Coordinates	28°36′36″N77°13′48″N
Name	Rupert Grint
Birth date	August 24, 1988
Birth place	Hertfordshire, UK
Birth name	Rupert Alexander Grint
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Website	}}

Rupert Alexander Grint (born 24 August 1988) is an English actor, who rose to prominence playing Ron Weasley, one of the three main characters in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. Grint was cast as Ron at the age of 11, having previously acted only in school plays and at his local theatre group. From 2001 through 2011, he starred in eight ''Harry Potter'' movies alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

Beginning in 2002, Grint began to work outside of the ''Harry Potter'' franchise, taking on a co-leading role in ''Thunderpants''. He has had starring roles in ''Driving Lessons'', a dramedy released in 2006, and ''Cherrybomb'', a small budgeted drama released in 2010. Grint co-starred with Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt in ''Wild Target'', a comedy. His first project following the end of the ''Harry Potter'' series will be ''Comrade'', a 2012 anti-war release in which he stars as the main role.

Early life

Rupert Alexander Grint was born and raised in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. His mother, Joanna Grint (née Parsons), is a housewife, and his father, Nigel Grint, is a memorabilia dealer. Grint is the eldest of five siblings. He attended St Josephs Primary School in Hertford, a Roman Catholic primary school. While there, Grint took an avid interest in theatre. He started performing in school productions and joined the Top Hat Stage and Screen School, a local theatre group that cast him as a fish in ''Noah's Ark'' and a donkey in another nativity play. However, Grint had never acted professionally before the ''Harry Potter'' series. At the age of 16, he left school to focus on his acting career. "I didn't really like school that much," the actor later commented.

Career

''Harry Potter'' (2001–11)

Starting in 1999, casting began for the film adaptation of ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', the best-selling novel written by British author J.K. Rowling. Rowling personally insisted that the cast be British and assisted Susie Figgis and director Chris Columbus in casting the roles. Grint chose to try-out for the part of protagonist Ron Weasley, one of Harry Potter's best friends at Hogwarts, because he had ginger-coloured hair, and was a fan of the book series. Having seen a ''Newsround'' report about the open casting, he sent in a video of himself rapping about how he wished to receive the part. His attempt was successful as the casting team asked for a meeting with him. On 8 August 2000 Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and an 11-year old Grint were selected to play the roles of Harry, Hermione Granger and Ron, respectively. Grint is the oldest member of the trio. In the film series, Ron often provides the comic relief but is insensitive and immature. The release of ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' in 2001 was Grint's debut screen performance. Breaking records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings, it was the highest-grossing film of that year. With a total of US$974 million in its theatrical run, ''Philosopher's Stone'' stands as the second most commercially successful entry in the series. It was also critically well-received, scoring mainly positives reviews from reviewers. However, a number or critics found the adaption staying faithful to the book to be both its best and worst quality. Grint won a Satellite Award in the category of "Outstanding New Talent", and a Young Artist Award for "Most Promising Young Newcomer".

A year later, Grint again starred as Ron in ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (2002), the second instalment of the series. The film opened to positive reviews and critics generally enjoyed the lead actors' performances. Both ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''New York Magazine'' observed that Grint and his peers had matured between films, with the latter pointing out that Grint had become "more proficient" and said they missed "the amateurish ardor" the actor and Watson carried in ''Philosopher's Stone''. ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004) was released on 31 May in the UK. The film sees all three of its lead characters hover on the brink of adolescence, "and while they look braver and more capable than before, the dangers they face seem far more grave and their own vulnerability more intense." Academy Award-nominee Alfonso Cuarón took over direction for ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' which remains the lowest-grossing ''Harry Potter'' film with US$795 million in revenue. Nonetheless it was the second highest-grossing movie of 2004 behind ''Shrek 2''. Despite this it remains the second highest rated in the series in terms of critical reaction.

In 2005, Grint reprised his role again for the fourth movie in the series ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. The adaptation, unlike previous projects, explored romantic elements and included more humour. In a 2005 interview with IGN, all three lead actors singled out the humour as being a reason for the movie's success. This project was helmed by Mike Newell. According to the actor, the director was "really loud and not afraid to swear at you, but he was really cool." ''Goblet of Fire'' stands as one of the best reviewed instalments within the series, and is noted for the maturity and sophistication of its characters, darker and more complex plotline, writing, and performances of the lead actors. ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', the fifth film in the ''Harry Potter'' franchise, was released to theatres in 2007. A huge financial success, ''Order of the Phoenix'' set a record worldwide opening-weekend gross of US$394 million, superseding ''Spider-Man 3'' as the title holder. This entry was directed by a new filmmaker, David Yates, who would continue to direct all of the following movies. Grint said the laid back director was "really good" and helped keep the material fresh. As the fame of the actor and the series continued, Grint and fellow ''Harry Potter'' cast members left imprints of their hands, feet, and wands in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

On 15 July 2009, the series's sixth instalment, ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', was released. This adaptation centred around more being learnt about Lord Voldemort's dark past. It did considerably better financially than the previous movie, again setting new box office records. In its total theatrical run, ''Half-Blood Prince'' totalled in US$933 million ticket sales. Also, ''Half-Blood Prince'' remains one of the most positively reviewed entries within the series among film critics, who praised the movie's "emotionally satisfying" story, direction, cinematography, visuals and music. Grint observed a change in Ron in this entry, pointing out that his once insecure, often overshadowed character started to become more secure and even began to show a dark side of himself. The actor found it fun to personify a more emotional Ron. Between 2009–2010, his work received three nominations, including one win an Otto Award from the German magazine ''Bravo''.

Despite the success of the past movies, the future of the franchise was put into question as all three lead actors were unsure about signing on to continue their roles for the final two episodes. However, by March 2007, Grint agreed to return for the last instalments. For financial and scripting reasons, the last book has been divided into two films which were shot back to back, with filming concluding in June 2010. Of completing the final movie he said: "I mean it literally has been my childhood and suddenly it all came down to really just one random scene, with us jumping through a fireplace, and then it was over. [...] But because you shoot out of sequence, it’s often just 'Turn left, cross the room, okay, that’s a wrap.' And you’re done. [...] Yeah, it’s very odd. Because suddenly it was all over, just like that. It was really emotional for all of us, realising that we’re never going to be doing this again.

''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1'' (2010) was released in November and made over US$950 million. It set several box office records and opened to mostly favourable reviews in the media. His portrayal of Ron again earned him critical praise. Reviewing the adaption in ''Slate'', Dana Stevens called all three of the leads "terrific." Despite giving ''Deathly Hallows: Part 1'' a negative rating, Joe Morgenstern of the ''Wall Street Journal'' publication stated "Grint has grown up to be a skilful actor who knows the value of a slow burn". ''New York Post'' writer Lou Lumenick, however, observed that both Grint and Radcliffe had grown weary of playing the same characters and expressed it in their performances. Grint's performance scored him nominations from the MTV Movie Awards and National Movie Awards for Best Fight and Performance of the Year in 2011. Grint reprised his role for the eighth time, in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2'', the last ''Harry Potter'' instalment. This movie picked-up from where the previous project left-off and included a lot of action, whereas the first part had focused more on character development.

Other work (2002–present)

thumb|right|Grint in November 2010 In 2002, Grint starred in his first non-''Harry Potter'' movie: ''Thunderpants'', which revolves around Patrick (played by Bruce Cook) whose remarkable capacity for flatulence scores him a job as an astronaut. In this film, Grint portrayed the co-lead, an anosmic male who is Patrick's only friend. It was generally ignored by critics and audiences alike. Most of the critics that did take notice of ''Thunderpants'' did not respond well to it, with one writing: "This movie should be shown in prisons so that inmates have a good reason to never return." Another movie he appeared in was ''Driving Lessons'', a comedy-drama released in 2006, where he starred opposite Julie Walters. The film was met with a mixed reception by critics, but his portrayal of an oppressed teenaged boy was generally praised. "Grint, on the other hand, is a revelation" and he "displays an innate naturalness mixed with personal charisma that turn a potentially pathetic" character into a more likeable and comedic person, wrote ALT Film Guide's Andre Soares.

In July 2008, it was announced that Grint would star in the independent gritty thriller ''Cherrybomb'' with Robert Sheehan and Kimberley Nixon. Grint found shooting this to be much more different than the ''Harry Potter'' movies since he had to adjust to doing a dozen scenes per day. Grint's character Malacy, a worker at Belfast goes to high lengths to impress his boss's daughter whom he is infatuated with. This film, like his next project, would involve him playing violent roles. Despite premiering at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, it was initially unable to find a distributor. An online campaign by Grint's fans was credited with helping to secure a deal for distribution in the UK in 2010.

Jonathan Lynn directed Grint in ''Wild Target'', a 2010 comedy thriller release, which he starred in alongside Emily Blunt and Bill Nighy. A remake of the 1993 French film ''Cible Emouvante'', ''Wild Target'' was made on a relatively low production budget of US$8 million. However, it was a commercial failure, only earning back US$3.4 million. It also garnered mostly negative reviews in the media, who criticised it for dishonouring the original film and wasting the comedic potential of its cast.,but it was also said “It’s nice to see Rupert Grint perform well in a role other than that of Ron Weasley, and it’s clear that he’s got a career ahead of him.” In 2011, Grint was cast as the lead character in the small budgeted anti-war Norwegian film ''Comrade'', which will be directed by Petter Næss. Principal photography started in April, and the project, which was shot on location, is slated for a 2012 release. ''Comrade'' is based on a true story that took place on 27 April 1940, when German Luftwaffe pilot Horst Schopis’s bomber was shot down at Grotli by an RAF fighter, which then crash-landed. The several German and English crew members found shelter by chance during a strong winter there.

In August 2011 Grint did a Photoshoot with his Harry Potter Co-Star Tom Felton in Los Angeles for the Fall/Winter Collection of the Fashion Label Band of Outsiders .

Personal life

The actor enjoys a close friendship with his fellow ''Harry Potter'' co-star Emma Watson, adding that they have a sibling-like relationship, having known each other from an early age. Like his character, he has arachnophobia, a fear of spiders. Grint is also involved with charity, having donated items such as clothes to charity auctions, as well as participating in the Wacky Rally in 2010 with James and Oliver Phelps, which raised money for England’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution. He was one of more than 40 participants to produce designs for Chrysalis Collection for Keech Hospice Care in London. His piece, a painted butterfly, was auctioned off on eBay.com in March 2010.

In May 2011, along with other celebrities, Grint took part in the ad campaign for Make Mine Milk, which is about awareness for how important it is to have your daily dose of milk. His ads can be seen on thousands of bus sides and posters across England, Scotland and Wales.

Filmography

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! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2001			Released as ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' in the US and India
''Thunderpants''	Alan A. Allen
2004
2005
2006	''Driving Lessons''	Ben Marshall
2007
2009
		Malachy McKinney
''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1''	Ron Weasley
''Wild Target''	Tony
	Himself	BBC One mockumentary television comedy series; one episode
2011	''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2''	Ron Weasley
2012		Private Robin “Smithy” Southey Smith	Post-production

Awards

! Year !! Award !! Category !! Film !! Result
2002	Satellite Award	Outstanding New Talent
2002	Young Artist Award	Most Promising Young Newcomer	''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''
2002	Young Artist Award	Best Ensemble in a Feature Film (shared with the cast)	''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''
2006	MTV Movie Award
2007	National Movie Award	Best Performance by a Male
2009	Portrait Choice Award	Best Male Movie Performance
2009	Scream Award	Best Supporting Actor	''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince''
2010	Otto Award	Movie Star	''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince''
2010	People's Choice Award	Favorite On-Screen Team	''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince''
2011	National Movie Awards	Performance of the Year	''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1''
2011	MTV Movie Awards		''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1''

References

External links

Rupert Grint: Overview at MSN Movies site

Rupert Grint at TV.com web site

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Coordinates	28°36′36″N77°13′48″N
name	Ed Sheeran
background	solo_singer
birth name	Edward Sheeran
birth date	February 17, 1991
origin	Suffolk, UK
instrument	Vocals, guitar loop pedals
genre	Folk rock, acoustic, hip-hop, grime
occupation	Singer, songwriter
years active	2005–present
label	Asylum / Atlantic Records (2011–present)
associated acts	James Morrison, Jason Mraz Example, Just Jack, Nizlopi, Elro, Devlin, Wiley, Ella Marcham, Ghetts, P Money, Mikill Pane, Wretch 32, Sway DaSafo, Lewis Watson, Griminal, Jamie Woon, Yasmin
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Edward "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer/songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.

Early life

Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, before moving to Framlingham, Suffolk. He learned guitar at a very young age, and began writing songs during his time at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham. His early childhood memories, that he referred to in a interview on the Zane Lowe show, included listening to Van Morrison on his countless trips to London with his parents and going to an intimate gig with Damien Rice in Ireland when he was 11. He also opened for Nizlopi in Norwich in April 2008 after being one of their guitar technicians.

Music career

2005–2011

Sheeran began recording in 2005, which led to the release of his first EP, ''The Orange Room EP''. Sheeran also released 2 albums, a self-titled one in 2006 and ''Want Some?'' in 2007. He moved to London in 2008 to play gigs, starting off in very small venues, playing every day, to as little as five people . In 2008, he auditioned for the ITV series ''Britannia High''.

In 2009, Sheeran played 312 gigs. He said that he read an interview with James Morrison that said that Morrison had done 200 gigs in a year, and Sheeran wanted to beat him on this number.Also in 2009, he released another EP, ''You Need E's'', just before going on tour with Just Jack. In February 2010 Sheeran posted a video through SB.TV, which led to mainstream rapper Example asking Sheeran to tour with him. Also in February 2010 he released his second independent release, his critically acclaimed ''Loose Change'' EP, which featured one of his most popular songs "The A Team". A video was made for the song, and cost only £20 to make. This was also his debut single once he was signed.

In April 2010, after leaving his old management company, Sheeran bought a ticket to Los Angeles, with no contacts other than one poetry night. He played open mic nights all over the city, before being spotted at 'The Foxxhole' by Jamie Foxx, who invited him to stay at his house and record for the rest of his stay. Throughout 2010, Sheeran began to be seen by more people over the internet through YouTube and his fan-base grew, with him also getting credit from ''The Independent'' newspaper, England football captain Rio Ferdinand and Elton John. Sheeran released three more EPs in 2010, including ''Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford'' and ''Songs I Wrote With Amy'' which is a collection of love songs he wrote in Wales with fellow singer songwriter Amy Wadge.

2011–present

On 8 January 2011, Sheeran released his final independent EP, ''No.5 Collaborations Project'' featuring appearances by grime artists including Wiley, JME, Devlin, Sway and Ghetts. With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for reaching number 1 in the iTunes chart without any promotion or label, selling over 7,000 copies in its first week. Three months later, Sheeran put on a free show to fans at the Barfly in Camden. Over 1,000 fans turned up to see the show, so Sheeran ended up playing four different shows to make sure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed. Later that month, Sheeran was signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.

On 26 April, Sheeran appeared on the TV music show ''Later... with Jools Holland'' – where he performed the song "The A Team". Six weeks later "The A Team" was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The release served as the lead single from Sheeran's upcoming debut studio album, entitled ''+'' – which is due for release through Atlantic Records on 12 September 2011. "The A Team" entered the UK chart at number 3, selling over 58,000 copies in the first week. It was congratulated on being the highest-selling and highest-charting debut single of 2011.

During a headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran announced that "You Need Me" would be released on 28 August as the second single from the album.

Sheeran will also be performing at the Festival Republic Stage during the Reading festival, and will perform on the main stage of the 2011 Jersey Live festival.

Discography

Albums

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Release Date: 12 September 2011

Label: Atlantic Records

Format: CD, digital download

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Collaboration albums

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |- ! scope="row" | ''No. 5 Collaborations Project'' |

Release Date: 10 January 2011

Label: Self-released

Format: Digital Download

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Extended plays

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Album details ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK |- ! scope="row" | ''The Orange Room'' |

Released: 2005

| — |- ! scope="row" | ''Ed Sheeran'' |

Released: 2006

| — |- ! scope="row" | ''Want Some?'' |

Released: 2007

| — |- ! scope="row" | ''You Need Me'' |

Released: 2009

| 142 |- ! scope="row" | ''Loose Change'' |

Released: 7 February 2010

Label: Ed Sheeran

Format: Digital Download

| 195 |- ! scope="row" | ''Songs I Wrote With Amy'' |

Released: 4 April 2010

Label: Ed Sheeran

Format: Digital Download

| 199 |- ! scope="row" | ''Live At The Bedford'' |

Released: 2010

| 142 |- ! scope="row" | ''One Take'' |

Released: Early 2011

| — |- ! scope="row" | ''iTunes Festival: London 2011'' |

Released: July 2011

| 177 |}

Singles

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Single ! scope="col" colspan="3"|Peakpositions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO |- | rowspan="2"|2011 ! scope="row"| "The A Team" | 3 || 5 || 4 | rowspan="2"|''+'' |- ! scope="row"| "You Need Me" | 140 || — || — |}

As featured artist

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="2"|Peak position ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UKIND |- | rowspan="2"|2011 ! scope="row"| "If I Could"(Wiley featuring Ed Sheeran) | — || 26 | ''Chill Out Zone'' |- ! scope="row"| "Young Guns"(Lewi White featuring Ed Sheeran, Yasmin, Griminal & Devlin) | 86 || 10 | |}

Other charted songs

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peakpositions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 ! scope="row"| "Little Bird" | 186 | ''Loose Change'' |- ! scope="row"| "Cold Coffee" | 191 | |}

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Album	Artist
2011	"Hush Little Baby"	''Black and White''	Wretch 32

References

External links

Interview

Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:British singer-songwriters

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Coordinates	28°36′36″N77°13′48″N
name	Parry Gripp
background	solo_singer
birth name	Parry Gripp
birth date	September 22, 1967
birth place	Santa Barbara, California
instrument	Vocals, Guitar
genre	Rock
occupation	Musician
label	Oglio
associated acts	Nerf Herder
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Parry Gripp (born September 22, 1967) is a singer-songwriter as well as lead vocalist and guitarist for the pop punk band Nerf Herder.

As a songwriter, Gripp is best known for fake jingles, as in his 2005 solo album ''For Those About to Shop, We Salute You'' - a 51-track concept album mimicking various musical styles as product commercials. While it does not have one single concept, it goes through many various concept suites, such as trucks, beer, and insomnia. He also maintains a song-of-the-week website and a YouTube channel on which he creates soundtracks to internet memes as well as music videos for his own novelty songs, with titles including "Do You Like Waffles?", "Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom","Last Train to Awesometown", "Spaghetti Cat (I weep for you)", "Hamster on a Piano (Eating Popcorn)" and "Baby Monkey (Going Backwards On A Pig)". Gripp also performs the Super Hero Squad Show theme song.

Gripp also joined forces with MC Lars to perform some of the vocals, including the chorus, to 'Guitar Hero Hero (Beating Guitar Hero Doesn't Make You Slash)' a song commenting on the notion that video games like Guitar Hero take kids away from playing in bands and actually learning their instruments.

Along with faux jingles, Gripp also creates some real advertising music, such as Beatles-inspired tunes promoting the Wawa Food Markets' Breakfast Hoagiefest, and songs for the Hallmark Cards e-characters hoops&yoyo;.

On July 9, 2009 Parry Gripp debuted a new song called "The Girl at the Video Game Store" for the 1000th episode of the G4 TV program ''Attack of the Show!'' The video features the show's hosts Olivia Munn as the titular character and Kevin Pereira on drums.

Aside from his music, Gripp is the co-owner (with his sister) of the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate, which was founded by his father.

Discography

Albums

''"For Those About to Shop, We Salute You"'' (2005)

''"One Donut a Day"'' (2007)

''"Do You Like Waffles"'' (2008)

''"Fuzzy Fuzzy Cute Cute: Volume 1"'' (2010)

''"This is My Ringtone"'' (2011)

''"Fuzzy Fuzzy Cute Cute: Volume 2"'' (forthcoming, expected release date 2012)

Artwork

Nathan Mazur, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based cartoonist, provided the animation for some of Gripp's music videos: "Do You Like Waffles?", "Up Butt Coconut", and "Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom". He also creates the "album art" that accompanies Parry Gripp's song-of-the-week.

See also

Nerf Herder

References

External links

Gripp YouTube channel

Category:1967 births Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Living people

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Coordinates	28°36′36″N77°13′48″N
birth date	February 10, 1997
birth place	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
occupation	Actress
yearsactive	2004–present
birthname	Chloë Grace Moretz
homepage	Chloe Moretz.com }}

Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress, well known for her role as Hit-Girl in the 2010 superhero film ''Kick-Ass''. She also appeared in ''(500) Days of Summer'' and ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'', and portrayed Abby, the child vampire, in ''Let Me In''.

Personal life

Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, Teri (née Duke), is a nurse practitioner, and her father, McCoy Lee Moretz, is a plastic surgeon. Moretz has four older brothers: Brandon, Trevor, Colin and Ethan. She has described her family as "very Christian". One of her brothers, Trevor Duke Moretz, is her acting coach and accompanies her on trips and press dates when her parents are unable to attend.

Moretz moved from Georgia to New York in 2001, with her mother and her older brother, Trevor, because he was accepted into a professional performing arts school; this initially got her interested in acting. Her Hollywood career began when she and the rest of her family moved to Los Angeles in 2003.

Acting career

Her first role in Hollywood was as Violet in two episodes of the series ''The Guardian'', and her first film role was as Molly in ''Heart of the Beholder''.

It was not until her second big-screen acting role, in the 2005 remake of ''The Amityville Horror'' that she earned greater recognition in the form of a Young Artist Award nomination. After ''Amityville'', Moretz's acting career progressed further when she received several guest-starring roles on TV, as well as a role as one of the family children in ''Big Momma's House 2''. Among the most notable of her TV roles to date are Candy Stoker in an episode of ''My Name Is Earl'', and Sherri Maltby in ''Desperate Housewives''. Moretz also voiced the U.S. version of the animated character Darby in ''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''.

After her first film premiere in ''The Amityville Horror'', she has been a frequent guest at film premieres. She has an interest in fashion, and often wears clothes in her own distinctive style. thumb|right|250px|With Elias Koteas at the premiere of ''[[Let Me In (film)|Let Me In''.]] In 2010, Moretz appeared as Hit-Girl in director Matthew Vaughn's superhero film ''Kick-Ass'', based on the graphic novel of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., for which she has received widespread critical acclaim. Moretz trained with Jackie Chan's stunt crew for three months prior to filming ''Kick-Ass'' and did most of her own stunts while filming on location. Also that year, she played Abby, a 12-year-old vampire, in ''Let Me In'', the American remake of the Swedish film ''Let the Right One In'', which was released on October 1, 2010. On March 30, 2010, Moretz was cast as little Ann in the psychological thriller ''Texas Killing Fields''.

Moretz's projects for 2011 include playing the role of Isabelle in Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of ''The Invention of Hugo Cabret'', and ''Hick'', an adaptation of the novel by Andrea Portes.

Moretz has signed on to play the leading role in ''Emily the Strange''. The project was first mentioned over two years ago, when Dark Horse Entertainment president Mike Richardson announced his plans to bring the character to the big screen. First started as an iconic image in 1991 and used to promote a clothing line from Cosmic Debris, the Gothic teen has developed a back story through a series of Dark Horse Comics, which have been published since 2001.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
	''Heart of the Beholder''	Molly
	Chelsea Lutz
''Family Plan''	Young Charlie
''Today You Die''	St. Thomas Hospital Girl
	''Big Momma's House 2''	Carrie
''Room 6''	Melissa Norman
''Wicked Little Things''	Emma Tunny
	''The Cure''	Emily	TV movie
''The Third Nail''	Hailey
	Sabrina
	Darby	TV animated movie (voice)
		Alicia
''The Poker House''	Cammie
	Young Penny
		Darby
	Toby Bishop
''(500) Days of Summer''	Rachel Hansen
		Angie Steadman	Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Breakthrough Film ArtistYoung Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Ensemble Cast)Nominated – Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Actor of the Year
	Hit Girl/Mindy Macready	Austin Film Critics Association
	Jillian	Straight-to-DVD
	Abby
	''[[Movie 43''	Unknown
''Texas Killing Fields''	Little Anne Sliger
	Isabelle
		Luli McMullen
	Carolyn Stoddard	Filming
Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
2007–2010	''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''	Darby	Voice
Guest appearances
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Episode
	rowspan="2"		The Watchers
Blood In, Blood Out
2005	''My Name Is Earl''	Candy Stoker	Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine
	''The Emperor's New School''	Furi (voice)	Kuzcogarten/Evil and Eviler
		The Miracle Song
	Come Play Wiz Me
		The Lions
The Italian Banker
The Chiavennasca
The Bridge
The Wedding
The Nutcracker
2008	The Star Witness
2011	''30 Rock''	Kaylie Hooper	TGS Hates Women
Music video
! Year	! Band	! Song	! Notes
2010	''The Soft Pack''	Answer To Yourself
2011	''Best Coast''	Our Deal	Directed by Drew Barrymore; also starring Tyler Posey, Donald Glover, Alia Shawkat, Miranda Cosgrove, and Shailene Woodley.

Awards and nominations

rowspan=2 Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actress Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Actress Choice Movie: Female Breakout rowspan=10>2011 Best Newcomer

Award
rowspan=6>Young Artist Award	2006	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger ||	<		The Amityville Horror (2005 film)>The Amityville Horror''
rowspan=2>2007	<
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Guest Starring Young Actress
rowspan=2>2008	|	<		''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''
Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress
rowspan=5>2010	|	<		''(500) Days of Summer''
Teen Choice Awards	|		rowspan=9
rowspan=3>Scream Awards	Best Fantasy Actress
Best Superhero	<
Best Breakthrough Performance – Female
Young Artist Award	|	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress	<
rowspan=3>MTV Movie Awards	MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance>Best Breakout Star
Biggest Badass Star	<
Best Fight (Shared with Mark Strong)
rowspan=2>Broadcast Film Critics Association Award	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Young Actress/Actor
<			rowspan=3
Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor
rowspan=2>Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
		Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)>Diary of a Wimpy Kid''
Empire Awards	|		''Let Me In (film)

See also

References

External links

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Coordinates	28°36′36″N77°13′48″N
Name	Tom Felton
Birth name	Thomas Andrew Felton
Birth date	September 22, 1987
Birth place	Kensington, London, UK
Occupation	Actor, musician
Years active	1997–present
Website	}}

Thomas Andrew "Tom" Felton (born 22 September 1987) 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''. After being cast as Draco Malfoy he has subsequently appeared in all eight ''Harry Potter'' films, from 2001 to 2011. A fishing aficionado, he helped form the World Junior Carp Tournament, a "family-friendly" fishing tournament.

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.

Early life

Felton was born in Kensington, London, the son of Sharon (née Anstey) and Peter Felton. He is the youngest of four brothers, and lives in Surrey with his family. He was in four 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, and then at the Howard of Effingham School, a comprehensive school in Surrey.

Career

Early career

Felton began acting in commercials for companies such as Commercial Union. and Barclaycard. 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''. Felton played witness Thomas Ingham opposite Clive Owen in ''Second Sight'' in 1999. Felton's role of Louis T. Leonowens in the film ''Anna and the King'', starring Jodie Foster, was also filmed in 1999 in Malaysia. Felton made an appearance in the episode "Hide and Seek" of ''Second Sight 2'' followed in 2000. The Guildford Cathedral Choir also offered him a position.

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. Of the four young actors who succeeded in getting the main roles, Felton had the most extensive film experience. 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. Felton started his Official Tom Felton Fan Club in 2004 and took part in autograph signing events. 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. 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." 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."

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. He attended Collectormania on 30 April 2005 and London's world premiere for ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. 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. 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."

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''. He was also present at Leicester Square for the premiere of ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' on 3 July 2007.

Felton also appeared in ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'', the sixth film of the series. 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." Felton also played the character Simon in the 2008 horror/thriller movie ''The Disappeared''.

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 – 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.

Felton had a cameo role in ''Get Him to the Greek'', released on 4 June 2010. In February 2010, he was cast in the thriller film ''The Apparition''. Felton portrays the human character Dodge Landon in the 2011 science-fiction film ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes''.

On 18 March 2011, Felton appeared in a comedy sketch on Red Nose Day 2011 alongside James Cordon, Rupert Grint, George Michael, Justin Bieber, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Gordon Brown MP, Professor Robert Winston and Keira Knightley.

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, which involves competitive fishing for ages eleven to eighteen in a family-friendly environment.

Felton's favourite hobby is fishing and he plans to pursue some qualification in fishery management at Sparsholt College in Winchester, where his brother had gone years before. Apart from fishing, Felton also enjoys other sports, such as cricket, basketball, football, roller skating, golf, horseback riding and tennis. 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." His ideal place for a holiday is the United States. More specifically, in an interview, he said he liked to go to the St. Lawrence River in New York. His favourite villain in movies is Alan Rickman in ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', 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 and Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father. 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 probably be Slytherin.

Filmography

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |1997 |''The Borrowers'' |Peagreen Clock | |- |1998 |''Bugs'' |James |TV, 1 episode |- |rowspan="2"|1999 |''Second Sight'' |Thomas Ingham |TV movie |- |''Anna and the King'' |Louis Leonowens | |- |2000 |''Second Sight 2: Hide and Seek'' |Thomas Ingham |TV movie |- |2001 |''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' |rowspan="3"| Draco Malfoy |Nominated-Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble in a Feature FilmNominated-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'' | |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |''Home Farm Twins'' |Adam Baker |TV |- |''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' |rowspan="2"| Draco Malfoy | |- |2007 |''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' | |- |rowspan="2"|2009 |''The Disappeared'' |Simon | |- |''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' |rowspan="2"|Draco Malfoy |MTV Movie Award for Best Villain |- |rowspan="4"|2010 |''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' |MTV Movie Award for Best VillainTeen Choice Award for Movie: Villain |- |''White Other'' |Ray Marsden | (short) |- |''Get Him to the Greek'' |Himself |Cameo |- |''13Hrs'' |Gary Ashby | |- |rowspan="4"|2011 |''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' |Draco Malfoy | |- |''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' |Dodge Landon | |- |''The Apparition'' |Patrick |''post-production'' |- |''From the Rough'' |Edward |''post-production'' |- |Polyamorous |Sam Riley |In Developement

See also

List of ''Harry Potter'' films cast members

References

External links

Feltbeats official website

Tom Felton profile at New York Times

BBC Interview

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