Milo Parker (born 4 October 2002)[1] is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Connor in Robot Overlords (2014), Roger Munro in Mr. Holmes (2015), Hugh Apiston in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) and Gerry Durrell in ITV's The Durrells (2016–2019).

Milo Parker
Born (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 22)
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
EducationFarlingaye High School Royal Holloway, University of London
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Known forMr. Holmes, The Durrells and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Life and work

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Milo Parker was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.[2]

Parker trained at Youngblood Theatre Company and made his feature film debut in the British independent science fiction film Robot Overlords, before starring alongside Ian McKellen in Mr. Holmes, for which he earned nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and 42nd Saturn Awards for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.[3] In an interview for The Lady, McKellen praised his young co-star, saying "Milo was full of the esprit of a young person. He had no fear of the camera or of doing exactly what the director wanted when required."[4] He attended Farlingaye High School in Woodbridge, Suffolk.[5] He is currently attending Royal Holloway, University of London.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Robot Overlords Connor
2015 Mr. Holmes Roger Munro
Ghosthunters on Icy Trails Tom Thompson
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Hugh Apiston
2017 McKellen: Playing the Part Young Ian McKellen Documentary
2024 Midas Man Alistair Taylor [6]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2016–2019 The Durrells Gerry Durrell Main cast

Audio

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Year Title Role Notes
2021 Masterful The Master Big Finish Productions[7]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Nominated work Category Result Ref(s)
2015 British Independent Film Awards Mr. Holmes Most Promising Newcomer Nominated [8]
2016 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated [9]
2016 London Film Critics' Circle Awards Mr. Holmes Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Nominated [10]
Robot Overlords
2016 Online Film & Television Association Mr. Holmes Best Youth Performance Nominated [11]
2016 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated [12]
2016 TV Times Awards The Durrells Favourite Newcomer Nominated [13]
2016 Young Artist Award Mr. Holmes Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (13 and under) Nominated [14]
2018 The Durrells Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Teen Actor Nominated [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Milo Parker | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ Cann, Tom (29 August 2022). "Meet our 30 inspirational under 30s from Suffolk". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Cast". Mr. Holmes Film. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ Bolger, Keeley (26 June 2015). "Knight in Sherlock armour". The Lady. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ^ Jarvis, Gemma (22 August 2019). "ITV The Durrells star Milo Parker celebrates top GCSE grades". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier". Toronto Jewish Film Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Masterful (Limited Edition)". Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Winners Nominations · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards (2015)". British Independent Film Awards. 25 October 2015.
  9. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (14 December 2015). "Critics' Choice Awards Mad About Mad Max: Fury Road as Nominations Are Announced". People. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  10. ^ "'Mad Max: Fury Road'; '45 Years' Score Multiple Awards At London Film Critics' Circle Awards". Deadline Hollywood. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Online Film & Television Association (2016)". IMDb.
  12. ^ "The 42nd Annual Saturn Awards nominations are announced for 2016!". Saturn Awards. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  13. ^ "TV Times Awards (2016)". IMDb.
  14. ^ "Nominations Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Nominees – Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. 14 July 2018.
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