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->''"It's definitely more fun playing a bad guy. It feels a lot better than playing one of the good guys."''

Thomas Andrew Felton (born 22 September 1987) is the British actor known for playing Draco Malfoy in all eight ''Film/HarryPotter'' films. He is the original DracoInLeatherPants, inspiring many a FanGirl to sigh over [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys the richest bad boy in Hogwarts]].

Felton is one of the young actors in ''Harry Potter'' who actually acted professionally prior to the series, starting off in commercials at the age of eight. His first film role was a major supporting part in the 1997 version of ''Film/TheBorrowers1997'', in which he played an AnnoyingYoungerSibling to Arrietty Clock. A couple years later he played Creator/JodieFoster's son in ''Film/AnnaAndTheKing''. When ''Harry Potter'' rolled around, he originally auditioned for the part of Harry and, failing that, went for Ron before finally ending up as Draco. For most of the series, Malfoy was a two-dimensional cowardly bully, but in ''Half-Blood Prince'' he joins the ranks of Voldemort's followers and learns the hard way that EvilIsNotAToy. This gave Felton a chance to show that SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct.

In 2011, Felton appeared in ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' in a role not too far removed from Draco. It remains to be seen how TypeCast he is, though Felton has said he enjoys playing evil and won't mind if he spends the rest of his career playing villains.
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!!Filmography includes:
* ''Film/{{The Borrowers|1997}}'' (1997) as Peagreen Clock
* ''Series/{{Bugs}}'' (1998) as James
* ''Film/AnnaAndTheKing'' (1999) as Louis Leonowens
* ''Film/HarryPotter'' as [[Characters/HarryPotterDracoMalfoy Draco Malfoy]]
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' (2001)
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' (2002)
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' (2004)
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' (2005)
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' (2007)
** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'' (2009)
** ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1]]'' (2010)
** ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2]]'' (2011)
* ''Film/GetHimToTheGreek'' (2010) as Himself
* ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' (2011) as Dodge Landon
* ''Film/TheApparition'' (2012) as Patrick
* ''Film/{{Belle|2013}}'' (2013) as James Ashford
* ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' (2016 - 2017) as Julian Albert / [[spoiler:Alchemy]]
* ''Film/AUnitedKingdom'' (2016) as Rufus Lancaster
* ''Film/{{Risen}}'' (2016) as Lucius Tycho Ennius
* ''Film/MeganLeavey'' (2017) as Andrew Dean
* ''Film/{{Feed|2017}}'' (2017) as Matthew "Matt" Grey
* ''Film/{{Ophelia}}'' (2018)[[note]]premiered at Sundance in 2018 before receiving a wider release in 2019[[/note]] as [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} Laertes]]
* ''Film/TheForgottenBattle'' (2020) as Captain Turner

!!Tropes that apply to this actor include:
* AdamWesting: He's made fun of how his glory days as Draco Malfoy are long behind him for an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjsmPjeIfG8 Uber Eats commercial]]. Missing his time as Malfoy, Felton orders "magic" from Uber Eats and receives a magic wand, which he accidentally uses to make a neighbor disappear. Things escalate as the neighbor's disappearance weighs heavily on Felton's conscience and he tries to flee authorities upon being named a suspect, eventually getting arrested. [[AllJustADream Then]] it then abruptly cuts to a version of events where Felton orders ice cream instead of magic.
* DyeingForYourArt: To play [[Film/HarryPotter Draco Malfoy]], Felton had to bleach his hair to make it blonder than it already was for ten years. Felton has claimed that he doesn't even remember what his natural hair color is.
* FakeAmerican: He does a very good American accent in ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' and ''Film/MurderInTheFirst''.
* IAmNotSpock: He gets a chance to spoof it in his cameo from ''Film/GetHimToTheGreek''.
* TypeCasting: He commonly plays characters similar to Draco Malfoy.
** In ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', his first major post-Potter role, he plays a {{Jerkass}} ape shelter staff who does everything he can to mistreat the apes, especially any that seem smart. He keeps his job because his father runs the shelter. He's also got a dimwitted friend, and bullies the ambiguously mentally handicapped other staff member.
** In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', he plays a {{Jerkass}} descended from British nobility who establishes a mutual hatred with TheHero. However, unlike previous examples of this for him, he's [[GoodAllAlong not actually evil]].
** A notable [[PlayingAgainstType aversion]] is his role as Laertes in ''Film/{{Ophelia}}'', a NiceGuy of modest origins who is largely defined by his love for his family, especially his [[BigBrotherInstinct little sister]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He auditioned for the roles of Harry and Ron before getting cast as Draco.
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