Douglas Booth — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Douglas John Booth is an English actor. Booth was born in London, England, to Vivien (De Cala), an artist, and Simon Booth, who works for the shipping company Citigroup. He has appeared on British television in "Christopher and His Kind" (2011) and "Great Expectations" (2011), starred in the film "Romeo and Juliet" (2013), and played Shem, one of Noah's sons, in "Noah" (2014). More recently, he played Harry Villiers in "The Riot Club" (2014) and Titus Abrasax in "Jupiter Ascending" (2015).

Booth was educated at Solefield School, a private boys' school in Sevenoaks, Kent, then at Bennett Memorial Diocesan School and Lingfield Notre Dame School, a private school in Lingfield, Surrey. His mother is of half Spanish and half Dutch descent, and his father is of English descent.

Filmography

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2026 The Blame Di Tom Radley

Interesting facts

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His full name is Douglas John Booth.
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As a child, Douglas was diagnosed with dyslexia and had difficulty acquiring reading and writing skills.
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Douglas attended Solefield School, an independent preparatory school for boys in Sevenoaks, Kent; Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, a secondary school in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent; and Lingfield Notre Dame School, an independent secondary school in Lingfield, Surrey.
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Douglas was born to Vivien and Simon Booth in Greenwich, London, and grew up in Sevenoaks, Kent from the age of ten. His mother is an artist and his father is a financier. Through his mother he has Spanish and Dutch roots, and through his father, English roots.
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At the age of thirteen, Douglas began training at the National Youth Theatre in Holloway (London), then studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London; as a child he studied music, specializing in trumpet.
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Douglas has an older sister, Abigail Booth.