Harry Collett

Harry Collett (born 17 January 2004)[1][2] is a British actor. Collett's career began in 2014 when he starred in the music video for Michael Bublé and Idina Menzel's cover of "Baby, It's Cold Outside". He secured voice roles for children's television series and had guest roles in American and British television series, including appearing as Oliver Hide in the medical drama Casualty, a role which he asked to reprise for two longer stints in 2017 and 2019, respectively. Collett then featured in films Ethel & Ernest, Dead in a Week or Your Money Back and Dunkirk, before being cast opposite Robert Downey Jr. in the 2020 film Dolittle as Tommy Stubbins. Collett has also experienced a career in theatre.

Harry Collett
Collett in 2019
Born (2004-01-17) January 17, 2004
United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

Career

Collett began his career appearing as a younger version of singer Michael Bublé in the music video for Bublé and Idina Menzel's cover of "Baby, It's Cold Outside".[3] He appeared in a 2014 episode of BBC medical drama Casualty as Seb Durante.[4] He then provided the voice to lead character Wally in children's television series Wallykazam! across the first two series.[5] The following year, Collett appeared in a series one episode of American musical fantasy comedy television series Galavant as the younger version of the titular character,[5] followed by a role in children's television series The Hive as Buzzbee.[6] In 2016, Collett was cast in another guest role on Casualty as Oliver Hide, the son of established character David Hide (Jason Durr). As part of the appearance, Collett filmed a stunt featuring his character trapped in a car engulfed in flames.[7] He reprised the role in 2017 for three episodes,[8] and again in 2019 for a longer stint.[9] Collett's co-star Durr praised the actor, calling him "absolutely fantastic" and opining, "He's got a great career ahead of him".[10]

Collett made his film debut as the younger version of Raymond Briggs in Ethel & Ernest, a biographical film released in 2016.[6] During 2017, Collett appeared in the short film Honour as 11-year-old boy Lee,[11] and made a cameo appearance in the 2017 war film Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan.[12] The following year, he appeared in Dead in a Week or Your Money Back as a younger version of the character William.[5] In December 2017, Collett's casting in the adventure comedy film Dolittle was announced.[12] Released in January 2020, the film features the actor starring as Tommy Stubbins, the self-appointed apprentice of Dr. Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.).[12]

Collett has also had a stage career, appearing in productions of Billy Elliot the Musical, Matilda the Musical,[5] and Elf, The Musical.[13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Ethel & Ernest Young Raymond Briggs Voice role
2017 Honour Lee Short film
2017 Dunkirk Boy
2018 Dead in a Week or Your Money Back Young William
2020 Dolittle Tommy Stubbins

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Casualty Seb Durante Guest role
2014−2017 Wallykazam! Wally Voice role
2015 Galavant Young Galavant Guest role
2015 The Hive Buzzbee Voice
2016−2019 Casualty Oliver Hide Recurring role

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Billy Elliot the Musical Small Boy
2013 Matilda The Musical Eric
2015−2016 Elf, The Musical Michael

Music videos
Year Title Artist Role Notes
2014 "Baby, It's Cold Outside" Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé Young Michael Bublé

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below Helix English version
Sources:[5]

References
  1. @hcollettactor (28 January 2019). "Sorry Sarah I've only just seen this. Thank you so much. Hope your well. Hope to see you soon. X" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. @hcollettactor (30 November 2015). "@5cha1a ha ha I'm 11, thank you. Enjoy the game!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "Watch: Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé - 'Baby it's Cold Outside'". Smooth Radio. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "A Life Less Lived". BBC Online. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. "Harry Collett - CV". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. Thill, Scott (8 June 2015). "A Feature Adaptation of Raymond Briggs' 'Ethel and Ernest' Is In the Works". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  7. Ellis, Sarah (24–30 September 2016). "David is forced to save the day, which he doesn't find easy...". Inside Soap. No. 38. pp. 40–41.
  8. Ellis, Sarah (4–10 February 2017). "David's fresh start". Inside Soap. No. 9. pp. 48–49.
  9. Reilly, Elaine; Fletcher, Rebecca (15 August 2019). "Casualty spoilers: Will Ethan survive big bomb explosion?". What's on TV. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. Reilly, Elaine (30 August 2019). "Jason Durr reveals why 'no acting was required' in Casualty!". What's on TV. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  11. "Honour". Amazon Prime Video. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  12. Kroll, Justin (6 December 2017). "Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Dolittle Movie Taps Harry Collett". Variety. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  13. Shenton, Mark (6 November 2015). "Elf the Musical review at the Dominion Theatre, London – 'overpriced, but genuinely charming'". The Stage. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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