I was in a huge Hollywood film franchise with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz but I quit fame to work in advertising
FREDDIE Boath may have starred in a huge Hollywood film franchise alongside Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, but he’s quit fame to work in advertising.
Actor Freddie, 32, was just 10-years-old when he played Alex O’Connell in 2001’s The Mummy Returns, which earned him Saturn and Young Artist Award nominations.
With Brendan and Rachel playing his parents in the sequel, which grossed $435m (£335m) at the box office, the rising star looked set to become a household name.
He continued his acting career in the 2000s with roles in the ITV thriller – The Children – as well as The Bill, Doctors and a short film called Nomad.
But Freddie’s last acting gigs were in the Starz miniseries – The Pillars of the Earth – and Nickelodeon’s House of Anubis in 2013.
He’s now an advertising professional, having studied at Oxford Brookes University and taken an internship at The Red Brick Road agency.
Freddie, who went to school at the prestigious Marlborough College, currently works at the London-based PageGroup as a Manager.
He previously held the titles of Business Manager and Managing Consultant at the company, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The Mummy trilogy ran from 1999 to 2008 and was made up of The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
The films were set from the 1920s onwards and were loosely based on the original 1932 movie of the same name.
In 2017, the franchise was brought back to life with the Tom Cruise-led reboot, but Freddie did not reprise his role and nor did Brendan or Rachel.