Jimmy Bennett

Born: February 9 1996
Where: Seal Beach, California, USA

The young actor made his debut feature as The Flash in the Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care in 2003.

He has gone on to star in such high-profile movies as the Bruce Willis action thriller Hostage and the 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror.

An aspiring actor from the age of six, he was soon making commercials and caught the eye of Daddy Day Care director Steve Carr.

Subsequent work included TV voiceovers for Winnie The Pooh: Springtime with Roo and I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown.

In 2004, he had an uncredited role in the comedy Anchorman and went on to provide the voice for "lonely boy" in The Polar Express with Tom Hanks.

The following year he again provided the voice for Pooh in The Heffalump Movie and also played a kidnap victim in Hostage.

Recent work includes Andrew Douglas' remake of the 1979 horror movie The Amityville Horror.