Full Name Harry Newell Role Film actor Name Harry Newell | Years active 2002–present Occupation Actor Movies Peter Pan | |
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Born 1991 London, England, United Kingdom Similar People Freddie Popplewell, Theodore Chester, Carsen Gray, P J Hogan, Harry Eden | ||
Harry Newell (born 1991) is an English film actor. He played John Darling in the film Peter Pan.
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Personal life
Newell lives in London with his family. He has a younger brother. When not on set for Peter Pan, he enjoyed surfing in Australia. He plays the saxophone, enjoys swimming and cricket.
Filming experience
Newell attended Stagecoach classes for two-and-a-half years prior to being involved in Peter Pan. He was twelve years old when he was spotted by a casting director at school and invited to a Peter Pan workshop. Several weeks later he was asked to audition for the part of John Darling, and he won the part. Filming for Peter Pan was in Australia. While there, Newell was interested in the technical aspects of filmmaking, and the stunts. In 2004, Newell was nominated for the Young Artist Awards. His category was "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor" for his performance as John.