Alfred Thomas Highmore (born February 14, 1992) is an English actor. He is known for his starring roles beginning as a child, in the films Finding Neverland (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), August Rush (2007), and The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008). He won two consecutive Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Young Performer. Highmore starred as Norman Bates in the drama-thriller series Bates Motel (2013–2017), for which he was nominated three times for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and won a People's Choice Award. In 2017, Highmore began producing and starring as Dr. Shaun Murphy in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.

Filmography

• 2026Ali G: Who Iz I? — Executive Producer
• The Assassin — Edward Green / Floran Bertrand, Executive Producer
• 2024The Colour of My Room — Producer
• 2023The Canterville Ghost — Henry, Duke of Cheshire (voice)
• Fire Country — Director
• Leonardo — Stefano Giraldi, Executive Producer
• 2021The Vault — Thom, Producer
• 2020Dragon Rider — Ben (voice)
• 2017Almost Friends — Charlie Brenner
• The Good Doctor — Dr. Shaun Murphy, Writer, Director, Executive Producer
• 2017The Journey — Jack
• 2017Tour de Pharmacy — Young Adrian Baton
• Close to the Enemy — Victor Ferguson
• Bates Motel — Norman Bates, Teleplay, Story, Director, Writer
• 2013Justin and the Knights of Valour — Justin (voice)
• 2011The Art of Getting By — George Zinavoy
• 2010Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds — Arthur Montgomery
• 2010Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates — Astro Boy (voice)
• 2010Master Harold... and the Boys — Hally Ballard
• 2010Toast — Nigel Slater
• 2009Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard — Arthur Montgomery
• 2009Astro Boy — Astro / Toby (voice)
• 2008The Spiderwick Chronicles — Jared Grace / Simon Grace
• 2007August Rush — August Rush
• 2007The Golden Compass — Pantalaimon (voice)
• 2006A Good Year — Young Max Skinner
• 2006Arthur and the Invisibles — Arthur Montgomery
• 2005Becoming Oompa-Loompa
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Charlie Bucket
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
• 2004Finding Neverland — Peter Llewelyn Davies
• 2004Five Children and It — Robert
• 2004Two Brothers — Raoul Normandin
• Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story — Playground Son
• The Mists of Avalon — Young Arthur
• 2001Women Talking Dirty — Sam
• 2000Happy Birthday Shakespeare — Steven Green
• I'm Not Here to Hurt You — Creator
• Life On Other Planets — Producer
• Sinner v. Saints

Appearances as themselves (8)

• Taskmaster — Self
• 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The Early Show — Self
• The View — Self
• GMTV — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest