Tom Felton

Childhood and youth

Thomas Andrew Felton is a native of London. He was born on September 22, 1987 (zodiac sign - Virgo) and became the youngest child in a large family, where, in addition to him, three more sons were growing up. Tom, as the youngest of the brothers, was considered a favorite. Parents noticed early that the boy was talented. He turned out to be artistic and had a wonderful voice and hearing. As a child, little Felton was accepted into the church choir. Later, when Tom went to school, the child was invited to three more choirs.

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Tom Felton as a child
When he was 8 years old, his mother’s friend helped him get to the audition for the children’s film “Thieves.” Felton was chosen among 400 peers who applied for the role. The film career that had begun continued in the coming years. In his youth, the artist was invited to play characters in 3 more films, of which the film “Anna and the King” was notable. 11-year-old Tom here got the role of the son of the main character, played by Jodie Foster herself.

Personal life

The actor is not yet married, although Tom Felton's personal life is developing as usual. The Potter hero has several brilliant novels to his credit. The first love happened when the celebrity turned 16 years old. The girl's name was Melissa Tamshik. The young people were brought together by an interest in music: Melissa played in the band Roll On Rag Doll. But the youthful passion passed.

During the period of work on the Potter film, the artist was persistently credited with having an affair with Emma Watson. But most likely these are just rumors. Although Emma later admitted that in her youth she was in love with Tom Felton. The actor himself later said in an interview that during the filming he was captivated by Helena Bonham Carter, who played Draco's aunt, Bellatrix Lestrange.

In 2007, the performer began a relationship with his creative colleague Phoebe Tonkin. However, the passion between the lovers quickly faded - the couple broke up in 2008. In reality, Tom had affairs with Russian model Olga Yurevich and Jade Olivia Gordon. The actor met the latter when the final episodes of Harry Potter were filmed - Olivia was an assistant to the stunt coordinator.

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Tom Felton in his youth
It is interesting that in the last episode of the Potter series, when Malfoy appears on the platform with his wife, Draco’s wife was played by Jade. The actor himself insisted on this. The girl also got the artist addicted to romantic films. So, he watched “The Notebook” and the TV series “Gossip Girl” more than once. Although he himself has never acted in such films. Fans hoped that the couple had a harmonious relationship, and did not even rule out the possibility of an early wedding. But in 2021, the lovers broke up.

Thomas and actor Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley in Potter, had a warm and friendly relationship. Ironically, in the plot of the books and then the films, they were the worst enemies. One day the guys put on T-shirts, each with similar inscriptions on them. Tom says “I love Ron Weasley”, and Rupert says “I love Tom Felton”. The artists also starred in a joint advertising photo shoot.

Like many famous actors, Tom Felton runs an officially verified Instagram. He shares personal photos, archival photographs and videos with fans. The performer also pleases his subscribers with posts on Twitter.

He is interested in football and supports Arsenal. Felton's other hobbies include speed skating, roller skating, basketball, cricket, golf, swimming and tennis. In addition, the actor collects cars. Tom is fluent in French and Spanish.

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Tom Felton and Jade Olivia Gordon

The artist is involved in charity work. Tom donated part of the fee for the role of Draco Malfoy to a charitable foundation. And in August 2014, he participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge charity relay race. Felton is known as a well-mannered and courteous young man. He is never rude to the staff and even helps the maids clean his hotel room.

Starting in 2021, articles began to appear in the press reporting on the artist’s changed appearance. The performer gained weight, stopped taking care of his hair, and looked sloppy in the photo. Fans sounded the alarm, suspecting their idol of drug or alcohol addiction. Haters also appeared and began sending Felton angry comments, in which they suggested that the actor wash his hair more often.

Many assumed that the reason for such an indifferent attitude towards himself could be Tom’s prolonged depression, caused by a lack of demand in cinema after the Harry Potter films. Some even compared the actor to Macaulay Culkin, who became famous at a young age, but was unable to maintain his popularity. However, in 2019 and 2021, the Briton actively filmed, without changing his habits in terms of appearance.

A few years later: Tom Felton met his on-screen son from “Harry Potter”

The performers of the roles of Scorpius and Draco Malfoy appeared together - almost like one family. Tom Felton posted a photo of himself with actor Bertie Gilbert, who played his on-screen son in the 2011 film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, on Instagram on Thursday. Draco and Scorpius recently crossed paths during the London screening of In the Heights.

“When Draco accidentally sat down next to Scorpius. Completely by accident!” Felton, 33, captioned the photo.

In the photo, the couple sits at a table, with Gilbert, 24, holding up his phone to show off a snap from the Harry Potter set.

While Tom Felton portrayed Harry Potter's bitter rival in all eight films in the franchise, Gilbert only appeared briefly in the final scene of the final film. In the epilogue, the actor cemented his fame as Scorpius Malfoy.

“This was such a perfect coincidence before we went to see In the Heights,” Felton wrote on Instagram, adding a snake emoji. In this way, Tom paid tribute to the Slytherin house, where, according to JK Rowling's plan, the entire Malfoy family studied.

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Felton recently spoke about his iconic role from Harry Potter, noting that he would welcome the opportunity to play not only Draco again, but even his father, Lucius, who was portrayed by actor Jason Isaac in the original film, or even Scorpius.

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“If they ask me, I will dye my hair white again to become Draco again. Absolutely. Becoming Draco or Lucius doesn't matter. I'll even play Draco's baby if you want. Any opportunity to become a Malfoy again would be greatly appreciated."

The actor and musician added that he constantly keeps in touch with many former Harry Potter actors. For example, Tom Felton communicates with 57-year-old Isaac, Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom, as well as the Phelps brothers, who portrayed Fred and George Weasley on screen. The latter two beat Tom quite often at golf.

"It's actually kind of a very disconnected family where we all feel like we're part of something that we don't really have a chance to talk about," the actor said. “But when we do that, within a minute Rupert Grint is talking about the new car he wants to buy or something else. It's always fun to share news with each other."

Movies

Tom Felton's stellar cinematic biography began when the artist was 13 years old. He got to the casting of the famous Harry Potter franchise. During the auditions, Tom honestly admitted that he had not read a single page from the book beloved by millions of teenagers. Yes, he did not believe that he would be able to get the role.

Nevertheless, Felton passed the casting successfully. At first they even wanted to entrust him with the main role. But, upon reflection, they decided that Thomas would look more organic in the image of the anti-hero Draco Malfoy. In the end, the burden of Harry Potter fell to Daniel Radcliffe.

Felton was happy to play a negative character. After all, it is better remembered by the audience and evokes strong emotions. Tom is a kind and cheerful guy, so I had to work on the facial expressions of an angry and arrogant hero. And it was a brilliant success.

After the release of the film, Felton even felt that the role he played and the “cinema” image were firmly stuck to him. Friends began to treat the guy with caution, suspecting in him the qualities that are inherent in Draco Malfoy.

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Tom Felton and Emma Watson

JK Rowling later admitted that she was shocked by the number of admirers of the anti-hero, because the author herself does not like Draco. Rowling believes that Tom Felton, “the sweetest person in the world,” played a significant role in this.

At the age of 19, when the time came to finally decide on his future profession, the performer suddenly surprised his family and fans: he chose an activity that had been a long-time hobby - fishing. The artist decided to study fishing, claiming that he preferred rural peace and quiet to noisy fame and bustle. After some time, Felton, to the delight of his fans, changed his mind.

In addition to the Potter films, he starred in the famous blockbuster “Planet of the Apes” and several thrillers. Among the most striking “horror films” are the films “The Vanished Man” and “13 Hours.” In the latter, Felton was entrusted with the main role.

Of the films that resonated and received high ratings, the dramas “Murder in the First Degree” and “The Resurrection of Christ” (“Risen”) stood out. In the first project, filmed in the detective genre, Tom embodied on the screen the image of the CEO of advanced technology development, Eric Blunt. In an interview, the actor said that he found common traits between his character and Mark Zuckerberg.

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Tom Felton, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint
Together with the Briton, the series by Steven Bochco and Eric Lodal starred Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson, who played detectives. In the second project (on a biblical theme), Felton's partner was Joseph Fiennes. The star of the films “Shakespeare in Love” and “Elizabeth” appeared before the audience in the image of the Roman tribune Clavius, who received the task of finding the missing body of the crucified Christ. Tom played Lucius, his assistant, in the film.

Tom played one of the main roles in the film “The United Kingdom,” released in 2021. The plot of the film is based on real events, when the Prince of Botswana, Seretse Khama, married a white woman from London, Ruth Williams. The interracial marriage and difference in status caused resentment on both sides, but the couple overcame all difficulties.

The same year, Felton joined the cast of the superhero series The Flash. Tom was cast as the controversial character Julian Albert/Doctor Alchemy.

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Tom Felton and his mother
The celebrity’s musical talents should also be noted. The artist has released several albums. The first mini-disc with 5 songs appeared in 2008. It's called Time Will Spent. Fans get acquainted with the compositions composed by the performer by visiting Felton’s YouTube channel.

In April 2021, Simon West's film Stratton: The First Mission was released. This is an action thriller about a commando who takes on a terrorist organization. Tom got one of the main roles - he played Cummings. Next, viewers saw their favorite actor in the image of a soldier in Iraq in the drama Megan Leavey.

And already in the summer, the artist appeared in the drama “Breastfeeding”. Felton played actress Troian Avery Bellisario's on-screen twin brother, Matthew. There were no secrets between Olivia and Matthew; they grew up as one. But one day a car accident takes the life of one of the twins. The remaining one has to learn to exist without his other half. In January 2018, the film “Ophelia” was released, in which Tom played the role of Laertes, the heroine’s brother. A year later, the actor added to his filmography with the film “Braking for Whales.”

Filmography

• 1997 – “Thieves”
• 1999 – “Anna and the King”
• 2001 – “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”
• 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 – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
• 2010 – “Thirteen Hours”
• 2010 – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”
• 2011 – “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
• 2011 – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
• 2012 – “The Phenomenon”
• 2013 – “Belle”
• 2013 – “Thérèse Raquin”
• 2014 – “Murder in the First Degree”
• 2016-2017 – “Flash”
• 2017 – “Megan Leavey”
• 2017 – “Stratton: First Mission”
• 2018 – “Ophelia”
• 2018 – “Origin”
• 2019 – “Road to the Whales”
• 2020 – “A Nanny’s Guide: How to Catch a Monster”

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