Jacob Tremblay
| Jacob Tremblay | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Tremblay at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born |
October 5, 2006[1][2][3] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Jacob Tremblay (born October 5, 2006) is a Canadian child actor. His breakout performance came for starring as Jack Newsome in Room (2015), for which he received critical acclaim and won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
Early Life
Tremblay was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on October 5, 2006.[4] He was raised in the nearby city of Langley, British Columbia. He attended Gordon Greenwood Elementary. His father, Jason Tremblay, is a police detective, and his mother, Christina Candia Tremblay, is a homemaker. Tremblay's older sister, Emma, and younger sister, Erica, are also film actors.[5]
Career
In 2013, Tremblay made his film debut playing one of the lead roles as Blue Winslow in the live-action animated film The Smurfs 2, alongside Neil Patrick Harris.[6] The film was directed by Raja Gosnell and released on July 31, 2013 by Columbia Pictures.[7]
Tremblay portrayed Jack Newsome in the acclaimed drama film Room, co-starring with Brie Larson.[8] The film, directed by Lenny Abrahamson, premiered on September 4, 2015 at the Telluride Film Festival, and was released in cinemas on October 16, 2015, by A24 Films.[9] For his performance, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, becoming the second youngest performer nominated for that award.
Tremblay has a supporting role in the psychological thriller Shut In, co-starring Naomi Watts and Oliver Platt.[10] Farren Blackburn directed the film, which is scheduled for a June 17, 2016 release.[11]
He starred in the lead role in the horror film Before I Wake, with Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane, set for release on April 8, 2016.[12] He also portrays Wes Firth in the adventure comedy-drama Burn Your Maps, starring alongside Vera Farmiga and Marton Csokas.[13]
Tremblay is slated to appear in the drama film The Book of Henry, directed by Colin Trevorrow.[14] He is also set to guest star as the younger version of the main character (Will Forte) on Fox's post-apocalyptic comedy series The Last Man on Earth.[15]
Personal life
Tremblay is an avid fan of the Star Wars franchise and named his dog after Daisy Ridley's character, Rey.[16]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Motive | Riley Stanwyck | Episode: "Undertow" |
| 2013 | Mr. Young | Unknown | Episode: "Mr. Finale Part 1" |
| 2014 | My Mother's Future Husband | Connor | Television film |
| 2014 | Santa's Little Ferrets | Todd Collins | Television short |
| 2016 | The Last Man on Earth | Young Phil | Episode: "Pitch Black"[17] |
References
- ↑ Brie Larson: Happy birthday to my best pal @JacobTremblay YOU'RE NINE!!, October 5, 2015 11:44 UTC-8, twitter.com
- ↑ Jacob Tremblay: Thank you @brielarson you're crazy!!! Save some for me!!! 😄 , October 5, 2015 12:30 UTC-8, twitter.com
- ↑ Devan Coggan: Brie Larson serenades her Room costar Jacob Tremblay for his 9th birthday, October 5, 2015, Entertainment Weekly
- ↑ Pescod, Nicholas (January 22, 2014). "Child actor continues to rise". Nanaimo Bulletin. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Barnes, Brooks (December 12, 2015). "Hollywood's 'It' Kid: A Blast of Fresh Air on the Oscar Trail". The New York Times.
- ↑ "The Smurfs 2 (2013) LA Premiere - Jacob Tremblay". Trailer Addict. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ "The Smurfs 2 (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (November 10, 2014). "AFM: William H. Macy, Joan Allen Join Brie Larson's 'Room'". Variety. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (July 29, 2015). "Brie Larson's 'Room' Set for Oct. 16 Release". Variety. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (March 18, 2015). "Oliver Platt Joins Naomi Watts In 'Shut In' For EuropaCorp & Lava Bear". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (March 6, 2015). "Naomi Watts' 'Shut In,' Sullivan Stapleton's 'The Lake' Set 2016 Release Dates". Variety. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (November 7, 2013). "Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane Will Star in Horror Pic 'Somnia'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (July 23, 2015). "Vera Farmiga, Virginia Madsen Starring in Comedy-Drama 'Burn Your Maps'". Variety. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (August 19, 2015). "Jacob Tremblay, Jaeden Lieberher to Co-Star in Colin Trevorrow's 'Book of Henry' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ↑ Snierson, Dan (January 20, 2016). "Room star Jacob Tremblay to guest on Last Man on Earth". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "Jacob Tremblay names his new puppy after Rey from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ↑ "THE LAST MAN ON EARTH - Fart Face from "Pitch Black" - FOX BROADCASTING". YouTube. March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.