Freddie Highmore. Freddie Highmore is an English actor who portrays Norman Bates in Bates Motel. Biography. Early Life. Highmore was born on February 14, 1992 into a show business family. His mother, Sue Latimer, is a talent agent whose clients include actors Daniel Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton, and his father, Edward Highmore, is an actor.