In 2010 , he was hand - picked by the director Julie Taymor to play Ferdinand in William Shakespeare 's play The Tempest .
Reeve was part of the cast of a few films as a child actor before he decided to focus totally on music .
In 2010 , Reeve was hand - picked by the director Julie Taymor to play Ferdinand in William Shakespeare 's play The Tempest .
Reeve was part of the cast of a few films as a child actor before he decided to focus totally on music .