Tom Felton

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Tom Felton
Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
Birth name	Thomas Andrew Felton
Born	September 22, 1987 (age 19) Kensington, London England
Official site	TomFelton.Com
Notable roles	Draco Malfoy in the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and all it's sequels

Thomas Andrew Felton (born September 22, 1987) is an English actor. Born in Kensington, London, he grew up in Epsom with his mother, Sharon, his father, Peter, and his three older brothers, Jonathan, Chris and Ashley. Felton first came to attention in 1995 when he was featured in a number of television commercials. He shot to fame, however, in 1996 when he played the part of Peagreen Clock in Peter Hewitt's The Borrowers and later as Louis Leonowens in the film Anna and the King, starring alongside Jodie Foster. As of 2001 he has become internationally known for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy the bully and the enemy of Harry Potter in all of the Harry Potter films.

Felton has participation in several TV series to his credit, performing the voice of James on Bugs in 1995, a brief stint in 1999 in Farm Home Twins as Adam Baker, and playing witness Thomas Ingham opposite Clive Owen in Second Sight, also in 1999. Second Sight 2, an episode called Hide and Seek followed in 2000.

In addition, Felton is a talented singer^{[citation needed]} and has been a member of four choirs during his childhood. He was offered a place in the Guildford Cathedral Choir.^{[citation needed]} He also enjoys football, ice-skating, rollerblading, basketball, cricket, swimming and tennis. His favorite pastime is carp fishing. Surprisingly, Felton never read any of the Harry Potter books until after the filming of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Selected Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Draco Malfoy
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Draco Malfoy
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Draco Malfoy
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Draco Malfoy
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Draco Malfoy	U.S. title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
1999	Anna and the King	Louis Leonowens
1998	The Borrowers	Peagreen Clock
1995	Bugs	James