Philip Wiegratz
| Philip Wiegratz | |
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| Born | February 17, 1993 Colbitz, Germany |
Philip Wiegratz (born February 17, 1993) is a German child actor. His filmography consists partly of adaptations of popular English and German children's books.
Wiegratz is best known for his 2005 portrayal of the greedy Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He nonchalantly attended a casting call with no expectations of landing any particular part, but caught the attention of a casting director and was placed on a shortlist for the role of Augustus. Wiegratz returned for several callbacks and eventually landed the part, which marked his English-language film debut and also required him to wear a fatsuit instead of getting fat on his own terms. He performed his own stunts in the scenes of Augustus falling into the river in Wonka's Chocolate Room.
That same year, he also appeared in Es ist ein Elch entsprungen (international title A Christmas Carol), adapted from the Andreas Steinhöfel storybook of the same name.[1]
In 2006, Wiegratz starred in the eponymous film version of Cornelia Funke's Die Wilden Hühner as a member of an all-boys group called the Pygmies, and returned for a sequel the following year. Both pictures were commercial successes, and he and several co-stars were guests on the German children's television program Ki.Ka Live on April 2, 2007.
[edit] Filmography
- Es ist ein Elch entsprungen (2005)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Berndivent (one episode, 2006)
- Die Wilden Hühner (2006)
- Die Wilden Hühner und die Liebe (2007)
- Ki.Ka Live (one episode, 2007)
- Die Wilden Hühner und das Leben (2009)
