Joseph McManners was born December 3, 1992, and lives in Kent, United
Kingdom. He was chosen from around 1500 children to play the lead role
in the BBC's operatic version of "The Little Prince" despite never
having received formal singing lessons.
During rehearsals for "The Little Prince", he was spotted by a talent
agent and this led to him being signed to a £2 million 4-album record
deal with Sony BMG in 2005. He released his first album, "In Dreams" on
December 5th, 2005.
He has also appeared in several theatre productions, and was most
recently seen playing Oliver in the BBC's "Celebrate Oliver!"
Released debut album 'In Dreams' on 5th December 2005
Attends The Simon Langton Grammar School
Although his scenes in Hot Fuzz (2007), in which he played an angelic schoolboy named Gabriel, were deleted, they may still be seen in bonus material on the DVD.
'Everything is so exciting at the moment. My school friends back home
in Canterbury can't quite believe what I am up to. I can't wait for
everyone to hear my new album'.