
The film turns 20! See the Charlie and The Chocolate Factory cast of ticket-winning kids then vs now
Though the Roald Dahl novel the movie is based on has been adapted a number of times, first in 1971 starring Gene Wilder as Wonka, and then more recently with Wonka's origin story being told with Timothée Chalamet starring as the titular character, if you grew up in the early 2000s, then the 2005 version is likely to be the one you remember best.
Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee and Freddie Highmore, the movie was the eighth-highest grossing movie in the world in 2005.
And in the two decades since the movie debuted, a lot has changed foe the cast of the movie, particularly those playing the ticket-winning child roles. So what are those five golden ticket winners up to now?
Here's a look at the cast of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory kids then and now.
Freddie Highmore had already starred in nearly 10 projects at age 13, and had just wrapped on the highly acclaimed Finding Neverland, when he began filming as the lead of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Following on from his golden ticket role, Freddie has gone onto star in many more projects including The Spiderwick Chronicles, Astro Boy, The Art of Getting By, Bates Motel and the series he is now most currently known for - The Good Doctor, of which he has been the lead for seven seasons and received a Golden Globe nomination for. Oh, and he's now married too. You can next catch him on screen in Prime Video's The Assassin, which he is starring in alongside Keeley Hawes.
AnnaSophia Robb played the bubblegum blowing Violet Beauregarde in 2005. It was her third movie role at age 12 and she went onto star in some of the biggest children's films of the 2000s including Bridge to Terabitha (alongside Josh Hutcherson), Spy School, and Race to Witch Mountain. In her adult career she's played a young Carrie Bradshaw in The Carrie Diaries, been main cast in the series Mercy Street, The Act and most recently you can see her in the series Grosse Point Garden Society. Like her Charlie and The Chocolate Factory co-star Freddie, AnnaSophia has also gotten married, tying the knot in 2022 to partner Trevor Paul.
Jordan Fry played Mike Teavee, who as his name suggested did nothing but watch TV. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory was Jordan's first role and since then he's gone onto star in a few films - Meet The Robinsons, Raising Flagg and The Journey. More recently he's been starring in short and indie films.
Augustus Gloop is the first child to be eliminated as he falls in the chocolate river. He was played in the 2005 film by Philip Wiegratz, who hails from Germany and has continued his career with a number of German TV shows and movies including Lore, Die Wölfe and Der Schlunz.
Veruca Salt was the spoilt brat of the group of kids who attend the Willy Wonka tour, she was played by Swedish actress Julia Winter. Unlike the rest of her cast mates, Julia never acted again and has since stayed out of the public eye.
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