Edward Highmore

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| name = Edward Highmore

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| birth_name = Edward Thomas Highmore

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kingston upon Thames, England

| years_active = 1984–2002{{efn|His last acting credit is from 2002, but he coached his son, Freddie, for the 2006 film Arthur and the Minimoys and was credited as additional crew.https://shotonwhat.com/arthur-and-the-invisibles-2006}}

| children = 2, including Freddie Highmore

| occupation = Actor

| alma_mater = Guildford School of Acting

| spouse = Sue Latimer

}}

Edward Thomas Highmore (born 3 April 1961) is an English actor from Kingston upon Thames, London.

Life and career

Best known for playing Leo Howard in the 1980s BBC drama Howards' Way. He also appeared in Doctor Who, playing Malkon in the 1984 serial Planet of Fire. Highmore attended Guildford School of Acting.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383602/bio Edward Highmore – Biography]

He is the father of actor Freddie Highmore, who played Charlie Bucket in the 2005 film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Bertie. Edward and Freddie starred together in Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as father and son. Edward's wife, Sue Latimer, is a talent agent whose clients include Daniel Radcliffe.{{cite news|last=Salisbury |first=Mark |title=Freddie Highmore keeps it real in music-filled 'August Rush' |work=Los Angeles Times|date=4 November 2007 |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-ca-freddie4nov04,0,6355716.story?coll=cl-movies |accessdate=4 November 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106002120/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-ca-freddie4nov04,0,6355716.story?coll=cl-movies |archivedate=6 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}