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Biography
Daniel Richard Huttlestone is an English actor best known for his role as Gavroche in Tom Hooper's Les Misérables and Jack in the musical film Into the Woods, which both earned him a 2013 and 2015 Young Artist Award nomination as Best Young Supporting Actor in a Feature Film.
Career
Daniel started his stage career from the age of 9 landing the role of "Nipper" in the 2009 production of Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, performing on the opening night with Rowan Atkinson, and continuing until it closed in 2011. He went on to perform the role of Gavroche, in Les Misérables, at the Queen's Theatre, working with Alfie Boe, Matt Lucas where he stayed with the show for 1 year. He starred as Gavroche in the 2012 film Les Misérables and Jack in the 2014 film version of Into the Woods.
He filmed London Town in the summer of 2015, where he worked with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The release date is currently unknown. It has been announced that Daniel is playing Brian Fawcett in the new film The Lost City of Z. The film will be premiered at the New York Film Festival on 15 October 2016.
Personal life
Huttlestone was born in Havering, Greater London, England, the second of three children of Linda, a homemaker, and Mark Huttlestone, a company managing director. He has an elder brother, Thomas Andrew (born 1997), who is also an actor and has appeared as Friedrich Von Trapp in The Sound of Music UK Tour 2011. His younger sister, Sarah Rosina (born 2005), is an actress who is set to appear in Regent's Open Air Theatre production of The Sound of Music, with his former Les Misérables co-star Isabelle Allen. Daniel currently lives in Romford, Greater London and enjoys football.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Les Misérables | Gavroche | National Board of Review Award for Best Cast Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Jack | Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance By a Youth – Male Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble |
| 2015 | Friday Download | Guest | With boyband, Tuxedo |
| 2016 | London Town | Shay | |
| 2016 | The Lost City of Z | Brian Fawcett |