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Bill Milner

English actor (born 1995)

Summary

English actor (born 1995)

Field	Value
birth_name	William Henry Milner
birth_date
birth_place	London, England
occupation	Actor
years_active	2007–present

William Henry 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 in X-Men: First Class (2011).

Personal life

William Henry Milner was born on 4 March 1995 in Teddington, London. He grew up in Hampton, London.

Milner is queer.

Career

Milner 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? (2008). 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). 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 Netflix film, iBoy (2017).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Son of Rambow	Will Proudfoot
2008	Is Anybody There?	Edward
2010	Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll	Baxter Dury
2011	X-Men: First Class	Young Erik Lensherr	Speaks only in German
2012	I, Anna	Theo
Broken	Jed
2013	Locke	Sean Locke	Voice role
2015	Winter	Max
2016	X-Men: Apocalypse	Young Erik Lensherr	Archive footage
Anthropoid	Ata Moravec
2017	iBoy	Tom Harvey
Dunkirk	Lone Private
The Lodgers	Edward
2018	Apostle	Jeremy
Stomping Grounds	Monroe	Short film
2019	Summer Night	Rabbit
Waiting for the Barbarians	Garrison Soldier 5
2022	Burial	Iossif Gulyaev
2024	Midas Man	Clive Epstein	title=Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier	url=https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/	website=Toronto Jewish Film Foundation	language=en-US	access-date=1 June 2024	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524073351/https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/	archive-date=24 May 2024}}

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?	Nicholas	Television film
My Boy Jack	Peter Carter	Television film
2009	Skellig	Michael	Television film
2012	The Secret of Crickley Hall	Maurice Stafford	3 episodes
2014	The 7.39	Adam Matthews	2 episodes
The Job Lot	Michael Jennings	Episode #2.3
2022	The Flatshare	Si	5 episodes
2023	A Small Light	Tonny Ahlers	Miniseries
2024	The Serpent Queen	King Charles IX	Season 2

Music videos

Tame Impala – "Mind Mischief" (2012)

Awards and nominations

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

References

Williams, Sally. (22 March 2008). "Son of Rambow: ready for action".
Guiltenane, Christian. (2024-07-24). "The Serpent Queen star Bill Milner interview: 'I'd love to explore a queer role'".
Maher, Kevin. (4 December 2009). "Andy Serkis brings Ian Dury back to life".
McClintock, Pamela. (17 August 2010). "January Jones joins 'X-Men'".
O'Neill, Shane. (2020-07-02). "The Most Underappreciated Sci-Fi Thrillers On Netflix Right Now".
"Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier".

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