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My Take
Tom Felton earned my respect for how gracefully he carries an impossible inheritance. Playing Draco Malfoy across a decade of Harry Potter films could have frozen him as a sneering teenager forever, yet he turned the typecast into a kind of partnership with his audience, winning MTV's Best Villain awards back to back and wearing the role with humor rather than resentment. I also like the musician side of him; his songwriting feels unguarded, the opposite of Malfoy's armor. Child actors who survive franchise fame with their warmth intact are rare, and Felton strikes me as one of the genuinely well-adjusted ones.
Overview
Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is an English actor. Born in Surrey, Felton began appearing in commercials and made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in The Borrowers (1997). He portrayed Louis T. Leonowens in Anna and the King (1999) before being cast as Draco Malfoy in the film adaptations of the Harry Potter fantasy novels by J. K.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tom Felton
- Name (Japanese)
- トム・フェルトン
- Reading
- とむ・ふぇるとん
- Born
- September 22, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Epsom, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2010 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
- 2011 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
- 2011 Teen Choice Award for Best Villain
- 2012 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Voice actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.