Billy Raymond Burton: The Private Life and Film Appearances of Tim Burton’s Son
Billy Raymond Burton is the eldest child of filmmaker Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter. Publicly documented information about him is relatively limited by design, but reliable sources establish his family background, birth date, several childhood film appearances and a small number of later public appearances.
At a glance
| Full name | Billy Raymond Burton |
| Date of birth | 4 October 2003 |
| Age on 23 August 2026 | 22 |
| Father | Tim Burton |
| Mother | Helena Bonham Carter |
| Sibling | Nell Burton |
| Publicly documented work | Several childhood cameo appearances in Tim Burton productions |
Who is Billy Raymond Burton?
Billy Raymond Burton is the eldest child of Tim Burton, the American filmmaker behind works including Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and British actress Helena Bonham Carter. The couple began their relationship in the early 2000s after working together on Planet of the Apes, and they later had two children: Billy and Nell. People reports that Billy was born in 2003 and that Nell followed in 2007.
Unlike many celebrity offspring whose lives are documented through social media and regular publicity appearances, Burton has generally remained out of the public eye. That means the most responsible biography is necessarily narrower than many online celebrity profiles. Reliable public reporting establishes his family relationship and childhood screen appearances, but does not establish a detailed adult career, private education history or personal financial profile.
When was Billy Raymond Burton born?
The most consistently cited date is 4 October 2003. The Peerage lists that date for Billy Raymond Burton and identifies him as the son of Timothy Burton and Helena Bonham Carter.
As of 23 August 2026, that makes him 22 years old. He will turn 23 on 4 October 2026.
His birthplace requires slightly more caution. The Peerage records London, England, and entertainment coverage has also described him as having been born in London. A separate genealogy-style database instead lists Burbank, California. Because that database is not a sufficiently strong authority for a material biographical claim, London is the better-supported published account, but the discrepancy should not be concealed.
Who are Billy Raymond Burton’s parents?
His parents are filmmaker Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter. Their relationship began in 2001 following their work on Planet of the Apes. People identifies Billy and Nell as their two children and places the relationship between 2001 and 2014.
Although some profiles casually describe Burton and Bonham Carter as having been married, the better-supported descriptions are more precise: they were long-term partners who separated in 2014. Bonham Carter herself later discussed the separation in terms of the emotional and practical realities of a breakup while continuing to co-parent their children.
Does Billy Raymond Burton have a sister?
Yes. Billy has a younger sister, Nell Burton, who was born in December 2007. People describes the two as the children of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter, and reports that both were exposed to the fantasy filmmaking environment associated with their parents.
Public appearances involving the siblings are uncommon. One clearly documented example came on 23 October 2021 at the Rome Film Festival, where Billy and Nell appeared with their father during a festival tribute to Tim Burton. Getty Images and Shutterstock both identify Billy-Ray Burton at the event.
Did Billy Burton appear in his father’s films?
Yes. Public film-credit databases associate Billy with a handful of very small childhood appearances in Tim Burton productions. People specifically confirms that he made cameo appearances in films connected to his father, while IMDb lists a series of minor roles.
IMDb identifies him as the Baby in a Stroller in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), followed by listings for a boy at the beach in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), a boy at the dock in Alice in Wonderland (2010), a boy at a train station in Dark Shadows (2012), and a boy at a park in Big Eyes (2014). These should be described as minor childhood screen appearances rather than evidence of a sustained professional acting career.
The distinction matters. Nothing in the strongest public evidence reviewed for this article establishes that Billy subsequently pursued acting as an adult profession.
What was Billy Burton’s connection to Harry Potter?
His mother played Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series, but that does not make Billy part of the franchise cast. An interview-based entertainment report recalled that, as a child, Billy found part of the film series frightening. The anecdote is useful mainly as evidence of his mother’s public comments about parenting; it does not establish a professional connection between Billy and the Harry Potter films.
Is Billy Raymond Burton an actor?
It is more accurate to say that Billy has documented childhood acting credits than to describe him as an established adult actor. IMDb currently carries an actor/additional-crew profile for Billy Burton and records the childhood appearances associated with his father’s films. However, no strong independent source reviewed for this biography demonstrates an ongoing acting career in adulthood.
This is an important boundary in reporting on celebrity children. A handful of childhood cameos can be verified; turning those appearances into a larger career narrative would go beyond the available evidence.
What is known about Billy Raymond Burton’s education?
No reliable public source reviewed for this article establishes Billy Burton’s school, university, degree or graduation history. Because he has maintained a comparatively private public profile, those details should be treated as undisclosed rather than filled in from unsourced celebrity biographies.
What is Billy Raymond Burton doing now?
His current occupation has not been reliably established by the sources reviewed. The most recent clearly documented public appearance found in this research is the October 2021 Rome Film Festival appearance with his father and sister.
There is therefore no responsible basis for claiming that he is currently pursuing acting, filmmaking, modelling, business or another named profession. His adult life appears to have remained substantially outside mainstream entertainment reporting.
What is Billy Raymond Burton’s net worth?
No reliable figure is publicly established. Websites that assign a precise net worth to Billy Burton should not be treated as authoritative without verifiable financial records or credible reporting. The research for this article found no sufficiently strong evidence establishing his personal assets, earnings, salary, investments or business interests.
His parents’ wealth and careers should not be substituted for his own finances. Being the child of successful filmmakers and actors does not provide evidence of an individual net-worth figure.
Why is so little known about Billy Burton?
The available reporting suggests that privacy has been a recurring feature of the family’s approach to the children. Contemporary coverage from The Independent described Burton and Bonham Carter raising their young son in London, while later entertainment reporting has repeatedly characterised Billy and Nell as rarely seen in public.
That limited public record is itself useful context. A biography should not treat missing information as a puzzle to solve. For a person whose adult professional life has not been publicly established, the absence of reliable information is a factual result, not an invitation to speculate.
Billy Raymond Burton timeline
| Date | Documented event |
|---|---|
| 4 October 2003 | Billy Raymond Burton is reported born; London is the better-supported published birthplace, although another database gives Burbank. |
| 2005 | IMDb lists a childhood appearance as a baby in a stroller in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. |
| 2007–2014 | IMDb records several further minor appearances in Tim Burton productions. |
| 2014 | Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter separate after their long-term relationship. |
| 23 October 2021 | Billy appears publicly with Tim Burton and Nell at the Rome Film Festival. |
| 23 August 2026 | Billy is 22 years old; no reliable source reviewed establishes a current public profession. |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Billy Raymond Burton?
Billy Raymond Burton is the eldest child of filmmaker Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter. He is known publicly mainly through his family background and several childhood film cameos.
How old is Billy Raymond Burton in 2026?
Billy Raymond Burton is 22 years old on 23 August 2026, based on the widely cited birth date of 4 October 2003.
Is Billy Raymond Burton Tim Burton’s son?
Yes. Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter are identified as his parents by multiple biographical and entertainment sources.
Who is Billy Burton’s mother?
His mother is British actress Helena Bonham Carter.
Does Billy Burton have a sister?
Yes. His younger sister is Nell Burton, born in December 2007.
Has Billy Burton acted in Tim Burton films?
Yes. IMDb lists several small childhood appearances in Tim Burton productions, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows and Big Eyes.
What does Billy Raymond Burton do now?
His current occupation has not been reliably established in the strong public sources reviewed for this article.
What is Billy Raymond Burton’s net worth?
No reliable public source reviewed establishes a verified personal net-worth figure.
Sources and editorial notes
The Peerage:
Billy Raymond Burton family record
— supports the 4 October 2003 birth date, parentage and London birthplace, while its own bibliography points to Peerage News.
People:
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton’s children
— supports the family structure, relationship timeline and childhood film-cameo context.
The Independent:
Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter feature
— contemporary reporting on the family when Billy was a young child.
IMDb:
Billy Burton filmography and biography
— used only for limited screen-credit verification, consistent with the research brief’s lower-tier treatment of IMDb.
Getty Images:
Rome Film Fest 2021
— independently documents Billy-Ray Burton’s public appearance with Tim Burton and Nell.
This article deliberately does not state an adult occupation, school, degree, residence, salary or net worth where the reviewed evidence does not establish those facts.
