Freddie Boath

Freddie Boath
Born	Frederick William Boath (1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 (age 33) Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–2013

Frederick William Boath (born 6 May 1991) is an English actor best known for his role as Alex O'Connell in The Mummy Returns (2001). He now works as a marketing and advertising professional.[1]

Career

Boath was offered a part in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but turned it down to do The Mummy Returns instead.[2] He was replaced for the role of Alex O'Connell for the third movie in The Mummy trilogy by Australian actor Luke Ford.[3]

Boath appeared in an ITV1 show called The Children. He played 14-year-old Jack, a troubled teenager;[4] he said he could relate to the character as his parents divorced when he was young. In 2010 he played King Henry II as a teenager in The Pillars of the Earth.[5]

Boath appeared as Benji Reed in the 2013 television series House of Anubis.[5]

Boath graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a Bachelor of Arts, and completed an internship at London's The Red Brick Road, an advertising agency.[5]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Mummy Returns	Alex O'Connell
2012	Nomad	The Contact	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Rosemary and thyme	Roderick -a boy	“the invisible worm” - episode
2008	The Children	Jack Miller	3 episodes
2009	The Bill	Stevo Grainger	Episode: "Old Habits"
2010	Doctors	Barney Howerd	Episode: "Dead Weird"
	The Pillars of the Earth	Henry 15 years old
2013	House of Anubis	Benji Reed	4 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2002	The Mummy Returns	Saturn Awards	Best Performance by a Younger Actor	Nominated
2002		Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor	Nominated

References

1. "Where is Alex O'Connell from the Mummy Returns Now?". 11 September 2021.
2. "Freddie Boath Happily Rejected $9.58B Franchise Role of a Lifetime to Play Brendan Fraser's Son in The Mummy Returns - FandomWire". fandomwire.com. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
3. "Brendan Fraser's son cast in The Mummy 3". May 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
4. Walton, James (2 September 2008). "Last night on television: The Children (ITV1)". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
5. Grant, Stacey (4 May 2016). "Here's What Alex O'Connell From 'The Mummy Returns' Looks Like Now". MTV. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

External links

• Freddie Boath at IMDb
• (in French) Freddie Boath on Little-Stars