Seven Facts of The Letter for the King actor Amir Wilson: Details on his Career, Nationality, Role in His Dark Materials and Upcoming Project

Amir Wilson is a stage and television actor prominent for his roles in television series like His Dark Materials and The Letter for the King. 

In such a short time, Wilson has already gained global recognition and has almost become a household name. Currently, he is the protagonist of the show The Letter for the King. 

Wilson will be seen alongside the charismatic and phenomenal Academy Award-winning actor Colin Firth, and BAFTA awarded actress Julie Walters in the movie The Secret Garden. It is scheduled to release on August 14, 2020.

Let's look more into his career and other interesting details in seven facts.

7. How Old is Amir Wilson?

Amir Wilson is 16 years old, according to his profile on Spotlight. However, Amir Wilson's date of birth is yet unknown. He grew up in London, England. 

He is represented by Sainou Talent Agency located in London and Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles, California.

6. What is the Height of Amir Wilson?

Amir Wilson is 5 feet and 10 inches tall (178cm). Wilson has a short dark-colored hair that provides a perfect complement to his brown-colored eyes. 

5. Nationality of Amir Wilson

Amir Wilson has British and Sudanese nationality. His appearance is Middle Eastern, and he has a mixed-race heritage, as stated by his agency.

Wilson speaks with his native London and northern accent. Fluent in English and Arabic, the 16 years old actor has a penchant for sports too as he is a highly skilled football player.

4. He has worked as a Stage Actor

The 16-years old actor worked in the Disney theatre production of The Lion King directed by acclaimed director Julie Taymor in 2016. The production opened in the West End's Lyceum Theatre, in which Amir played as the Young Simba. This marked his first stage work. 

The next year, in 2017, Wilson worked in stage musical The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾. Directed by Luke Sheppard, the musical made its debut at the Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark from July 14 to September 6, 2017. Amir played as Nigel in the production. 

3. Amir Wilson is Active on Social Media

The 16-years old actor has 9,386 followers on his Instagram account. His Instagram username is @amirwilson_ Wilson made his first post on June 1, 2018. He gave the sad news of his father passing away with the caption, "Rest in peace, Dad, gonna miss you loads❤️" on his first post.

Wilson is also active on Twitter, which he joined on April 2016. He has 1,007 Followers on his twitter account, and his Twitter handle is @Amirrwilsonn. 

2. Was Instructed To Keep His Appearance in His Dark Materials a Secret

Amir had auditioned for the role of Will Parry at the beginning of 2018 but was told that he was too young for the position. However, a year later, in early 2019. Amir got called back again, and after giving five or six auditions, he eventually received the role.

But Wilson remained under an obligation to not share the news with anyone until the official statement. In an interview with the Entertainment Weekly, Wilson exclaimed, 

"At the premiere, if people were to ask me if I was in season one, I had to say straight “no.” I had not talked about it with anyone. ‘Cause people knew that I was announced as Will previously, a couple months before I was shown. People thought that was just for season two and they timed it so we could film Will’s world just in time for the season one premiere."

Like everyone would in such a situation, Wilson had a hard time keeping the news a secret, adding, 

"I had to keep it a secret, which was really hard because I wanted to tell people, “I’m in season 1! I’m in season 1!” Had to keep it hush."

In the series, Amir appeared alongside James McAvoy, Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Clarke Peters, James Cosmo, Anne-Marie Duff, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

1. He is Main Cast of The Letter for the King

Wilson stares as aspiring knight Tiuri in Netflix's The Letter for the King. The coming of age adventure television series, which is inspired by the Tonke Dragt's classic Dutch novel De brief voor de Koning by premiered at Netflix on March 20, 2020. 

Wilson had some fantastic stories to share from the set in a conversation with NME. But among all, falling off on the floor is something he will never forget. Initially, Wilson had been told to fall off the horse into the hands of Ruby Ashbourne Serkis; but he fell onto the floor instead. 

"Ruby let me fall on to the floor. That was my main memory of the shooting. I think I lost memories because of that!” Wilson added. 

The series has amazing actors as Thaddea Graham, Nathanael Saleh, Gijs Blom, David Wenham, Yorick van Wageningen, Andy Serkis, and many more in significant roles.