What happened to the talented Tom Felton after his successful performance as Draco Malfoy

The role as Draco Malfoy in the film saga Harry Potter brought worldwide fame to British actor Tom Felton. However, at the same time, the character ended up creating a bad person label over the actor’s image. The problem is that, in everyday life, Tom is the exact opposite of that label, and after the films in the saga, he has tried with all his might to disconnect his career from the bad reputation of the evil wizard that was tied to him.

We, from incredible.club, we researched Tom Felton’s professional career to understand why this talented actor is so little seen on the big screen these days. Check out!

The actor and fourth child of the Felton family was born in 1987. Since he was a child Tom demonstrated a well-developed artistic side, and at the age of 8 he acted for the first time on a recording set. He starred in short roles for some series until a friend of his mother helped him to participate in the casting for the children’s film The Little Ones (1997). Tom beat 400 competitors and was chosen to act in the feature.

After that, the actor’s career gained new momentum: Tom was invited to act in 3 other projects, the most famous of which was the film anna and the kingin which at the time the 11-year-old actor starred opposite renowned actress Jodie Foster.

During the casting process to act in Harry Potter13-year-old Tom admitted he hadn’t read the famous bestseller, having only begun to be fascinated by history a while later. At the time, the actor did not believe in the success of the production and decided to participate in the casting only out of professional interest. But then the role ended up being assigned to him. By the way, at first, the producers considered giving Tom the character of Harry Potter, but later concluded which image of him would best suit an anti-hero.

And this satisfied Tom, as he believed that a contradictory and evil character incites more emotions in the public and is remembered more easily. But that was also the biggest difficulty: Tom was a cheerful and kind teenager, and therefore he had to work hard to adapt his facial expressions to those required by his character.

The actor pointed out shyness as one of his weaknesses. For example, talking to famous people was a big problem. Tom wasn’t able to have an open and frank conversation with Alan Rickman (who played Severus Snape) until the last film in the saga of Harry Potter🇧🇷

Already after the release of the first film in the franchise, Tom felt that even his acquaintances began to treat him with more caution — the image of Draco suited him very well and quickly became associated with the actor. And the spoiled, bad little boy’s fans were no less numerous than Harry’s own, which shocked even J.K. Rowling. She admitted that as an author she doesn’t like Draco Malfoy, but believes that the charm of Tom, who at the time considered “the cutest person on the face of the earth”, greatly influenced the character’s popularity.

Tom’s entire adolescence, like that of the other actors in the saga, was spent inside the recording studios, which made him admit that he sometimes regretted his participation in the project. The restrictions imposed on him ended up preventing the actor from participating in other films. For example, he could not change his hairstyle, he had to constantly dye his hair, he was forbidden to sunbathe and to practice any extreme sport (so that he would not get injured). Thus, the end of the saga’s recordings meant, in fact, a liberation for Tom from all these and other rules.

Other than that, the actor considered all the friendships made during the recording years as something extremely valuable. Tom has become close friends with Rupert Grint and is on good terms with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

After the end of the recordings for Harry Potter, Tom decided to dedicate himself to other activities parallel to his career. He tried his hand at rap and even recorded a few albums. And even before their debut, the actor created a YouTube channel where he began to post videos singing his authorial songs with the help of a guitar. But his songs did not fall into popular taste.

Another hobby that Tom decided to try as a profession was professional fishing, he even announced that he would learn it. But after a while, to the happiness of his fans, the actor gave up on the idea.

Tom Felton in the movie In secret (2013).

We often hear that they no longer want to record with Tom Felton in the cinema. This is not quite true. Since the end of the recordings of Harry Potter, the actor has starred in more than 15 productions, giving life to different types of characters. The most famous films he participated in during this period were Planet of the apes the origin (2011) and The apparition (2012), as well as the series Flash (2014-present).

The actor’s last notable work was for the movie Ophelia, which premiered in 2018. Tom joked that the image of Draco still haunted him even after so many years. He acted as the brother of the protagonist played by Daisy Ridley, and the relations between the two behind the scenes were quite cold at first. In an interview with the British newspaper daily mailTom joked:

“At first I thought she didn’t like me – and that impression only changed towards the end of the recordings. Daisy loves Harry Potter, so I think she was upset that Draco had become her brother! Why do I think so? Well, she wasn’t much of a talker, she used to be silent when she was next to me. Maybe my assumptions are wrong, I don’t know. But after a while our relationship started to improve. We probably just needed some time to get used to each other.”

But still, after the saga Harry Potter, none of Tom’s work has surpassed his role as Draco in terms of popularity, and besides, most of them have been minor roles. For critics, this is a consequence of the actor’s lack of ambition.

Tom himself sometimes admits that he is not very sure of himself. And that became very clear right after the recordings for Harry Potter🇧🇷 In an interview, the actor said that it was very difficult for him to have to go through several casting tests and receive the answer “We will be in touch”. Tom admitted that he got really nervous and felt insecure every time he went to a new audition.

Tom’s appearance was also the subject of discussions. Not everyone likes his casual style, and to many, the actor looks older than he really is. However, this may have been just one of the ways Tom found to rid himself of associations with Draco Malfoy.

Fans often joke that the actor’s Instagram page is more famous than the films for which the actor has been filming. Tom has 5 million and 600 thousand followers, and one of the traditions of his profile on this social network is his live broadcasts, which gather more than 10 thousand followers. In them he plays guitar, piano and sings original songs.

Tom has many hobbies, and dedicates his free time to fishing, basketball, soccer, skating, golf, and spending time with his family.

Tom is very famous for his social actions — he has been cooperating with charitable foundations ever since he donated part of the fee he earned for his role as Draco to benefit children.

As for his personal life, his heart is completely free. And recently, he supported his friend Emma Watson in her statement about having “a happy relationship with yourself”, admitting that he too believes in such a philosophy.

Tom does not talk openly about his career plans and aspirations, but says that he tries to live and work with pleasure. The last series he participated in was Origin (no Portuguese version, 2018), where he acted as the villain named Logan. The evildoer is among a group of strangers who wake up in a damaged spaceship they boarded to escape the troubles plaguing Earth. It is interesting to note that, in addition to Tom, there is another person who also participated in Harry Potter on the recordings of this series — Natalia Tena, who played Nymphadora Tonks in the wizarding universe. Her character leads the group of survivors. In turn, this year should premiere the film in which Tom acted as the protagonist: The Forgotten Battle 🇧🇷The Forgotten Battlein free translation, and still no version for Portuguese).

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