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Bill Milner

William Henry Milner is an English actor. He starred as Will Proudfoot in Son of Rambow (2007), Edward in Is Anybody There? (2008), and the young Erik Lensherr in X-Men: First Class (2011).

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Bill Milner
Born
William Henry Milner

(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

William Henry Milner (born 4 March 1995) is an English actor. He starred as Will Proudfoot in Son of Rambow (2007), Edward in Is Anybody There? (2008), and the young Erik Lensherr in X-Men: First Class (2011).

Personal life

William Henry Milner was born on 4 March 1995 in Teddington, London. He grew up in Hampton, London.1

Milner is queer.2

Career

Milner made his acting debut in the Hammer & Tongs film Son of Rambow (2007). That same year, he appeared in the made-for-TV films Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? and My Boy Jack. Milner then starred alongside Michael Caine in Is Anybody There? (2008). He appeared in the film adaptation of the David Almond book Skellig (2009). Milner portrayed Ian Dury's son Baxter in the biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010).3 He played the role of young Erik Lensherr / Magneto in the superhero film X-Men: First Class (2011).4 He played the role of Tom Harvey in the Netflix film, iBoy (2017).5

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Son of Rambow Will Proudfoot 6
Who Killed Mrs De Ropp? Nicholas Television film 7
My Boy Jack Peter Carter Television film 8
2008 Is Anybody There? Edward 9
Pop Art Toby Warner Short film 10
2009 Skellig Michael Cooper Television film 11
Mixtape Ben Short film 12
2010 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Baxter Dury 13
Disco Danny Short film 14
2011 X-Men: First Class Young Erik 15
2012 Broken Jed 16
2013 Locke Sean Locke 17
2015 Winter Max 18
2016 Anthropoid Ata Moravec 19
2017 iBoy Tom Harvey / iBoy 20
Dunkirk Lone Private 21
The Lodgers Edward 22
2018 Stomping Grounds Monroe Short film 23
Apostle Jeremy 24
White Lies Rory Short film 25
2019 Summer Night Jack "Rabbit" 26
Waiting for the Barbarians Garrison Soldier 5 27
2021 Cyn John Short film 28
2022 Burial Iossif Gulyaev 29
2023 Bonus Track Skinny Rick 30
2024 Midas Man Clive Epstein 31
TBA Yeti † TBA Filming 32

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 The Secret of Crickley Hall Maurice Stafford Miniseries; 3 episodes 33
2014 The 7.39 Adam Matthews Miniseries; 2 episodes 34
The Job Lot Michael Jennings Episode: "MP" 35
2022 The Flatshare Si Recurring role; 5 episodes 36
2023 A Small Light Tonny Ahlers Recurring role; 3 episodes 37
2024 The Serpent Queen King Charles IX Series regular; 8 episodes 38

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Result
2007 British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer Son of Rambow Nominated
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performers (with Will Poulter) Nominated
2008 London Critics Circle Film Award for Young British Performer of the Year Is Anybody There? Nominated
2010 London Critics Circle Film Award for Young British Performer of the Year Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Nominated
References

References

  1. Williams, Sally (22 March 2008). "Son of Rambow: ready for action". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. Guiltenane, Christian (24 July 2024). "The Serpent Queen star Bill Milner interview: 'I'd love to explore a queer role'". Principle Magazine. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. Maher, Kevin (4 December 2009). "Andy Serkis brings Ian Dury back to life". The Times. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  4. McClintock, Pamela (17 August 2010). "January Jones joins 'X-Men'". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  5. O'Neill, Shane (2 July 2020). "The Most Underappreciated Sci-Fi Thrillers On Netflix Right Now". Looper. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. Dargis, Manohla (2 May 2008). "Lonely Boy's 'First Blood' and First Pal". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  7. "Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?". Screen Rant. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  8. Bellafante, Ginia (18 April 2008). "A Different Kind of Kipling Adventure". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  9. Wilding, Philip (23 April 2009). "Is Anybody There? Review". Empire. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  10. Pop Art (Short film). YouTube. 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  11. Holmwood, Leigh (2 September 2008). "Tim Roth to don wings as Skellig". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  12. Masters, Tim (23 September 2009). "Music mix movie wins film award". BBC News. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  13. Hogan, Mike (27 April 2010). "Andy Serkis Mines Ian Dury's C-Word-ishness in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  14. "Bill Milner's school disco despair". Irish Independent. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  15. Moore, Roger (2 June 2011). "'X-Men: First Class' is first class prequel". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  16. Holden, Stephen (18 July 2013). "Where a Junkyard Becomes a Playground". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  17. Rooney, David (3 September 2013). "Locke: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  18. "Winter · BIFA - Films". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  19. Lisle, James (11 April 2016). "Behind-the-Scenes Shots from the Set of 'Anthropoid'". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  20. Ruby, Jennifer; Earle, Toby (3 February 2017). "Bill Milner: I had a blast with Maisie Williams on iBoy – there were no boundaries". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  21. "Bill Milner Joins Cast of Harold and Maude". Theatre Weekly. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  22. Kay, Jeremy (18 May 2017). "'The Lodgers' with Eugene Simon from 'Game Of Thrones' scores key deals". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  23. Shvfty - What You Need (Official Video). Bertie Gilbert. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2026 – via YouTube.
  24. Collis, Clark (17 September 2018). "Dan Stevens joins a cult in trailer for horror-thriller Apostle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  25. "'White Lies' - a short film by Harry Shaw". Harry Shaw. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  26. Kenigsberg, Ben (11 July 2019). "'Summer Night' Review: An Improbable Evening of Formative Experiences". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  27. Sneider, Jeff (24 June 2020). "Robert Pattinson, Johnny Depp Star in Waiting for the Barbarians Trailer". Collider. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  28. "Cyn". Festival Formula. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  29. Rosser, Michael (15 June 2021). "UK thriller 'Burial' sold to North America; first look revealed". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  30. Whitney, Nadine (14 February 2025). "Bonus Track is the fantastic romance that queer kids deserve". The Curb. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  31. "Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier". Toronto Jewish Film Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  32. Chris Pine Faces the Alps’ Most Terrifying Predator in Yeti
  33. Ahearne, Joe (31 October 2012). "The Secret Of Crickley Hall". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  34. Duke, Simon (22 September 2020). "The 7.39 cast as BBC1 repeat hit 2014 drama featuring familiar faces". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  35. "Series 2, Episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  36. Collier, Kate (13 March 2025). "Cast list and how to watch The Flat Share on Channel 5". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  37. "Bill Milner as Tonny Ahlers". National Geographic. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  38. Lane, Carly (15 July 2024). "'The Serpent Queen' Creator Reveals Catherine's Biggest Dilemmas in Season 2". Collider. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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