Alfred Thomas Highmore (born 14 February 1992) is an English actor. He is known for his starring roles beginning as a child, in the films Finding Neverland (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Arthur and the Invisibles (2006), August Rush (2007), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), and the voice of the titular robot boy in Astro Boy (2009). Highmore won two consecutive Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Young Performer and received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Highmore starred as Norman Bates in the drama-thriller series Bates Motel (2013–2017), for which he was nominated thrice for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and won a People's Choice Award. He also starred as Dr. Shaun Murphy in the ABC drama series The Good Doctor (2017–2024), on which he served as a producer, and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance.