Frederick William Boath (born 6 May 1991) is an English actor best known for his role as
Alex O'Connell in ''
The Mummy Returns'' (2001). He now works as a marketing and advertising professional.
Career
Boath was going to audition for ''
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and was Rowling's debut novel. It follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who disco ...
'', but chose to audition for ''The Mummy Returns'' instead. He was replaced for the role of Alex O'Connell for the
third movie in
''The Mummy'' trilogy by Australian actor
Luke Ford
Luke Ford (born 26 March 1981) is a Canadian-Australian actor. His career began in television in 2000 and his first film role was in 2006 before being cast in '' The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' in 2008. Ford's regular television roles ...
.
Boath appeared in an
ITV1
ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the ITV (TV network), Channel 3 ...
show called ''
The Children''. He played 14-year-old Jack, a troubled teenager;
he said he could relate to the character as his parents divorced when he was young. In 2010 he played
King Henry II as a teenager in ''
The Pillars of the Earth''.
Boath appeared as Benji Reed in the 2013 television series ''
House of Anubis
''House of Anubis'' is a mystery television series developed for Nickelodeon based on the Dutch–Belgian television series '' Het Huis Anubis''. The series was created by Hans Bourlon and Gert Verhulst and premiered on Nickelodeon on 1 Jan ...
''.
Boath graduated from
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University (OBU; formerly known as Oxford Polytechnic) is a public university, public university in Oxford, England. It is a new university, having received university status through the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. Th ...
with a
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
, and completed an internship at London's
The Red Brick Road, an advertising agency.
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Freddie Boath on Little-Stars
1991 births
English male child actors
English male film actors
English male television actors
Living people
Alumni of Oxford Brookes University
Male actors from London
People from Hammersmith
Actors from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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