The Good Doctor star, who announced in September 2021 that he secretly got married to a British woman, is a man of few words when it comes to his love life. However, in September 2019, Highmore commented on the differences between dating in North America and going out with women in England.
“I just find it quite baffling. In the U.K., it’s very clear when you’re going on a date ‘cause it’s in the evening,” the actor said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at the time. “And it’s like dinner or, I don’t know. … I was going to say disco, but, like, people don’t do discos anymore. [It’s] some sort of obvious date activity.”
The Bates Motel alum recalled being confused by what people in the U.S. and Canada constitute as a date.
“In North America, in Vancouver [they’re like], ‘Hey do you wanna go kayaking?’ And then you just think you’re going kayaking with a friend and then it ends up being [something bigger]. Obviously, this is very personal to me, the kayaking story,” Highmore told host Jimmy Kimmel. “But even [when] you go to a sports game, you know, and they get the jumbotron on, and you’re meant to kiss a person that you’re with. And you just think you’re going to see a sports game and suddenly it’s converted into this public date.”
Two years later, the British actor again appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, this time wearing a wedding band on his left hand. Highmore confirmed at the time, “Yes, it is a wedding ring,” but didn’t reveal the identity of his new bride.
“I’m as happy as a Brit can be and I’m married to a very wonderful woman now, so yes, I feel very happy,” the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star said in September 2021, after poking fun at Tom Cruise’s infamous 2005 talk show appearance where he jumped on a couch over dating his then-new girlfriend, Katie Holmes. Cruise married Holmes in 2006 and welcoming their daughter the same year. The duo called it quits in 2012.
Highmore kept most of his wedding day details a secret during the interview, as he’s done with all of his past relationships. He did, however, note that it was “still early days” into his marriage.
Scroll down to see all of the women that the August Rush actor has been romantically linked to over the years:
Sarah Bolger
The pair met while auditioning for the Spiderwick Chronicles in 2006. After spending time together both on and off set, the Irish actress and the Almost Friends star were rumored to be dating. They reportedly split in 2009.
Dakota Fanning
The A Fox’s Tale actor was spotted on an alleged dinner date with the Alienist alum in 2009. Although the pair were photographed leaving Il Cielo in Los Angeles, they never confirmed whether they were romantically involved.
Emma Roberts
The Art of Getting By costars were rumored to be more than friends in 2011. “Everyone seems to say we have great chemistry, so apparently, we did bond very well,” Highmore told Teen Vogue in June 2011 of Roberts. “It was really fun getting to work with Emma, I think it made the more intimate scenes definitely easier.” He later told Metro that the two pals spent a “little” time together off set.
Abigail Breslin
The Little Miss Sunshine actress was briefly linked to Highmore in 2016, although neither actor ever confirmed they had any sort of relationship.
Mystery Wife
The Finding Neverland star confirmed his marriage to an unnamed English woman in September 2021. “[I] still can’t get over the terminology and the vocab,” Highmore told Kimmel at the time. “A ‘married man’ just sounds very old and ‘my wife’ sounds very possessive. We don’t really use [those terms] yet, but we just point to the rings and be like, ‘Here, look, draw your own conclusions.’”
