Stuart Wells was born in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1982.
Although 18 at the time of filming, he is best-known for his role as 11 year old Michael in Billy Elliot.
Wells quite acting in 2001 to join the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Advancing to the rank of corporal, he served three operations tours, including two in Iraq, before leaving the army in 2008.
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.