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Amir Wilson is an English-Sudanese actor who is popular for appearing in the musical play The Lion King (2015), the American-British television series His Dark Materials (2019) and the British-Dutch web series The Letter for the King. 2020).
Wiki/Biography
Amir Wilson was born on Friday, February 6, 2004 (age 17 years; as in 2021) in Shrewsbury, West Midlands, England. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius.
A childhood photo of Rich Wilson at a skate park in Shrewsbury
The Shropshire-born actor grew up playing football and skating in the parks with his friends in Shrewsbury. He did his schooling at St Giles C of E Primary School in South Mimms, England. At the age of ten, he moved to London to live with his older sister Moya Wilson after playing the role of Simba in the musical drama ‘The Lion King’ (2015). Later he did a course in film production.
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye colour: brown
Family and ethnicity
Amir Wilson was born to an English father and a Sudanese mother. In an interview he revealed,
My mother is Sudanese and my father is English. I can understand more than I can speak Arabic. Obviously, I refused to learn this when I was younger and I really hate myself for that. “I wish I was fluently bilingual.”
In 2018, his father Paul Wilson died of a heart attack caused by undiagnosed asymptomatic coronary heart disease. His mother’s name is Nagla Wilson. He has two older sisters, Moya Wilson and Iman Wilson.
Amir Wilson with his father and sister Iman
Nagla Wilson and Iman Wilson
livelihood
Theater
Amir Wilson began his journey as a theater artist at the age of eight, when he along with his sister played the role of Munchkins in the play ‘Wizard of Oz’ (2012) organized by the local theater group Get Your Wiggle On (GYWO). Went to audition for. , Talking about the beginning of his acting journey in an interview, he said,
A teaching assistant at my school said, “Children, do any of you want to play the Munchkins in the Wizard of Oz for the local theater group?” I thought, no, I don’t want to do that, but I gave the leaflet to my sister. We went to audition that weekend… I did it, I got in and stayed with the company for two years.
In 2014, he played Mr. Mayor in the play ‘Seussical’ (2014), staged at Theater Severn in Shrewsbury. In the drama, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer are Jojo’s parents, who face difficulty raising their troubled child.
Rich Wilson in Seussical (2014)
Later, he got the role of Chip in GYWO’s theatrical production ‘Beauty and the Beast’. In the play, Chip is a seven-year-old boy who is turned into a teacup after a witch curses him. In GYWO’s 2014 Oliver production, Aamir was cast for the role of The Artful Dodger, but his name was removed from the play when he secured the role of Simba in the musical play ‘The Lion King’. In 2015, he received critical acclaim for playing the younger version of the protagonist Simba in the 2015 musical drama ‘The Lion King’. The play, staged at the Lyceum Theater in London, was based on the 1994 Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film of the same name. According to the legend, Simba is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, destined to rule the Pride Lands as a king.
Rich Wilson in the musical drama The Lion King (2015)
Another major theatrical production under his belt includes ‘The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾’. (2017) in which he played the role of Nigel. The drama focuses on a teenager named Adrian who witnesses an eventful year during which his parents’ marriage crumbles and the girl of his dreams, Pandora, joins him at his school. In the play, Nigel is Adrian’s best friend who goes to the same high school and youth club and even dates the same girl, Pandora. As the play’s story progresses, Nigel becomes a homosexual.
Rich Wilson in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Age 13¾ (2017)
short film
He made his short film debut with ‘Special Delivery’ (2018) in which he played the role of Josh. In the film, a broke university student named Dan meets a smart 13-year-old kid named Josh while secretly distributing cocaine.
Amir Wilson in Special Delivery (2018)
feature films
In 2019, he made his feature film debut when he played a brief role in the fantasy action-adventure film ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’.
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
He starred as Dickon in the 2020 British fantasy drama film ‘The Secret Garden’. The central character Mary Lennox is an orphan girl who is sent to England to live with her uncle, where she discovers a hidden magical garden. In the film, Dickon is a kind-hearted 12-year-old boy who spends most of his time in the marshland. According to the story, Dickon helps Mary in the magical garden by tending to an injured dog and her uncle’s bedridden son.
Rich Wilson in the film The Secret Garden (2020)
Later, he got the role of Anton Milanesi in the 2022 German musical film ‘The Magic Flute’. The film is about a 17-year-old boy, Tim Walker, who discovers a centuries-old, forgotten path leading to a fantasy world.
Television
In 2019, he made his television debut in the fantasy drama series ‘His Dark Materials’, in which he played the lead role of Will Parry. The series is based in a multi-world reality, where a girl named Lyra is destined to change the world in accordance with a prophecy. The Witches’ Prophecy also establishes a connection between Lyra and a teenager from another world named Will, whose father disappeared thirteen years earlier. Aamir’s character, Will Perry, emerged as an important figure in the second season of the series and gained immense popularity.
His Dark Materials (2019)
OTT/Web Series
Amir Wilson rose to prominence when he made his digital debut with the upcoming adventure series ‘The Letter for the King’, in which he played the lead role of Tiuri. In the series, a young spy named Tiuri sets out on a quest after being tasked with delivering a secret message to the king who lives beyond the great mountains. Aamir earned a nomination in the category ‘Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program’ at the Daytime Emmy Awards (2021) for playing the role of Tiuri.
Rich Wilson in The Letter for the King (2020)
Favorite
- Fast food company: Nando’s
- Food: Chicken, Halloumi Fries
- Actor: Matthew McConaughey
- Film: Interstellar (2014)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Born to a Sudanese mother, Amir can speak Arabic.
- In memory of his late father, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 2018, Aamir became a member of the British Heart Foundation in 2019. The organization provides support to people suffering from heart and circulatory disease throughout the United Kingdom.
- In an interview in 2020, he made an interesting revelation about himself and said,
I’ve never broken any bones.”
- Amir Wilson is a non-vegetarian.
- He holds dual citizenship of Sudan and UK.
Categories: Biography
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