Chloe Hawthorn

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Chloe Hawthorn
Born
Chloe Charlotte Hawthorn

(2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 19)
Havering, England
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Chloe Charlotte Hawthorn (born 17 August 2002) is a British child actress from Havering best known for playing the lead role of Matilda Wormwood in Matilda the Musical, a role she shared with Lucy-Mae Beacock, Hayley Canham, Elise Blake, Cristina Fray and Lara Wollington.[1]

Early life[]

Hawthorn was born in and currently lives in Essex. She used to attend dance training at Beverly Marks Stage School. She was a member Spirit Young Performers Company where she trained in musical theatre.[2] Currently, Chloe is in college studying Musical Theatre.

Career[]

Hawthorn was in the original cast of the West End production of The Wizard of Oz and was featured in the original cast recording.[3] In August 2012, Hawthorn landed the role of Matilda in Matilda the Musical, taking over from Cleo Demetriou, Jade Marner, Isobelle Molloy and Eleanor Worthington Cox.[4] In her run, Chloe, alongside her fellow Matilda's, became judges on the CBBC and BBC One programme, Junior Masterchef. Hawthorn performed with the cast at the 100th Royal Variety Performance where she performed part of the song "Naughty" and also met the Queen and Prince Philip. She then won the Mousetrap Award for Outstanding Female Performance for her portrayal, becoming one of the youngest people to win the award. She was also nominated for an Olivier Award, alongside her fellow cast members, and was featured in the Oliviers 2013 performance alongside Lara Wollington, Elise Blake and Cristina Fray. Hawthorn finished her run in Matilda on 1 September 2013. [5]

Hawthorn then joined the cast of The BFG landing the lead role of Sophie in 2014 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre alongside Madeleine Haynes and Lara Wollington, finishing her run in early 2015. In April 2016, Hawthorn announced that she would be joining Spirit Young Performers Company, after attending many workshops, that have received millions of views online and on YouTube.

She made her series debut in 2017, in Campfire Creepers at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain directed by Alexandre Aja and joined by Robert Englund in the cast. It was one of the first ever Virtual Reality 360 horror series to be made and was released in October 2017 in the Oculus Store.

Most recently, Hawthorn featured in a Sainsbury's Valentines TV Advert alongside Sonnyboy Skelton.

Filmography[]

Theatre[]

Year Production Role Theatre Dates
2011 The Wizard Of Oz Munchkin London Palladium
2012–13 Matilda the Musical Matilda Wormwood Cambridge Theatre
2014-15 The BFG Sophie Birmingham Repertory Theatre
2016 Bring It On: The Musical Ensemble West End Live October 2016

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Refs
2011 Children In Need Munchkin Performed with cast of The Wizard Of Oz
2012 Junior Masterchef Herself Guest Judge
2012 Royal Variety Performance Matilda 100th anniversary performance
2017 Campfire Creepers Trina Main role
2019 Impact Jenna 1 episode

Video[]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Good As It Gets Stephanie
2015 Coffee Break Singer
2015 Magic To Do Quintuplet
2016 Stick To The Status Quo Zeke
2016 Spread The Love Around Singer
2016 Raise Your Voice Singer
2017 Blackout Singer
2017 Disney Battle Mulan
2017 Heathers/Carrie Mashup Singer
2017 In The Room Where It Happens Singer
2017 Evolution Of Broadway Elphaba
2018 Come Alive Circus Performer
2018 Dear Evan Hansen Medley Zoe Murphy
2018 Somebody In The Crowd Singer
2018 Be More Chill Chloe
2018 Everybody Is Talking About Jamie Olivia
2018 Your Fault Witch

References[]

  1. ^ "Lucy-Mae Beacock, Hayley Canham, Chloe Hawthorn and Lara Wollington to Step in as Title Role in MATILDA in August". broadwayworld.com. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "The Beverly Marks Stage School News". BeverlyMarksStageSchool.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Chloe Hawthorn". MatildaTheMusical.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ^ "New Casting for Matilda Musical in London". LoveTheatre.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  5. ^ "STAGE TUBE: MATILDA Cast Performs Medley at Royal Variety Performance!". BroadwayWorld.com. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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