Thomas Felton

Thomas Andrew Felton was born on 22 September 1987, in Epsom, England. His parents are Sharon and Peter Felton. They have four children, Thomas being the youngest one. His older brothers are Ashley, Jonathan and Chris.

He attended West Horsley’s Cranmore School, and later the Howard of Effingham School. Felton used to sing from an early age, and at the age of seven he became part of a choir. He was also a member of four school choirs.

As a young boy Tom Felton began acting in adverts for companies like Commercial Union and Barclaycard. He performed a voice role in ‘Bugs,’ a television series, and soon, made his acting debut in the 1997 film ‘The Borrowers’. Two years later, he appeared in another popular biographical drama ‘Anna and The King’.

His popularity reached an international level after his appearance in ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, a 2001 fantasy film, which was based on the popular novel of the same name by JK Rowling. His role as Draco Malfoy, an antagonistic character, was quite appreciated.

He continued to play this role in the next films ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ (2002), ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ (2004), and ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ (2005). His role earned him a lot of fans, and the Official Tom Felton Fan Club was started in the year 2004.

Meanwhile, he also played a guest appearance in ‘Home Farm Twins’, a children’s TV series, as well as an important role in the 2009 movie ‘The Disappeared’.

He continued appearing in the next films of the Harry Potter film series which included ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’, ‘Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince’, and the two parts of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’. Felton won a total of five awards for his role in the film series.

'Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ can be regarded as the first significant work in Tom Felton’s career. The film, which was based on the popular Harry Potter novel series by JK Rowling, was directed by Chris Columbus. It starred actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Warwick Davis in lead roles, while Felton appeared in the supporting role of Draco Malfoy, an antagonistic character, who is the main rival of Harry Potter. The film turned out to be a commercial success, and earned nearly $1 billion worldwide.

‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’, which was released in 2002, was the second most important work in Felton’s career. This too was directed by Chris Columbus and starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. Felton continued to play the role of the antagonistic character Malfoy, which earned him the ‘Disney Channel Kids Award’ for Best DVD the following year. The film was a huge success and earned nearly $879 million worldwide. It received mostly positive reviews.

’The Apparition’ a 2012 American horror film, is also one of Tom Felton’s popular works. The film was directed by Todd Lincoln. It starred Felton as one of the three college students, who after the death of their friend, end up battling against a supernatural force.

‘Risen’, a 2016 biblical drama film is one among Felton’s most recent works. The film, which was directed by Kevin Reynolds, deals with the events that supposedly occurred after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The film starred Felton in a significant role along with actors Joseph Fiennes, Peter Firth and Cliff Curtis. It was a mild success, and received mostly mixed reviews.