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Gattlin Griffith began auditioning at the tender age of seven years old. His first attempt at acting followed in the footsteps of his father, stuntman Tad Griffith, when he auditioned for a commercial role requiring stunt work. While he did not get that part, Gattlin did catch the eye of the casting director who had him audition for a national commercial for Yamaha motorbikes. Gattlin got the part and soon after booked a series of television commercials for Home Depot. Following that, his first TV series appearance came on Untold Stories of the ER (2004) in 2006 and his career took off from there. He went on to appear in hit television shows such as Cold Case (2003), How I Met Your Mother (2005), Monk (2002), Supernatural (2005), and Criminal Minds (2005).
Griffith made his feature film debut opposite Angelina Jolie in the Academy Award nominated film Changeling (2008). To date, Gattlin has appeared in nearly a dozen films, most notably: "Couples Retreat" for Universal Pictures opposite Vince Vaughn, "The New Daughter" with Kevin Costner for Mandate Pictures, and "Green Lantern" opposite Tim Robbins for Warner Brothers. When he's not acting, Gattlin is an accomplished equestrian gymnast and 4th generation trick rider whose grandparents, Dick and Connie Griffith, are in the Pro Rodeo, National Cowboy and Cowgirl Halls of Fame. His first exhibition rodeo was in January 2012 at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo with his younger brothers, Callder, Arrden, and Garrison.- Actor
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Cameron Boyce was an American actor, with Afro-Caribbean and African-American descent. His paternal grandmother Jo Ann Allen was one of the "Clinton Twelve", the first African-Americans to attend an integrated high school in the Southern United States (specifically in Clinton, Tennessee).
In 1999, Boyce was born in Los Angeles, California. He was trained as a dancer from an early age. In 2008, he made his debut in the music video "That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" by the band "Panic! at the Disco". He was playing a child version of guitarist Ryan Ross. Also in 2008, Boyce gained a recurring role in the short-lived soap opera "General Hospital: Night Shift" (2007-2008).
Boyce's first appearance in a feature film was in the horror film "Mirrors" (2008), playing the role of Michael "Mikey" Carson (the son of the film 's protagonist). His second film appearance was in the spy film "Eagle Eye" (2008), playing the role of Sam Holloman. His next prominent film role was in the comedy film "Grown Ups" (2010), again playing the son of the film's protagonist.
Boyce showcased his dancing skills in the web series "The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers" (2010-2011). In 2011, Boyce appeared as a featured dancer in a "Dancing with the Stars" special and in the television sitcom "Shake It Up" (2010-2013). He made a guest appearance in the sitcom "Good Luck Charlie" (2010-2014), playing an impostor version of regular character Gabe Duncan.
Boyce next gained the co-starring role of Luke Ross in the sitcom "Jessie" (2011-2015). The premise of the series was that celebrity couple Morgan and Christina Ross had no free time to spend with their four children, so they hired aspiring actress Jessie Prescott (played by Debby Ryan) as a full-time nanny and surrogate mother to the kids. Luke was the second oldest child, who viewed Jessie as a love interest. The series was a ratings hit for Disney Channel. It lasted for 4 seasons, and a total of 98 episodes.- Actor
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Aaron has been acting since he was 3.5 years old starting his adventures sharing the role of Johnny Dimera with his twin brother, Griffin Kunitz, on Days of Our Lives. Aaron is American/Scottish holding passports to the USA and EU. He loves singing, acting, playing drums and playing Minecraft with his friends.- Nicandro Thomas was born on 19 February 2000 in California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Wedding Video (2007).
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At his young age, Ty Simpkins has proudly accomplished more than most in the world of entertainment - he has starred in two of the biggest blockbusters of all time. Simpkins can be seen opposite Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt in Universal's dinosaur box office monster hit Jurassic World. Prior, he starred opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Disney/Marvel's Iron Man 3, which holds the record as the sixth highest grossing superhero film. Simpkins will reprise his role from that film in Avengers: Endgame. He stars in the psychological drama Meadowland opposite Olivia Wilde, Elizabeth Moss and Luke Wilson, which premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Simpkins plays the role of 'Adam,' a special needs child who often gets in trouble at school. He also stars in the thriller Hangman alongside his sister Ryan Simpkins, which premiered at SXSW 2015. Simpkins has been acting since he was born, first appearing as an infant on the iconic soap opera series "One Life to Live." Ty made his feature debut in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds starring alongside Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. Simpkins starred in the psychological horror flick Insidious, which grossed close to $100 million worldwide, and also starred in its sequel. Previously, Ty was featured in films such as the award-winning Revolutionary, New Line's Pride and Glory, opposite Colin Farrell and Edward Norton, and Little Children starring Kate Winslet.
Ty lives in California with his family. He is the youngest of 3 children; Ty loves participating in sports, he has 2 dogs, and 3 cats which he shares with his sister, Ryan Simpkins.- Actor
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Preston Bailey was born in Portland, Oregon. He was scouted by an agent while attending his older brother Brennan Bailey's acting class and was cast in his first national commercial at age 2. Soon after, his family moved to Los Angeles and he booked the first role he auditioned for. Co-starring as an orphan on Lifetime's Strong Medicine. His maturity, love for acting and his ability to read and memorize lines at 5 years old, helped him to book many roles on T.V. as well as in feature films.
In 2006, Preston was cast as a series regular in NBC's Alpha Mom. In 2007, he began working on Showtime's award winning drama Dexter. He played Dexter's son Cody for 6 years. He was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2009 and 2010 for this role. In 2007, Preston co-starred opposite Kate Beckinsale, Vera Farmiga and David Schwimmer in the Critic's Choice acclaimed feature film, Nothing But The Truth.
He had guest starring roles on CBS's Cold Case, Criminal Minds, How I Met Your Mother and Numbers. He later starred in feature films Children of the Corn (2009), The Crazies (2010) and the Disney Channel favorite, Judy Moody and The Not Bummer Summer (2011). This role won him and fellow cast members, the Best Performance in a Feature Film, Young Artist Award 2012.
In 2014, Preston was cast in Universal's star-studded comedy, A Million Ways to Die in the West, as Albert (Young Seth MacFarlane). Preston also played young Mac (Rob McElhenney) in FX's groundbreaking comedy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Preston starred in Across My Land (2017), which was an official selection in the Cannes Film Festival. It premiered in Cannes, France in 2017 and was directed by Fiona Godivier and produced by Joaquin Phoenix.
While acting is Preston's true passion, he also enjoys travel and volunteering around the world. Preston also speaks French and is accomplished in many dialects and foreign languages. He is of British, German, Swedish, Norwegian and Irish decent.- Actor
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Peter DaCunha, of Toronto, Canada, began his acting career in 2009 when he was 6 years old. He has worked in film and television and is known for his roles: Reign as young Prince Charles, Samuel on 12 Monkeys, Remember starring Christopher Plummer and directed by Atom Egoyan, and the all female directed horror anthology XX, in "The Box" directed by Jovanka Vuckovic- Gaven Tomas' Brooks was born on 22 May 1997 in Mandeville, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor, known for The Gate (2010), Simon's Friends (2011) and Hound Dogs (2011).
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Dakota Goyo was born in Toronto, Canada, to Debra Goyo, a former model and singer, and David Goyo. His siblings, Devon Goyo and Dallas Goyo, have also acted. He has Italian and Scottish ancestry.
Goyo appeared in his first commercial as an infant. His television debut came at the age of 5 in the CBS pilot "Ultra" (2006). His natural acting, emotional range and ability to memorize scripts at such an early age landed him roles in numerous television and animation series. Not new to acting, Goyo continued at a steady pace and achieved principal and leading roles in both film and television. Happiest when performing, Goyo displays a confidence and maturity that is beyond his years.
His featured television work includes: Disney's JoJo's Circus (2003), Ultra (TV) (2006), Super Why! (2007), The Murdoch Mysteries (TV) (2008), The Listener (TV) (2008), My Neighbor's Secret (2009), Happy Town (TV) (2009) and a recurring role as Timmy Tibble on the popular children's television series "Arthur" (2009-). Goyo also completed a series lead role in the ABC pilot Solving Charlie (2009). Goyo played Charlie, an orphaned child who has an IQ of 190 and helps his long lost brother solve crimes.
Goyo has an extensive and impressive list of credits in feature films. His first lead role in a feature was completed at the tender age of 6 as Teddy Kernan in Resurrecting the Champ (2007), for which he received accolades, rave reviews and was nominated for a Young Artist Award. By age 7 Goyo was starring alongside Susan Sarandon and Christopher Plummer in the feature film Emotional Arithmetic (2007). By age 9, Dakota appeared as Jack Carter in the feature film Defendor (2009) opposite Woody Harrelson.
After a nationwide search by Dreamworks Studios in early 2010, at the age of 10, Dakota was chosen to play the lead role of Max in the feature film Real Steel (2011), co-starring Hugh Jackman. The film was produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Shawn Levy. Notably, Dakota won a Young Artist Award (2012) and was nominated for a Saturn Award for his performance.
By late September 2010, Dakota was cast in the highly anticipated Marvel feature Thor (2011). Goyo plays the role of Young Thor opposite Anthony Hopkins. Kenneth Branagh directed.
No stranger to voice work, then 11 year old Goyo was cast as Jamie in the Dreamworks animation feature Rise of the Guardians (2012), also starring Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine and Isla Fisher.
In 2011, Dakota had a guest starring role in _R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour'. His performance did not go unnoticed and by the age of 12, Dakota was nominated for an Emmy.
By July 2012, Dakota was off to Iceland to film Noah (2014), starring Russell Crowe as Noah. Emma Watson, Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Hopkins also star. Darren Aronofsky directed. Dakota played Young Noah.
By Dakota's 13th birthday, he was filming the lead role of Jesse in the feature film Dark Skies (2013), co-starring Keri Russell and directed by Scott Stewart.
By May 2013, Dakota was off to the Arctic regions of Canada to film the starring role of Luke in Midnight Sun (2014), the story of a boy trying to save a Polar Bear cub against all odds. Bridget Moynahan and Goran Visnjic also appear.- Zack Miller was born on 10 November 2000. He is an actor, known for Front of the Class (2008).
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Zach began acting at the age of seven. He was cast as Winthrop in The Music Man. Zach liked the fact that the lisp he had to use allowed him to spit without getting in trouble. Zach was cast in his first feature film role in "Kingshighway" 2007. He has an older brother Wes and older sister Andrea.- Actor
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At just 16 years of age, Max Charles is already an industry veteran, landing coveted roles on and off the big screen and working with some of Hollywood's most respected and acclaimed actors, writers and directors.
Most recently, this charismatic and endearing young talent was nominated as "Best Young Actor on a Television Series" at The 2018 Saturn Awards for his role Zach Goodweather as on Guillermo del Toro's The Strain (2014) on FX. Max also stars in three animated series, lending his voice to 'Harvey Beaks' on the Nickelodeon hit animated series Harvey Beaks (2015), 'Kion' in Disney's The Lion Guard (2015), and 'Sherman' in the DreamWorks Animation / Netflix series The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015).
Max got his start in television at the age of six when he appeared in an episode of the hit HBO series True Blood (2008). He then went on to appear in many other popular TV shows such as Fox's Raising Hope (2010), TV Land's Hot in Cleveland (2010), NBC's Constantine (2014), the Emmy-nominated ABC sitcom, The Neighbors (2012) as series regular, Max Weaver and co-starred in the Hallmark Channel original holiday movie, Northpole (2014). Other notable TV credits include a recurring role on Disney's Lab Rats (2012), NBC's holiday special Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (2014) and Max continues to voice to various characters on Family Guy (1999), Adventure Time (2010), and American Dad! (2005).
Max is no stranger to the big screen. In 2014, he had a supporting role in the Clint Eastwood directed movie, American Sniper (2014) opposite Bradley Cooper. Max also reprised his role of young Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) starring Andrew Garfield. Max was also heard around the globe as the voice of the title character Sherman, in the hugely successful DreamWorks animated film Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014). Some of his other feature films include, The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Three Stooges (2012), Least Among Saints (2012), "White Space" and The Last Survivors (2014).
Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, along with his three elder brothers, Max now resides in Los Angeles. When not filming, Max is just like any young boy his age, spending time playing video games and basketball or skateboarding and riding his bike. On days off, Max can also be found hanging out with his dog, Pip, who shared the screen with him in Spooky Buddies (2011). During filming, Max fell so in love with the three-month-old beagle puppy that he decided to adopt him.
Max is represented by CESD Talent Agency and Symington Talent Management.- Davis Cleveland was born in Houston, Texas. He began his acting career by doing commercial work in Texas. After moving to Los Angeles, he began appearing in national commercials for big name companies. Davis has guest-starred in many shows, and co-stars as Flynn Jones in Disney's hit show "Shake It Up".
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Chandler Riggs was born on 27 June 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Chandler is an actor and producer, known for The Walking Dead (2010), A Million Little Things (2018) and Only (2019).- Actor
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Ty Panitz was born on 8 April 1999 in California, USA. He is an actor, known for Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), Because I Said So (2007) and How to Eat Fried Worms (2006).- Actor
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Phillip Wampler was born on 27 January 1999 in Tipp City, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Last Vegas (2013), Saved by Daylight and Damage Control (2020).- Actor
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Will Shadley was born on 6 October 1999 in Winter Park, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for The Spy Next Door (2010), Dirty Sexy Money (2007) and The Benchwarmers (2006).- Landon Gimenez was born on 5 November 2003 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Chasing Titles Vol. 1 (2017), Resurrection (2013) and Criminal Minds (2005).
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Sam Winspear-Schillings was born on 23 September 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. He is an actor and director, known for MaveriX (2022), The InBESTigators (2019) and My Pet Dinosaur (2017).- Actor
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Trenton was born on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and moved to Los Angeles in 2005. He got his start when he was 4 years old, acting in student films at New York University. In 2007, Trenton has filmed pilots, TV episodes, national commercials, national print ads, radio ads, and worked on animated features for Disney and Warner Bros. Trenton has filmed 3 feature films, He's Just Not That Into You, with Jennifer Anniston, Ben Affleck, and Drew Barrymore, Opposite Day, with Pauley Shore, and Babysitters Beware, with Danny Trejo, Rico Rodriguez and Dee Wallace. He has worked in voiceover on many projects including the voice of Leo, the team leader in Little Einsteins as well as his pride and joy of being able to voice Charlie Brown and Schroeder in the animated film, Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown. One of Trenton's biggest accomplishments to date is being able to voice such iconic characters for close to 5 years. In 2019, Trenton was admitted to Baldwin Wallace University for a BFA in Acting, to which he has made many strides in the field in only one year. When not on stage or in front of a camera, Trenton busies himself by writing and producing music, free writing, dancing, hiking, and drafting ideas for film and television. This has allowed Trenton to zero in on hopefully being able to write and direct a project of his own. An avid reader, he enjoys a variety of literature from Flea's Acid for the Children to Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also enjoys visual media, ranging from his favorite TV shows SNL and Rick and Morty, to "anything written and directed by Quentin Tarantino". He loves living in Los Angeles and taking advantage of all the wonderful opportunities that come with living in the best city in the world. Since entering his young adult life, Trenton has become more than dedicated to the craft, working on many different voices, characters, and an ever-growing range to continue his passion that he discovered many years ago.- Actor
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Landon Brooks was born on 8 January 2000. He is an actor and director, known for The Powder Horn, Alone (2021) and Bran-Don of the Dead (2022).- Charles is currently playing William Ransom in season 7 of the Starz series Outlander ( 2023). On top of his performing arts interests Charles enjoys fitness training and rock climbing. He has been trained In both equestrian and combat skills. In his spare time he plays piano and guitar. Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Dutch Canadian.
- Ryan had a passion for performing from a very early age, whether in church plays or the family living room. For his 6th birthday he asked his parents for acting classes and was trained at Young Actors Space under the direction of Nora Eckstein. It is through this acting class that he was spotted by a talent agent and began acting professionally. He takes singing, hip-hop and other dance classes. He is also athletic and excels in soccer. Ryan has recently taken up horseback riding for an upcoming Hallmark movie entitled: "Love's Christmas Journey". He also enjoys jumping and flipping on his trampoline, playing video games, making Flip videos, and just hanging with his friends.
Most recently, he has been seen starring in the NBC drama series "The Cape", Ryan also landed roles on HBO's "Tell Me You Love Me," ABC's "Flash Forward," the pilot "Hank," as well as the feature film "Brothers Solomon." - Actor
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Max Records was born on 18 June 1997 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is an actor, known for Where the Wild Things Are (2009), I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) and The Brothers Bloom (2008).