Woman’s Day (New Zealand)

Who am I?

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I was born in the UK in 1986. I never knew my father, and Mum worked hard to raise me and my sister. I started dancing at age six, after seeing my sister take ballet lessons. When my friends found out, they called me Ballerina Boy. While still at primary school, I started drama classes. My first screen job came in my early teens, in 2000, and proved to be my big break. My role as a working-class boy who loves to dance made me an overnight star. Thanks to my close support structure, I remained grounded and over the next few years, I worked tirelessly in theatre and on the big screen to transition from child star to respected adult actor. My films included KingKong and Jumper, although it was my role in World War II film Defiance with Daniel Craig that confirmed my standing as a grownup thespian. Since then, I’ve taken diverse jobs, from voicing Tintin in Steven Spielberg’s animated movie to roles in FantasticF­our and art-house film Nymphomani­ac:Vol.II. A father to a young son with my ex-wife Evan Rachel Wood, I recently married my former FantasticF­our co-star Kate Mara. Who am I? SOLUTION NEXT WEEK

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