Tom Felton was born in Epsom, Surrey, to Sharon and Peter Felton. He has been acting since he was 8 years old at the suggestion of an actress friend of his family who recognized Felton's theatrical qualities. Felton met with an agent, and two weeks later, after auditioning with over 400 other children, he landed an international commercial campaign and went abroad to work. A talented singer, he started singing in a church choir at the age of 7 and has been a member of four choirs at school. He declined an offer to join the Guildford Cathedral Choir. He is a keen sportsman enjoying football . In between acting gigs, Tom still manages times with his music. He is one of the founding owners and talent of Six String Productions, a recording company devoted to signing young musical artists overlooked by the major recording industry.
Is the youngest of four children. He has three older brothers; Ashley, Chris, and Jonathan.
Enjoys football (soccer), ice-skating, rollerblading, basketball, cricket, swimming, tennis, and fishing.
One of his older brothers was his chaperon on the set of the earlier Harry Potter films.
Likes hip-hop and acoustic-based music claiming Jack Johnson , John Mayer , Jason Mraz , and Eminem as inspiration.
Hadnt read any of the Harry Potter books prior to being cast as Draco Malfoy.
Attended Howard of Effingham School, an academy school located in Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey, England. He left school at the age of sixteen in May of 2004 after completing his GCSEs.
His natural hair color is dark blonde. He bleached his hair platinum blonde for all eight of the Harry Potter films. Over the 10-year period the franchise was filmed, it was said that he had to color his hair every ten days. He said in an interview when the series had ended that he was looking forward to not having to dye his hair anymore.
As a boy, he owned a pet chinchilla named Stanley.
Had said he would enjoy studying fishery management in college, but admitted in interviews during the fall of 2009, that he would prefer to continue acting.
Loves shopping in New York. He loves clothing from the Air Jordan collection.
His Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Timberland (Timber), died in 2014 after health complications.
Was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazines Young Hollywood Issue.
The London Sun claims that he is related to John Proctor, one of the accused witches in the 17th century Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Proctors son Thorndike Proctor married a Hannah Felton. The elder Proctor appears in as a character in Arthur Miller s play The Crucible , and is portrayed in the film by Daniel Day-Lewis. Tom himself, of course, plays a wizard in the Harry Potter films.
His filming schedule for the Harry Potter films was as follows: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (July 2003), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (April 2004), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (March 2006), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (May 2008), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 & Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (March 2010).
Was in a relationship with production assistant Jade Gordon from 2008 until January of 2016. The two met on the set of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince . Prior to his relationship with Gordon, he was seeing singer/songwriter Melissa Tamschick from 2004 until 2007.
Resides in Venice Beach, California.
Describes himself as an "indecisive agnostic". Prior to working on his 2016 film Risen , he considered himself an "out and out atheist" and stated in an interview that the experience of working on the film changed his views on Christ and his final days.
Has two tattoos; a dog on the inside of his right bicep and palm trees on the inside of his right ankle.
Stated in multiple interviews over time that his favorite film of the Harry Potter franchise is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince .
The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.
