- Philip Wiegratz
Infobox actor
name = Philip Wiegratz
birthdate = Birth date and age|1993|2|7|mf=y
location =Colbitz ,Germany Philip Wiegratz (born
February 7 ,1993 inColbitz ) is a Germanchild actor . His filmography consists of adaptations of popular English and German children's books.Wiegratz is best known for his 2005 portrayal of the gluttonous
Augustus Gloop in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." He nonchalantly attended a casting call with no expectations of landing any particular part, but caught the attention of a casting director and was placed on a shortlist for the role of Augustus. Wiegratz returned for several callbacks and eventually landed the part, which marked his English-language film debut and also required him to wear afatsuit . He performed his own stunts in the scenes of Augustus falling into the river in Wonka's Chocolate Room.That same year, he also appeared in "Es ist ein Elch entsprungen" (international title "A Christmoose Carol"), adapted from the Andreas Steinhöfel storybook of the same name. [http://www.goethe.de/kue/lit/prj/kju/aut/sz/ste/wer/en1746334.htm Andreas Steinhöfel - Goethe-Institut Literature Portal] ]
In 2006, Wiegratz starred in the eponymous film version of
Cornelia Funke 's "Die Wilden Hühner" as a member of an all-boys group called the Pygmies, and returned for a sequel the following year. Both pictures were commercial successes, and he and several co-stars were guests on the German children's television program "Ki.Ka Live" on April 2, 2007.Filmography
* "Es ist ein Elch entsprungen" (2005)
* "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005)
* "Berndivent" (one episode, 2006)
* "Die Wilden Hühner" (2006)
* "Die Wilden Hühner und die Liebe" (2007)
* "Ki.Ka Live" (one episode, 2007)References
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