Article: 'I'm not sure I want to be an actor' Move over Daniel Radcliffe, there's a new kid on the block in the form of Freddie Highmore. Rob Driscoll meets the young star of this Easter's big screen blockbuster.(Features)

Byline: Rob Driscoll

WITH Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe deserting our shores for Broadway, Britain's young cinema-goers are hungry for a new teen, big screen hero.

Step forward Freddie Highmore, 16-year-old star of this Easter's movie fantasy The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has already proved a monster hit in America.

Yet Highmore is not exactly a stranger to success in the movie world. His CV is already the envy of actors twice his age, with significant roles in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Johnny Depp specifically asked Highmore to ...

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