Schoolboy Michael Selwood is only 11, but he is an old hand at television and drama productions and has just landed his biggest part yet.

He is fronting a 12-week series on television’s Disney Channel called Oscar and Michael’s Phineas and Ferb Fan Club Show, after beating hundreds of other youngsters in auditions for the prized part.

Michael is a former pupil of Benson Primary School and is now in his first year at Wallingford School.

He has also been in the BBC drama Long Walk to Finchley, about Margaret Thatcher, several short films, and in a production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

He lives in Benson with parents Heather and Chuck and his 16-year-old brother Dominic.

He saw members of the Thames Valley Drama School in action when he was six and he’s been treading the boards ever since.

He said of his new Disney role: “I was really excited when I was picked. It is running for 12 weeks and goes out on the Disney Channel on Mondays at 10am. It’s lots of fun.”