Early Life
James and Oliver were born in the Sutton Coldfield area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England on 25 February 1986. They are the only sons of Susan (née Spare) and Martyn Phelps. Oliver is the older of the two, by 13 minutes. Growing up, they attended Little Sutton Primary School and the Arthur Terry Secondary School. In 2000, when they were 14 years old, the twins were cast as Fred and George Weasley in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. They left school in 2004, having taken their A-level exams.
They played twin brothers of Lyle Anderson, young associate of solicitor Peter Kingdom in the 5th episode of the 3rd season of TV Series Kingdom (2009).
As of 2012, the twins are reported to be living in Santa Monica, California in the U.S. in the hopes of making it in Hollywood.
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