Child Actor Who Played Minor Role In Titanic When He Was 5 Reveals He Still Gets Royalty Cheques

A child actor who played a minor role in the classic film Titanic has revealed that he still gets royalty cheques for his part in the movie which was released 25 years ago.

Reece Thompson, now a digital marketing director in Utah, played the role of an Irish third-class passenger in James Cameron's 1998 hit when he was five. 

He appeared in one tragic and memorable scenes where the the ship is filling with water as Reece's character, his sister, and his mother are seen lying in their cabin waiting to die after failing to get a place in the one of the lifeboats.