Bertie Gilbert - Biography

Bertie Gilbert (born 1 May 1997) is a filmmaker and actor. Since September 2013 Bertie has been consistently releasing short films that he writes, directs and sometimes stars in. His first film was 'Stray Dog'. The story of a young man's struggle with lost love and time travel. Since then, he has made five other short films and refined his abilities as a director. In October he released 'Killed The Cat', a short film he and Alia Hassan directed. It was funded by Newform Digital, a company owned by Ron Howard. His sixth short film, 'Rocks That Bleed' was screened at the BFI as part of the BFI Future Film Festival. He is currently working on his first feature film. Bertie just finished his film 'Blue Sushi' with co writer and director, Sammy Paul. With a 25k budget and a more serious and complex message, it looks set to be his biggest production so far.

He has a large following on Vimeo, has over 370,000 YouTube subscribers and over 180,000 Twitter followers. It's through his pre and post filmmaking endeavours on YouTube, that he's been able to flourish as a creator. His fanbase is incredibly dedicated and patiently wait for his new releases.

Previously known for having starred as Scorpius Malfoy, in the epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Gilbert now focuses on filmmaking and doesn't act nearly as much as he previously had done. Gilbert has also starred in three series of the BBC's critically acclaimed series, Horrible Histories and has also starred in a BBC adaptation of Macbeth, starring Patrick Stewart in which he played Fleance. He presently resides with his mother and sister in London.