At the age of nine, Bottomley made his professional acting debut in the 2011 drama film
Tyrannosaur. He then appeared in the 2012 film
Private Peaceful as the younger version of Tommo. In 2014, Bottomley began portraying Brandon in the
CBBC series ''
Rocket's Island, a role he portrayed until 2015. From 2017 to 2018, Bottomley portrayed Jordan Wilson in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge. In 2019, he starred in the comedy film Get Duked! as Ian. In the same year, he began starring in the iPlayer series Ladhood as Ralph Roberts. In 2021, he starred in the film Everybody's Talking About Jamie, in the role of Dean Paxton. Also in 2021, Bottomley was cast in the Channel 5 drama The Teacher, which aired in early 2022. This was followed by his casting in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Somewhere Boy, as well as a recurring role in the BBC series Am I Being Unreasonable?''. In 2023, Bottomley appeared in the
coming-of-age film
How to Have Sex, as well as
The Last Rifleman, a war drama film. 2025 saw him star in the
ITV1 thriller series
Coldwater. Also in 2025, Bottomley starred as
Billy "Silibil" Boyd in the 2025 musical film ''
California Schemin', as well as a role in the psychological drama film Anemone''. ==Filmography==