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Alex Pettyfer Profile |
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Birth Date: April 10, 1990
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Birth Place: Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Birth Name: Alexander Richard Pettyfer
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
Alexander Richard Pettyfer (born April 10, 1990) is an
English actor. The son of an actor and former fashion model,
he appeared on stage and in television before being cast as
Alex Rider, the main character in the film version of
Stormbreaker. The film was released worldwide in 2006.
Alex Pettyfer was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, the son
of actor Richard Pettyfer and former model Lea Robinson
(currently known as "Lee Ireland"); he has a younger
half-brother, James Ireland, who plays a lot of Tennis, from
his mother's re-marriage to Michael Ireland, a real-estate
developer. Stormbreaker author Anthony Horowitz described
Pettyfer as coming from "an astonishing gene pool".
Pettyfer began his career as a child fashion model at the
age of seven, modelling for labels such as GAP, after
meeting Ralph Lauren in a toy store in New York City. He
also did adverts for some yogurt brands. He attended
Twickenham Preparatory School in Hampton and later the Mall,
a small private school in Twickenham and as a schoolboy,
performed in plays, including in the role of Willy Wonka in
a production Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In 2005, Alex Pettyfer, after ending his modelling career,
made his professional acting debut in the British television
production of Tom Brown's Schooldays, playing the lead
character, Tom Brown; he received positive reviews for the
role. In June 2005, he was cast in his most prominent role
so far, that of teenage MI6 spy Alex Rider in the film
Stormbreaker, based on the novel by Anthony Horowitz. He was
one of 500 who auditioned for the role. Pettyfer chose to
appear in the film over a role in the upcoming film Eragon,
noting that he preferred Stormbreaker because it would be
filmed in Britain, in the Isle of Man, while Eragon would
film in the Czech Republic, and Pettyfer is afraid of
flying. Stormbreaker was released on July 21, 2006 in the
United Kingdom, on October 6, 2006 in the United States and
on September 21, 2006 in Australia.
One review of Pettyfer's performance described him as
playing the role with an "earnest intensity", although
another noted that he "isn't quite at ease as an actor".
Media reports have specified that the film is expected to
make Pettyfer a "teen idol". Pettyfer will not reprise the
role in the next Alex Rider film because he is already too
old for the role.
Pettyfer, who has described himself as "athletic", lives in
Windsor, Berkshire, and attended Shiplake College boarding
school near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. When not
working, Pettyfer's hobbies include skiing, dancing and
hockey.
After Pettyfer completed filming Stormbreaker, he did not
discuss the film with anyone at his school, citing the
advice of his Stormbreaker co-star, Ewan McGregor, who told
him to keep his personal and professional life separate.
Pettyfer has since decided to leave school and concentrate
on his film career, as well as study drama full time at
college, saying that "When you have already experienced
going out and working in the real world, and you come back
to school, you just see it as a playground and you don't
want to be there any more". |
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Other Information |
He finished school in July 2006, at the age of sixteen,
after passing eleven GCSEs.
Played Willy Wonka in a school production of Charlie And The
Chocolate Factory when he was younger.
The son of actor Richard Pettyfer and former model Lee
Ireland (now a TV presenter.
Son of former US TV presenter Lee Ireland from her first
marriage to actor Richard Pettyfer.
During term time over his secondary school years, Alex was a
boarder at Shiplake College, a prestigious boarding school
located in Henley-on-Thames. Over the holidays, he lived
with his family in the centre of Windsor, Berkshire. His
mother Lee Ireland (nee Robinson), a former American
television presenter, and property developer stepfather
Michael Ireland have lived in the town for the past six
years.
Anthony Horowitz, the author of Stormbreaker (2006),
practically handpicked Alex for the role of Alex Rider in
the film version of the book after seeing his impressive
performance in Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005) (TV).
Has a younger half-brother, James Ireland (b. 1993), who is
a talented tennis player.
He attends Shiplake College, a prestigious boarding school
located in Henley-on-Thames
At the age of fifteen, he was chosen out of five hundred
other boys to play the part of Alex Rider in the film
version of Anthony Horowitz's Stormbreaker (2006), a British
teen novel revolving around a fourteen-year-old hired by MI6
to be a spy.
Briefly attended Millfield School, one of the largest and
most prestigious private school in England
Has had renal (kidney) problems since early childhood.
Was offered the title role of Eragon in Eragon (2006) based
on the best-selling novel "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini
prior to the casting of Edward Speleers. He turned down the
part because of his fear of flying.
Was a fashion model for Ralph Lauren and the GAP. |
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so,HOW DO I CONTACT HIM
so,HOW DO I CONTACT HIM
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