Harry Collett

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| caption = Harry Collett in 2024

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|01|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Havering, London, England

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2009–present

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Harry Collett (born 17 January 2004) is an English actor. He began his career as a child actor in the West End. He went on to play Oliver Hide in the BBC medical drama Casualty (2016–2022), Tommy Stubbins in the film Dolittle (2020), and Jacaerys Velaryon in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon (2022–present).

Early life

From Havering, Collett attended Coopers' Company and Coborn School for his secondary education, completing Year 11 in 2020.{{cite web |author1=The Coopers' Company and Coborn School |author1-link=Coopers' Company and Coborn School |title=Huge congratulations to Year 11 superstar, Harry Collett, who premiered his new film 'Dolittle' tonight for friends and family at Vue Cinema. Harry was brilliant in his portrayal of 'Tommy Stubbins' who trains as an apprentice to Dr. Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.!) and heads off on an adventure of a lifetime in a quest to save the dying queen. Dolittle is officially out on 7th February in UK - make sure you see it and support Harry! Harry - we are all very proud of you and how much you have developed as a young actor, all the while remaining so humble and grounded. Well done from everyone at CCCS and good luck with the upcoming press promo around the world for the film. #dolittle #FYF #LYL #happy16thharry #LasB |url=https://www.facebook.com/cooperscoborn/posts/huge-congratulations-to-year-11-superstar-harry-collett-who-premiered-his-new-fi/2673811202740338/ |publisher=Facebook |access-date=13 August 2022 |date=17 January 2020}}

Career

Collett began his career in the West End productions of Billy Elliot the Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre, Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre as Eric, and Elf at the Dominion Theatre as Michael.{{cite news |last1=Shenton |first1=Mark |title=Elf the Musical review at the Dominion Theatre, London – 'overpriced, but genuinely charming' |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2015/elf-the-musical-review-at-the-dominion-theatre-london-overpriced-but-genuinely-charming/ |accessdate=28 March 2020 |work=The Stage |date=6 November 2015}}{{cite web |title=Harry Collett - CV |url=https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/harry-collett/cv |publisher=Curtis Brown |accessdate=28 March 2020}}{{Cite journal|url=https://tresamagazine.com/2021/06/18/harry-collett/|title=Harry Collett|journal=TresA|date=18 June 2021|accessdate=12 September 2022}}

Collett made his television debut in a 2014 episode of BBC medical drama Casualty as Seb Durante.{{cite web |title=A Life Less Lived |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04g5088 |publisher=BBC Online |accessdate=28 March 2020}} That same year, he played a younger version of Michael Bublé in the music video for Bublé and Idina Menzel's cover of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".{{cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/michael-buble/michael-buble-video-baby-its-cold-outside/|title=Watch: Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé - 'Baby it's Cold Outside'|publisher=Smooth Radio|date=24 November 2014|accessdate=19 December 2019|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813084203/https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/michael-buble/michael-buble-video-baby-its-cold-outside/|url-status=dead}} The following year, Collett made a guest appearance in the ABC musical comedy series Galavant as a younger version of the titular character (played by Joshua Sasse). He voiced lead character Wally in Wallykazam! across the first two series on the Nick Jr. Channel and Buzzbee in The Hive on CITV.

In 2016, Collett was cast in another guest role on Casualty as Oliver Hide, the son of established character David Hide (Jason Durr) and debuted during the fifth episode of series 31. As part of the appearance, Collett filmed a stunt featuring his character trapped in a car engulfed in flames.{{cite magazine|last=Ellis|first=Sarah|title=David is forced to save the day, which he doesn't find easy...|magazine=Inside Soap|date=24–30 September 2016|issue=38|pages=40–41}} He reprised the role in 2017 for three episodes,{{cite magazine|last=Ellis|first=Sarah|title=David's fresh start|magazine=Inside Soap|date=4–10 February 2017|issue=9|pages=48–49}} and again in 2019 for a longer stint.{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Elaine |last2=Fletcher |first2=Rebecca |title=Casualty spoilers: Will Ethan survive big bomb explosion? |url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/casualty-spoilers-will-ethan-survive-bomb-explosion/ |accessdate=19 August 2019 |work=What's on TV |date=15 August 2019}} The actor returned for another stint in 2021.{{cite news |last1=Shore |first1=Martin |title=Harry Collett announces his return to Casualty as Ollie |url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/harry-collett-announces-his-return-to-casualty-as-ollie-656479/ |access-date=14 February 2021 |work=What's on TV |date=5 January 2021}} The following year in series 36, Collett reprised the role for four episodes, concluding with his character's death during a school shooting in episode thirty nine.{{cite news |last1=Dainty |first1=Sophie |title=Casualty reveals who died in shock shooting episode |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a40321578/casualty-spoilers-ollie-hide-death-confirmed/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Digital Spy |publisher=Hearst Magazines UK |date=18 June 2022}} Collett's co-star Durr praised the actor, calling him "absolutely fantastic" and opining, "He's got a great career ahead of him".{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Elaine |title=Jason Durr reveals why 'no acting was required' in Casualty! |url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/jason-durr-reveals-no-acting-required-weeks-casualty-591214/ |accessdate=28 March 2020 |work=What's on TV |date=30 August 2019}}

Collett made his film debut voicing a younger version of Luke Treadaway's character Raymond Briggs in Ethel & Ernest, an animated biographical film released in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Thill |first1=Scott |title=A Feature Adaptation of Raymond Briggs' 'Ethel and Ernest' Is In the Works |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/ethel-ernest-117128.html |accessdate=28 March 2020 |work=Cartoon Brew |date=8 June 2015}} In 2017, Collett appeared in the short film Honour as 11-year-old boy Lee{{cite web |title=Honour |url=https://www.amazon.com/Honour-Vincent-Riotta/dp/B07CK9L2L7 |publisher=Amazon Prime Video |accessdate=28 March 2020}} and had a cameo in Christopher Nolan's war film Dunkirk. The following year, he appeared in Dead in a Week or Your Money Back as a younger version of the character William.

In December 2017, it was announced Collett would star as apprentice Tommy Stubbins alongside Robert Downey Jr. in the adventure comedy film Dolittle, which would be released in January 2020.{{cite news|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/robert-downey-jr-doctor-dolittle-movie-harry-collett-1202632151/|title=Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Dolittle Movie Taps Harry Collett|date=6 December 2017|work=Variety|accessdate=19 December 2019}} Collett was then cast as Prince Jacaerys "Jace" Velaryon in the 2022 HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of part of George R. R. Martin's companion book Fire & Blood.{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Elaine |title=Casualty exclusive: What's in Ollie Hide's police evidence box? Jason Durr reveals the shocking contents! |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/news/casualty-exclusive-whats-in-ollie-hides-police-evidence-box-jason-durr-reveals-the-shocking-contents |access-date=13 August 2022 |work=What to Watch |date=15 July 2022}}{{cite web |title=House of the Dragon – Character Descriptions |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/bio/house-dragon-character-descriptions |access-date=March 30, 2022 |website=WarnerMedia}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Film roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\| 2016 \| Ethel & Ernest \| Young Raymond Briggs \| Voice role
scope="row"\| 2017 \| Dunkirk \| Boy \|
scope="row"\| 2018 \| Dead in a Week or Your Money Back \| Young William \|
scope="row"\| 2020 \| Dolittle \| Tommy Stubbins \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Film roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"| 2016

| Ethel & Ernest

| Young Raymond Briggs

| Voice role

scope="row"| 2017

| Dunkirk

| Boy

scope="row"| 2018

| Dead in a Week or Your Money Back

| Young William

scope="row"| 2020

| Dolittle

| Tommy Stubbins

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Television roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\| 2014 \| Casualty \| Seb Durante \| Episode: "A Life Less Lived"
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| 2015 \| Galavant \| Young Galavant \| Episode: "My Cousin Izzy"
The Hive \| Buzzbee \| Voice role, 5 episodes
scope="row"\| 2016−2022 \| Casualty \| Oliver Hide \| Recurring role, 23 episodes
scope="row"\| 2022−present \| House of the Dragon \| Jacaerys Velaryon \| Main role

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Television roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"| 2014

| Casualty

| Seb Durante

| Episode: "A Life Less Lived"

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2015

| Galavant

| Young Galavant

| Episode: "My Cousin Izzy"

The Hive

| Buzzbee

| Voice role, 5 episodes

scope="row"| 2016−2022

| Casualty

| Oliver Hide

| Recurring role, 23 episodes

scope="row"| 2022−present

| House of the Dragon

| Jacaerys Velaryon

| Main role

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Music video roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Artist ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\| 2014 \| "Baby, It's Cold Outside" \| Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Music video roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Artist

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"| 2014

| "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

| Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Video game roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\| 2015 \| Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below \| Helix \| English version

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Video game roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"| 2015

| Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

| Helix

| English version

Stage

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Stage roles
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\| 2010 \| Billy Elliot the Musical \| Small Boy \| Victoria Palace Theatre, London
scope="row"\| 2013 \| Matilda The Musical \| Eric \| Cambridge Theatre, London
scope="row"\| 2015−2016 \| Elf \| Michael \| Dominion Theatre, London

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Stage roles

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"| 2010

| Billy Elliot the Musical

| Small Boy

| Victoria Palace Theatre, London

scope="row"| 2013

| Matilda The Musical