# Milo Parker
**Milo Parker** (Milo Jared Parker) is a British actor born in 2002 in Ipswich, England, known for the films [Mr. Holmes](https://www.edgepedia.org/mr-holmes) (2015), Robot Overlords (2014), and [Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children](https://www.edgepedia.org/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children) (2016), and for playing [Gerald Durrell](https://www.edgepedia.org/gerald-durrell) in the ITV series The Durrells (2016–2019).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) • [2](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Milo%2BParker-2180555)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002, Ipswich, England, UK[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) |
| Full name | Milo Jared Parker[2](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Milo%2BParker-2180555) |
| Breakthrough | Robot Overlords (2014), as Connor, alongside Gillian Anderson and Ben Kingsley[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) • [3](https://cineskypics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-PRODUCTION-NOTES.pdf) |
| Signature roles | Roger in Mr. Holmes (2015); Hugh Apiston in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016); Gerald Durrell in The Durrells (2016–2019, 26 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) |
| Recognition | Nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award and Saturn Award for Mr. Holmes[4](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/milo-parker-40692.php) |
| Recent work | Alistair Taylor in the Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man (2024)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) |
## Early career
Parker trained at the Youngblood Theatre Company in Britain and was discovered there at the age of 10.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/milo-parker/) • [3](https://cineskypics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-PRODUCTION-NOTES.pdf) His first film role came at 12, in the 2014 British science-fiction film Robot Overlords, in which he played Connor and appeared alongside [Ben Kingsley](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-kingsley) and [Gillian Anderson](https://www.edgepedia.org/gillian-anderson).[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/milo-parker/)
## Mr. Holmes and Miss Peregrine
In Mr. Holmes (2015), Parker played Roger, the son of the housekeeper Mrs. Munro ([Laura Linney](https://www.edgepedia.org/laura-linney)), opposite [Ian McKellen](https://www.edgepedia.org/ian-mckellen)'s aging [Sherlock Holmes](https://www.edgepedia.org/sherlock-holmes).[4](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/milo-parker-40692.php) Director Bill Condon said he saw many children for the part and that Parker, then 11, was the only one with the self-possession to imitate Holmes on camera.[6](https://www.movies.ie/mr-holmes-interview-with-director-bill-condon/) The role brought nominations for the Critics' Choice Movie Award and a Saturn Award.[4](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/milo-parker-40692.php)
The same year he played Tom Thompson in the German production Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails (Gespensterjäger).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) In 2016 he appeared as Hugh Apiston, a boy with bees living in his stomach, in [Tim Burton](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-burton)'s Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, adapted from [Ransom Riggs](https://www.edgepedia.org/ransom-riggs)'s novel.[4](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/milo-parker-40692.php) • [5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/milo-parker/)
## The Durrells and later work
Parker played Gerald (Gerry) Durrell, the youngest of the Durrell children, in the ITV comedy-drama [The Durrells](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-durrells), appearing in 26 episodes across its 2016–2019 run.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) The role led to his becoming an ambassador for the Durrell Foundation.[3](https://cineskypics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-PRODUCTION-NOTES.pdf) He also played the young Ian McKellen in the documentary McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) and voiced the Master in the Big Finish podcast series Masterful (2021).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) • [3](https://cineskypics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-PRODUCTION-NOTES.pdf)
In Midas Man (2024), the biopic of Beatles manager [Brian Epstein](https://www.edgepedia.org/brian-epstein), Parker played Alistair Taylor, Epstein's right-hand man.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/) • [7](https://reelhouse.co.uk/milo-parker-on-midas-man-getting-into-character-and-the-best-beatles-song/) In interviews he described preparing for the 1960s setting by watching clips of the Beatles' first Ed Sullivan Show appearances.[7](https://reelhouse.co.uk/milo-parker-on-midas-man-getting-into-character-and-the-best-beatles-song/)
## References
1. [Milo Parker – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6057785/)
2. [Milo Parker – Filmweb](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Milo%2BParker-2180555)
3. [Midas Man production notes, cineskypics.com](https://cineskypics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MM-PRODUCTION-NOTES.pdf)
4. [Milo Parker Biography – The Famous People](https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/milo-parker-40692.php)
5. [Milo Parker – TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/milo-parker/)
6. [Mr Holmes – Interview with director Bill Condon, Movies.ie](https://www.movies.ie/mr-holmes-interview-with-director-bill-condon/)
7. [Milo Parker on Midas Man – Reelhouse](https://reelhouse.co.uk/milo-parker-on-midas-man-getting-into-character-and-the-best-beatles-song/)
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