A star at seven
Freddie Highmore was born on June 9, 1992, in England. Perhaps it was not surprising that he entered show business, considering his father, Edward Highmore, is an actor, and his mother is one of the country's top talent agents. In fact, it was thanks to his mother that he snagged his first auditions. "I thought it would be a fun thing to do," Highmore commented to Jenelle Riley of Back Stage. "I started off doing small parts on TV, and then the movies came along."