BATES MOTEL - FREDDIE HIGHMORE as Norman Bates - Hand-Signed Autograph Card - AFH1
Alfred Thomas "Freddie" Highmore (born 14 February 1992) is an English actor. He made his acting debut in the comedy film Women Talking Dirty (1999), and has since starred in Finding Neverland (2004), Five Children and It (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Arthur and the Invisibles (2006), August Rush (2007), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Toast (2010), and The Art of Getting By (2011). He won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer in two consecutive years (2004–05).
Since 2013, Highmore has starred as Norman Bates in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel, for which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. In 2017, he won a People's Choice Award for his work on the fourth season.
Highmore was born on 14 February 1992 in Camden Town, London, England, into a show business family. His mother, Sue Latimer, is a talent agent whose clients include actors Daniel Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton, and his father, Edward Highmore, is an actor. He has a younger brother named Albert "Bertie" Highmore, born in 1995. Highmore's home is in Highgate, an area of North London. Highmore was educated at a primary school in Hampstead Garden Suburb in Hampstead in North London, and at Highgate School, an independent school in Highgate, followed by Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he earned a Double First in Spanish and Arabic.
Highmore began his acting career with small roles on television at the age of 7. He made his film debut in Coky Giedroyc's comedy Women Talking Dirty (1999), playing the son of a woman (Helena Bonham Carter) who has recently become estranged from her commitment-phobic French lover. In 2001, Highmore played a young King Arthur in the TNT miniseries The Mists of Avalon, a revisionist take on the Arthurian legends that depicted the women of Camelot as the real power behind the throne.
In 2001, in the BBC miniseries Happy Birthday Shakespeare, he portrayed the son of a tour bus driver (Neil Morrissey) who dreams of moving his family to Stratford-upon-Avon, while his mum (Dervla Kirwan) becomes sick and tired of her husband's money making schemes. Highmore has acted alongside members of his family in two separate films; his brother Bertie played his brother in Women Talking Dirty, and his father Edward played his father in Hallmark Entertainment's television film Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001).
In 2004, Highmore returned to the big screen for the family adventure film Two Brothers, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. He played the son of a French administrator who refuses to believe that his new friend, a tiger cub, might be dangerous after having tasted blood. He next had a major role alongside Kenneth Branagh, Zoë Wanamaker and Eddie Izzard in the fantasy film Five Children and It (2004). That same year, Highmore made his breakthrough with a critically acclaimed performance as troubled Peter Llewelyn Davies in Marc Forster's semi-biographical film Finding Neverland. He received several awards and nominations for the role, including a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, and nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
In 2005, he portrayed the main role of Charlie Bucket in the musical fantasy film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, adapted from the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. He was reportedly recommended by co-star Johnny Depp, with whom Highmore had worked in Finding Neverland; Depp had been impressed by the young actor's performance and thus put his name forward for the role. Highmore had not seen the original 1971 version of the film, and decided not to see it until he was done filming so his portrayal of Charlie would not be influenced. For his role, he again won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and was awarded the Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent. Highmore also lent his voice to the film's accompanying video game of the same name.
He next appeared as a young Max Skinner (Russell Crowe) in the comedy-drama film A Good Year, which was released in the UK on 27 October 2006. Also in 2006, he began portraying protagonist Arthur Montgomery in the live-action/animated fantasy adventure film Arthur and the Invisibles, released on 13 December 2006. Two sequels followed: Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) and Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010). For the third film and the trilogy's accompanying video game, Highmore provided voice acting. In 2007, he lent his voice to the adventure fantasy film The Golden Compass (2007) and its video game of the same name. He then portrayed the title character in the drama film August Rush (2007), alongside Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Robin Williams. The story follows a musical prodigy as he searches for his birth parents. This film received a wide release on 21 November 2007.
Highmore next starred in the dual role of American twins Simon and Jared Grace, alongside Sarah Bolger as their sister Mallory, in the fantasy adventure film The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), based on the popular children's stories of the same name by Tony DiTerlizzi. The film also had a video game, The Spiderwick Chronicles, in which Highmore reprised the characters of Simon and Jared in a voice role. That same year, he provided voice acting for the role of Little Jack in the animated film A Fox's Tale (2008). In 2009, Highmore voiced the lead character in the animated film Astro Boy, and provided his voice to its accompanying video game, Astro Boy: The Video Game. He then played the main role in Toast, a BBC autobiographical film about chef Nigel Slater, which was aired on 30 December 2010. The miniseries marked the third time Highmore has worked with Helena Bonham Carter. Also in 2010, he starred as Hally Ballard, opposite Ving Rhames, in the drama film Master Harold...and the Boys, based on the play of the same name by Athol Fugard. The following year, he co-starred alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy-drama The Art of Getting By (2011).
In 2013, Highmore voiced the title character in the animated adventure film Justin and the Knights of Valour, released on 13 September 2013 in the UK and Ireland. Since 2013, he has portrayed the iconic role of Norman Bates, alongside Vera Farmiga as his mother Norma, in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel, a prequel to the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho that restarts the storyline in the present day. The series premiered on 18 March 2013. Highmore won a People's Choice Award (2016) for his performance, and has received nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (2013), Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2013), and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (2014–2015). He also wrote the fourth season episode titled "Unfaithful", and will write and direct one episode of the fifth and final season of the series. In August 2014, it was reported that Highmore and Bates Motel executive producer Kerry Ehrin had written a comedy pilot script that was purchased by NBC. However, the project was not picked up to series.
In 2015, he starred in the Libertines' music video for their single "You're My Waterloo", alongside actress Marama Corlett. In 2016, Highmore starred in Stephen Poliakoff's BBC Two seven-part miniseries Close to the Enemy, the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Holding Patterns, and Nick Hamm's political comedy-drama film The Journey. He has been cast to voice the Duke of Cheshire in the upcoming animated adaptation of The Canterville Ghost. In December 2016, it was announced that he will portray the title character Baby Face Nelson in an upcoming A&E drama pilot Baby Face, which he co-wrote and will executive produce with Kerry Ehrin.
INFORMATION ABOUT “BATES MOTEL” the TV series:
Bates
Motel
is an American psychological horror drama television series that
aired from March 18, 2013 to April 24, 2017. It was developed by
Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano, and is produced by
Universal Television and American Genre for the cable network A&E.
The series,
a contemporary prequel and reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960
film Psycho (based on Robert Bloch's novel of the same name),
depicts the lives of Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother
Norma (Vera Farmiga) prior to the events portrayed in the film,
albeit in a different fictional town (White Pine Bay, Oregon, as
opposed to the film's Fairvale, California) and in a modern-day
setting] Max Thieriot and Olivia Cooke both starred as part of the
main cast throughout the series' run. After recurring heavily in the
first season, Nestor Carbonell was added to the main cast from
season two onward.
The
series begins in Arizona with the death of Norma's husband, after
which Norma purchases the Seafairer motel located in a coastal
Oregon town so that she and Norman can start a new life. Subsequent
seasons follow Norman as his mental illness becomes dangerous, and
Norma as she struggles to protect her son, and those around him,
from himself. Bates
Motel's
storylines ignore the timeline of the original film's sequels and
give alternate versions of many of the characters and events in the
original film. The series was filmed outside Vancouver in
Aldergrove, British Columbia, along with other locations within the
Fraser Valley of British Columbia.
A&E
chose to skip a pilot of the series, opting to go straight-to-series
by ordering a 10-episode first season. On June 15, 2015, the series
was renewed for a fourth and fifth season, making Bates
Motel
A&E's longest-running original scripted drama series in the
channel's history. The series' lead actors, Farmiga and Highmore,
received particular praise for their performances in the series,
with the former receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and
winning a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. Bates
Motel
also won three People's Choice Awards for Favorite Cable TV Drama,
and for Favorite Cable TV Actress (Farmiga) and Actor (Highmore).
Series
overview
Season
|
Episodes
|
Originally aired
|
First aired
|
Last aired
|
|
1
|
10
|
March 18, 2013
|
May 20, 2013
|
|
2
|
10
|
March 3, 2014
|
May 5, 2014
|
|
3
|
10
|
March 9, 2015
|
May 11, 2015
|
|
4
|
10
|
March 7, 2016
|
May 16, 2016
|
|
5
|
10
|
February 20, 2017
|
April 24, 2017
|
Season
1
The
first season follows Norma and Norman Bates as they buy a motel
after Norman's father dies. On one of the first nights of the two
owning the motel, the former owner breaks in and sexually assaults
Norma. Norman knocks the attacker out, and Norma stabs him to death.
She decides it's best not to call the police and to cover up the
murder. She and Norman dispose of the body. He complicates the
cover-up by keeping a belt that belonged to the victim. When the
town sheriff and his deputy notice that a man has gone missing,
Norma and Norman must keep them from digging too far.
Season
2
The
second season follows the aftermath of Norman's teacher's murder, as
her mysterious past comes to light. Meanwhile, Norma finds herself
making dangerous decisions in order to keep the motel running and
preventing the impending bypass. Bradley's search for her father's
killer leads to the extremes, and Dylan learns the disturbing truth
about his parentage.
Season
3
The
third season focuses on Norman's waning deniability about what's
happening to him, and the lengths he will go to gain control of his
fragile psyche. The dramatic events of last season leave Norma more
aware of her son's mental fragility and fearful of what he is
capable of. Meanwhile, Sheriff Romero begins to distance himself
from the Bates family after he suspects Norma is lying to him about
her husband's death.
Season
4
The
fourth season follows Norma as she becomes increasingly fearful of
Norman, going to great lengths to find him the professional help he
needs. This complicates their once unbreakable trust as Norman
struggles to maintain his grip on reality. Meanwhile, Sheriff Romero
once again finds himself drawn into Norma and Norman's lives.
Season
5
The
fifth season begins two years after the death of Norma. Publicly
happy and well-adjusted, Norman struggles at home, where his
blackouts are increasing and "Mother" threatens to take
him over completely. Meanwhile, Dylan and Emma find themselves drawn
back into Norman's world, and Romero hungers for revenge against his
stepson.
Cast
and characters
-
Vera
Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates
-
Freddie
Highmore as Norman Bates
-
Max
Thieriot as Dylan Massett
-
Olivia
Cooke as Emma Decody
-
Nicola
Peltz as Bradley Martin (main seasons 1–2; recurring season 3)
-
Nestor
Carbonell as Sheriff Alex Romero (recurring season 1; main seasons
2–5)
-
Kenny
Johnson as Caleb Calhoun (recurring seasons 2 and 5; main season
3; guest season 4)
Bates
Motel
is an American psychological horror drama television series that
aired from March 18, 2013 to April 24, 2017. It was developed by
Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano, and is produced by
Universal Television and American Genre for the cable network A&E.
The
series, a contemporary prequel and reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock's
1960 film Psycho
(based on Robert Bloch's novel of the same name), depicts the lives
of Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera
Farmiga) prior to the events portrayed in the film, albeit in a
different fictional town (White Pine Bay, Oregon, as opposed to the
film's Fairvale, California) and in a modern-day setting. Max
Thieriot and Olivia Cooke both starred as part of the main cast
throughout the series' run. After recurring heavily in the first
season, Nestor Carbonell was added to the main cast from season two
onward.
The
series begins in Arizona with the death of Norma's husband, after
which Norma purchases the Seafairer motel located in a coastal
Oregon town so that she and Norman can start a new life. Subsequent
seasons follow Norman as his mental illness becomes dangerous, and
Norma as she struggles to protect her son, and those around him,
from himself. Bates
Motel's
storylines ignore the timeline of the original film's sequels and
give alternate versions of many of the characters and events in the
original film. The series was filmed outside Vancouver in
Aldergrove, British Columbia, along with other locations within the
Fraser Valley of British Columbia.
A&E
chose to skip a pilot of the series, opting to go straight-to-series
by ordering a 10-episode first season. On June 15, 2015, the series
was renewed for a fourth and fifth season, making Bates
Motel
A&E's longest-running original scripted drama series in the
channel's history. The series' lead actors, Farmiga and Highmore,
received particular praise for their performances in the series,
with the former receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and
winning a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television. Bates
Motel
also won three People's Choice Awards for Favorite Cable TV Drama,
and for Favorite Cable TV Actress (Farmiga) and Actor (Highmore).
Series
overview
Season
|
Episodes
|
Originally aired
|
First aired
|
Last aired
|
|
1
|
10
|
March 18, 2013
|
May 20, 2013
|
|
2
|
10
|
March 3, 2014
|
May 5, 2014
|
|
3
|
10
|
March 9, 2015
|
May 11, 2015
|
|
4
|
10
|
March 7, 2016
|
May 16, 2016
|
|
5
|
10
|
February 20, 2017
|
April 24, 2017
|
Season
1
The
first season follows Norma and Norman Bates as they buy a motel
after Norman's father dies. On one of the first nights of the two
owning the motel, the former owner breaks in and sexually assaults
Norma. Norman knocks the attacker out, and Norma stabs him to death.
She decides it's best not to call the police and to cover up the
murder. She and Norman dispose of the body. He complicates the
cover-up by keeping a belt that belonged to the victim. When the
town sheriff and his deputy notice that a man has gone missing,
Norma and Norman must keep them from digging too far.
Season
2
The
second season follows the aftermath of Norman's teacher's murder, as
her mysterious past comes to light. Meanwhile, Norma finds herself
making dangerous decisions in order to keep the motel running and
preventing the impending bypass. Bradley's search for her father's
killer leads to the extremes, and Dylan learns the disturbing truth
about his parentage.
Season
3
The
third season focuses on Norman's waning deniability about what's
happening to him, and the lengths he will go to gain control of his
fragile psyche. The dramatic events of last season leave Norma more
aware of her son's mental fragility and fearful of what he is
capable of. Meanwhile, Sheriff Romero begins to distance himself
from the Bates family after he suspects Norma is lying to him about
her husband's death.
Season
4
The
fourth season follows Norma as she becomes increasingly fearful of
Norman, going to great lengths to find him the professional help he
needs. This complicates their once unbreakable trust as Norman
struggles to maintain his grip on reality. Meanwhile, Sheriff Romero
once again finds himself drawn into Norma and Norman's lives.
Season
5
The
fifth season begins two years after the death of Norma. Publicly
happy and well-adjusted, Norman struggles at home, where his
blackouts are increasing and "Mother" threatens to take
him over completely. Meanwhile, Dylan and Emma find themselves drawn
back into Norman's world, and Romero hungers for revenge against his
stepson.
Cast
and characters
-
Vera
Farmiga as Norma Louise Bates
-
Freddie
Highmore as Norman Bates
-
Max
Thieriot as Dylan Massett
-
Olivia
Cooke as Emma Decody
-
Nicola
Peltz as Bradley Martin (main seasons 1–2; recurring season 3)
-
Nestor
Carbonell as Sheriff Alex Romero (recurring season 1; main seasons
2–5)
-
Kenny
Johnson as Caleb Calhoun (recurring seasons 2 and 5; main season
3; guest season 4)