Colby Boothman

Colby Boothman

Boothman at Fantastic Fest 2014
Born Colby Boothman-Shepard
(1992-07-04) July 4, 1992
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Actor
Years active 2010–present

Colby Boothman-Shepard (born July 4, 1992) is an American actor, best known for his role as Leon the Young Raptor Handler in the blockbuster film Jurassic World, and for his work as Luke Skywalker in the 2015 video game Star Wars Battlefront.

Early life

Boothman was born in Boston, Massachusetts,[1] the son of Rhode Island-born Nicole Boothman-Shepard, a businesswoman, and Thomas Shepard.[2] He was raised in Warwick, Rhode Island and began his swordsmanship under Alex Ripa at Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club where he fenced internationally in the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (International Fencing Federation).[3][4] Boothman moved from Rhode Island to attend Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and finished high school in New Orleans, Louisiana while his mother assisted in post-Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.[2][5]

Career

Boothman started his film career in 2010 on Green Lantern as a stunt performer at the introduction of director Martin Campbell.[2] In an interview, Boothman described his entry into film: "This was never really an industry that I was looking towards or ever dreamed of getting into, but the pieces fell into place and I fell in love with working on film."[2]

In 2012, he was cast as the demon Abalam of Eli Roth's The Last Exorcism Part II,[6][7] and in early 2013, the film was released, debuting Boothman as an actor. This was quickly followed by a brief appearance in the romantic fantasy film Beautiful Creatures,[8][9] and a cameo appearance as a dancer in the Jonas Brothers "Pom Poms" music video.[10]

In October 2014, Boothman attended the Fantastic Fest premiere of The Town That Dreaded Sundown,[11] in which Boothman had a supporting role as Paul Mason.[12] He appeared in early 2015 in Hot Tub Time Machine 2.[13]

Boothman joined the supporting cast of Jurassic World in late spring 2014[11] after receiving a reading for the film.[14] Boothman's character and likeness were recreated in the simultaneously released video game Lego Jurassic World as a playable character.[15] Also in 2015, Boothman was an acorn for Star Wars Battlefront, where he performed motion capture and lightsaber dueling for Luke Skywalker.[14][15][16]

In the 2015 season of MythBusters, Boothman was the guest star of the Star Wars: The Myths Strike Back special.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Green Lantern Stunt Performer
2013 The Last Exorcism Part II Abalam
Beautiful Creatures Nerd #2
2014 The Town That Dreaded Sundown Paul Mason
2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Belligerent Guy At Wedding
Jurassic World Young Raptor Handler

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Salem Boatswain Episode: "Our Own Private America"[18]
2015 MythBusters Himself Episode: "Star Wars: The Myths Strike Back"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lego Jurassic World Leon, Young Raptor Handler
Star Wars Battlefront Luke Skywalker[16] Motion Capture and Lightsaber dueling

Music videos

Year Artist Song Role
2013 Jonas Brothers "Pom Poms" Cameo Dancer

References

  1. ↑ Wood, Patrice (June 15, 2015). "RI actor featured in new 'Jurassic World' movie". NBC. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pacitti, Tony (June 14, 2015). "From Warwick to Jurassic World". Providence Monthly. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fencing National Rankings" (PDF). United States Fencing Association. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ Pelletier, Jenna (June 12, 2015). "R.I. native Colby Boothman-Shepard plays raptor handler in 'Jurassic World'". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Nastasi, Alison (August 9, 2012). "Guillermo Del Toro Spills On 'Haunted Mansion' In Horror Bites". MTV.com. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ Barton, Steve (August 6, 2012). "Lots of Last Exorcism 2 Casting News. Is This the Face of Pure Evil?". Dread Central. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ Wilkinson, Amy. "'Beautiful Creatures': Exclusive First Look At The Magical Set!". MTV.com. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ Jennings, Zoe (April 29, 2013). "Oscar Experience: New Orleans Celebrates Hollywood Red Cross Style". American Red Cross. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ Marc Klasfeld (Director) (April 2, 2013). Jonas Brothers - Pom Poms (Music video). Jonas Brothers Recording LLC.
  11. 1 2 Sims, Robert (April 29, 2013). "Interview: Colby Boothman-Shepard, "The Town That Dreaded Showdown"". Lights Camera Austin. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014): Full Acting Credits". NYTimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Hot Tub Time Machine 2: Full Acting Credits". NYTimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Brannon, Adam (June 22, 2015). "Exclusive: A Chat with Jurassic World's Raptor Handler. Colby Boothman". Movie Metropolis UK. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  15. 1 2 De La Mare, Jack (June 19, 2015). "An Interview with Colby Boothman - Young Raptor Handler". Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  16. 1 2 Phillips, Sam (October 23, 2015). "GameOverMan Australia – Colby Boothman Interview". GameOverMan Aus. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ "What We Learned From The Mythbusters Star Wars Special". nerdist.com. Nerdist Industries, LLC. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Colby Boothman: TV Credits". TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

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