Lord Wandsworth College student, Albie Salter, will appear in the film Here, which will be released in UK cinemas on Friday, January 17.
Albie plays the role of Young Jimmy in the movie, which is directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Paul Bettany.
The film is based on the 2014 graphic novel by Richard McGuire and tells the story of a single house and the people who have lived there over the course of generations.
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Albie at Pinewood Studios, where the film was shot (Image: Leigh Salter) The film was shot at Pinewood Studios and was released in the US at the beginning of November last year.
Albie said: “It’s so incredible to see yourself on the big screen.
“It’s almost unreal because you watch movies all the time and don’t imagine being in something like that.”
Whilst Here is the first time that Albie has appeared in a feature film, he is no stranger to acting.
He played the lead role of Patch in 101 Dalmatians – A New Musical at Regents Park Open Air Theatre in 2022, having made his professional stage debut there the year before in Carousel.
He said: “I also play the guitar and sing. I’m working on a third album and I’m looking to do a headline show this year.”
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One of Albie’s highlights whilst filming Here was working with one of Hollywood’s best-loved actors.
He said: “Tom Hanks was just brilliant on set. He improvised in nearly every scene and it was just mesmerising to watch.
“On the last day of filming, he said to me, ‘This won’t be the last thing we do together.’
“He then said, ‘I’ll see you in the next one.’ They were all so nice.”
Digital de-ageing was used in the film, which sees Albie playing the brother of Richard Young (Hanks) and the young son of Al Young (Bettany).
However, he said that one of his biggest scenes was alongside the female lead.
He said: “It’s just me and Robin (Wright). Her waters break and she tells me her baby’s coming.
“She tells me to call a taxi, then I run out, get some towels and start trying to make a phone call on one of those old-fashioned (rotary dial) telephones.
“I didn’t know how to use it. Everyone was laughing at me on-set and Tom showed me what to do.
“It was a very fun scene to film.”
Albie’s next project will be in the Lord Wandsworth College production of Bugsy Malone at The Haymarket on January 22 and 23.