event linked to the fifth “Potter” film. Later, in 2011, he took part in the BBC’s Red Nose Day telethon to raise funds for various organizations.
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