Former child actor William Chapman, 24, dies after entering tiger enclosure
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Newly reported details show that William Chapman had several screen and stage roles as a child before his acting work largely stopped during adolescence. The 24-year-old died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster.
Chapman played Alfie in ITV comedy *May Contain Nuts* in 2009, appeared as a young Edward Jenner in a BBC series in 2012, and had a role in ITV drama *Breathless*. He was also an extra in the 2015 film *Pan*; his mother wrote that he began stage school aged four and was passionate about acting.
- William Chapman had several acting roles as a child.
- His screen work largely stopped during adolescence.
- He died after entering a tiger enclosure in Yorkshire.
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Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a visitor attraction in South Yorkshire that keeps animals, including tigers, in managed enclosures. Such enclosures are designed to separate animals from visitors, and access is normally restricted to staff and authorised people.
William Chapman was a British actor who began performing as a child. He appeared in television programmes including ITV comedy May Contain Nuts and BBC drama about the physician Edward Jenner; Shirley Henderson, who played Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films, was among his early co-stars.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Man, 24, mauled to death by tiger was a ‘passionate’ child actor who appeared alongside Harry Potter star in ITV show”.