Chloe Hawthorn

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]

Chloe Hawthorn
Born
Chloe Charlotte Hawthorn

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

Early life

Hawthorn was born in and currently lives in Essex. She used to attend dance training at Beverly Marks Stage School. She is now based at Spirit Young Performers Company where she trains in musical theatre.[2]

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
YearProductionRoleTheatreDates
2011The Wizard Of OzMunchkinLondon Palladium
2012–13Matilda the MusicalMatilda WormwoodCambridge Theatre
2014-15The BFGSophieBirmingham Repertory Theatre
2016Bring It On: The MusicalEnsembleWest End LiveOctober 2016

Television
YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
2011Children In NeedMunchkinPerformed with cast of The Wizard Of Oz
2012Junior MasterchefHerselfGuest Judge
2012Royal Variety PerformanceMatilda100th anniversary performance
2017Campfire CreepersTrinaMain role
2019ImpactJenna1 episode

Video
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Good As It GetsStephanie
2015Coffee BreakSinger
2015Magic To DoQuintuplet
2016Stick To The Status QuoZeke
2016Spread The Love AroundSinger
2016Raise Your VoiceSinger
2017BlackoutSinger
2017Disney BattleMulan
2017Heathers/Carrie MashupSinger
2017In The Room Where It HappensSinger
2017Evolution Of BroadwayElphaba
2018Come AliveCircus Performer
2018Dear Evan Hansen MedleyZoe Murphy
2018Somebody In The CrowdSinger
2018Be More ChillChloe
2018Everybody Is Talking About JamieOlivia
2018Your FaultWitch
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gollark: I think sinthorion is trying to sabotage the problems.
gollark: THAT'S IT! Slice the toast into extremely small pieces and toast them individually, then reassemble it!
gollark: You'll need to accelerate the rest of the planet.
gollark: Well, if you accelerate the bread it experiences less time, we want the opposite.

References
  1. . BroadwayWorld.com. 9 August 2012 Beacock, Hayley Canham, Chloe Hawthorn and Lara Wollington to Step in as Title Role in MATILDA in August http://westend.broadwayworld.com/article/Lucy-Mae-Beacock-Hayley-Canham-Chloe-Hawthorn-and-Lara-Wollington-to-Step-in-as-Title-Role-in-MATILDA-in-August-title=Lucy-Mae Beacock, Hayley Canham, Chloe Hawthorn and Lara Wollington to Step in as Title Role in MATILDA in August Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 27 December 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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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