William Henry Milner (born 4 March 1995) is an English actor. He starred as Will Proudfoot in ''

Son of Rambow ''Son of Rambow'' is a 2007 comedy film written and directed by Garth Jennings and inspired by ''First Blood''. The film premiered on 22 January 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. It was later shown at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Seattle ...

'' (2007), Edward in ''

Is Anybody There? ''Is Anybody There?'' is a 2008 British drama film starring Michael Caine and directed by John Crowley. It was written by Peter Harness and produced by David Heyman, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf. The film premiered at the 2008 Toronto In ...

'' (2008), and the young

Erik Lensherr Magneto (; birth name: Max Eisenhardt; Pseudonym, alias: Erik Lehnsherr and Magnus) is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer ...

in '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011).

Early life

William Henry Milner was born on 4 March 1995 in

Teddington, London Teddington is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 2021, Teddington was named as the best place to live in London by ''The Sunday Times''. Historically in Middlesex, Teddington is situated on a long me ...

. He grew up in

Hampton, London Hampton is a suburban area on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, and historically in the County of Middlesex. which includes Hampton Court Palace. Hampton is served by two railway station ...

Career

Milner made his acting debut in the

Hammer & Tongs Hammer & Tongs is the pseudonym of British director and producer duo, promo and film director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith, as well as the name of their production company. Best known for their work on music videos for Blur (" ...

film ''

'' (2007). That same year, he appeared in the made-for-TV films ''Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?'' and '' My Boy Jack''. Milner then starred alongside

Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...

in ''

'' (2008). He appeared in the film adaptation of the

David Almond David Almond (born 15 May 1951) is a British author who has written many novels for children and young adults from 1998, each one receiving critical acclaim. He is one of thirty children's writers, and one of three from the UK, to win the bie ...

book ''

Skellig ''Skellig'' is a children's novel by the British author David Almond, published by Hodder in 1998. It was the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and it won the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding ...

'' (2009). Milner portrayed

Ian Dury Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 27 March 2000) was a British singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer and lyricist of Ian Dury and the Blockheads ...

's son Baxter in the biopic ''

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" is a song and single by Ian Dury. It was originally released as a Stiff Records single, with "Razzle in My Pocket" as the B-side, on 26 August 1977. The song was released under the single name "Ian Dury", but three me ...

'' (2010). He played the role of young Erik Lensherr / Magneto in the superhero film '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011). He played the role of Tom Harvey in the

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film, '' iBoy'' (2017).

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Tame Impala Tame Impala is the psychedelic music project of Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. In the recording studio, Parker writes, records, performs, and produces all of the project's music. As a touring act, Tame Impala consists of Parke ...

– "

Mind Mischief "Mind Mischief" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. It is the fourth track on their 2012 album '' Lonerism'', and was released as its third and final single in January 2013. Kevin Parker wrote the song, and he also perfor ...

" (2012)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milner, Bill 1995 births 21st-century English male actors English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors Living people Male actors from Surrey People from the London Borough of Hackney People educated at Teddington School