Bill Milner

Bill Milner
Born William Henry Milner
(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995
Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present

William Henry "Bill" Milner (born 4 March 1995) is an English actor. He starred as Will Proudfoot in Son of Rambow (2007), Edward in Is Anybody There? (2008), and the young Erik Lensherr / Magneto in X-Men: First Class (2011).

Life and career

Milner was born in Surrey and grew up in Hackney, London.[1] He made his acting debut in the Hammer & Tongs film Son of Rambow (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 in Is Anybody There?. He appeared in the film adaptation of the David Almond book Skellig (2009). Milner portrayed Ian Dury's son Baxter in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010).[2] He played the role of young Erik Lensherr / Magneto in the superhero film X-Men: First Class.[3] He played the role of Tom Harvey in the Netflix film, iBoy, with Maisie Williams.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007Son of RambowWill Proudfoot
2008Pop ArtToby WarnerShort film
Is Anybody There?Edward
2010Sex & Drugs & Rock & RollBaxter Dury
2011X-Men: First ClassYoung Erik Lensherr
2012I, AnnaTheo
BrokenJed
2013LockeSean LockeVoice role
2016AnthropoidAta Moravec
2017iBoyTom Harvey
DunkirkLone Private
The LodgersEdward
2018ApostleJeremy

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?NicholasTV film
My Boy JackPeter CarterTV film
2009SkelligMichaelTelevision film
2012The Secret of Crickley HallMaurice Stafford3 episodes
2014The 7.39Adam Matthews2 episodes
The Job LotMichael JenningsEpisode: "2.3"

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Result
2007 British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Son of Rambow Nominated
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers (with Will Poulter) Nominated
2008 London Critics Circle Film Award for Young British Performer of the Year Is Anybody There? Nominated
2010 London Critics Circle Film Award for Young British Performer of the Year Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Sally (22 March 2008). "Son of Rambow: ready for action". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Maher, Kevin (4 December 2009). "Andy Serkis brings Ian Dury back to life". The Times. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  3. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (17 August 2010). "January Jones joins 'X-Men'". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
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