Favorite Child Actors/Actressess (Under 17)
My favorite child actors/actresses that are under 17 (when this list was created). In no particular order.
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Liam James is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film 2012, young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series Psych, and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's The Way, Way Back.He also starred as Jack Linden in AMC's The Killing and Adam Warren in ABC's The Family, playing the son of main characters. James is from Vancouver, British Columbia.- Actress
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Moretz is best known for her work in the sci-fi thriller series The Peripheral, created by Scott B. Smith; the Mattson Tomlin-directed sci-fi thriller Mother/Android; Neil Jordan's thriller Greta; Roseanne Liang's Shadow in the Cloud, which claimed the Midnight Madness People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival in 2020; The Miseducation of Cameron Post, which won both critical acclaim and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2018; Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, which went on to claim the Independent Spirit Awards' Robert Altman Award after world premiering in Venice; MGM's The Amityville Horror; Marc Webb's 500 Days of Summer; the Kick-Ass franchise; Matt Reeves' English-language remake of Let Me In; Martin Scorsese's Oscar winner Hugo; Warner Bros' If I Stay and Dark Shadows; Kimberly Peirce's remake of the Stephen King classic Carrie; and Sony's The Equalizer with Denzel Washington. She also exec produced the Snapchat Discover series Coming Out, which premiered in 2021.- Actor
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Max Burkholder was born on 1 November 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Daddy Day Care (2003), The Purge (2013) and Parenthood (2010).- 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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Bobby Coleman is an actor and contemporary artist born and raised in Pasadena, California. Following in the footsteps of his older sister, Holliston, Bobby began his acting career at the age of six. He quickly developed a passion for acting and began taking on a variety of roles in both television and film. Within a few years, Bobby had already played in multiple features such as Must Love Dogs, Friends with Money, and The Good Mother. He then began working on his most challenging role at the time as the title lead in Martian Child, where he played a child who believed he was from Mars being newly fostered by a single father (John Cusack). Since then, Bobby has taken on many more lead roles, such as The Last Song, where he played Miley Cyrus's brother, and enjoys the travel and adventure that these roles bring him. Working alongside actors such as Michael Keaton, Liam Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Greg Kinnear, Jane Lynch, Ray Liotta and many others, Bobby has been able to learn from a wide range of talented people throughout his career.
Outside of acting, Bobby is pursuing a number of passions. He is obsessed with art and material, and has shown his work at exhibitions and fairs. In a post-modern style, he uses mixed-media and sculpture to explore concepts surrounding the human form and condition. Bobby is passionate about other forms of design as well, and is pursuing a degree in Business in hopes to develop products and launch a clothing line. Bobby is equally passionate about nature and science, which led to his involvement in various ecologically-focused programs. In one program called Pangaea, Bobby traveled to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil where he explored its many ecosystems and worked with tribes to distribute clean water. Today, Bobby continues to push his efforts towards acting, art, invention and ecology, and hopes to inspire and empower others through his work.- Actress
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Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail Breslin is one of the most sought-after actors of her generation. Her unique and charismatic talents have contributed to her versatile roles in both comedy and drama.
Recently, Breslin headlined the first season of the horror-comedy series, Scream Queens (2015), opposite Emma Roberts, Lea Michele and Jamie Lee Curtis, and starred in the coveted role of "Baby" in ABC/Lionsgate's recreation of the pop-culture classic, Dirty Dancing (2017).
Abigail Kathleen Breslin was born in New York City, New York, to Kim and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert and consultant. She has two sibling, Ryan Breslin and Spencer Breslin, who is also an actor. She is of Irish, Austrian Jewish, and English descent.
Abigail has acted since she was a small child. She is widely recognized for her role in the critically-acclaimed Little Miss Sunshine (2006), the irreverent, antic comedy which created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Breslin played the role of "Olive", an ambitious young girl who is obsessed with winning a beauty pageant. For her performance, she received a Best Actress Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award, SAG and BAFTA Best Supporting Actress awards. In addition, she was honored as ShoWest's "Female Star of Tomorrow" in 2008, and made her Broadway debut in 2010 in "The Miracle Worker".
Her many credits include Ender's Game (2013), Haunter (2013), The Call (2013), Rango (2011), Janie Jones (2010), Zombieland (2009), My Sister's Keeper (2009), New Year's Eve (2011), Raising Helen (2004), The Ultimate Gift (2006), The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), No Reservations (2007), Definitely, Maybe (2008), Nim's Island (2008), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) and M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film, Signs (2002), opposite Mel Gibson.
Breslin was seen in The Weinstein Company film, August: Osage County (2013), opposite Meryl Streep, Ewan McGregor, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney and Juliette Lewis. She starred in the coveted role of "Jean Fordham", the daughter of Julia Roberts' and Ewan McGregor's characters.
She starred in the Lionsgate film, Maggie (2015), opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film follows a teenage girl (Breslin) from a small town in the Midwest, who becomes infected by a disease that slowly turns her into a zombie. The film premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York and was released on May 8, 2015.
In October of 2015, Harper Collins published Breslin's first book, "This May Sound Crazy". The book is based on her popular Tumblr "Mixtapes & Winter Coats", in which she writes honest, funny and emotional observations on her daily life as a young adult.- Actress
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This young actress has worked with a number of the industry's biggest stars in a variety of diverse and challenging roles. She won rave reviews and a Critics Choice Movie Award nomination for her powerful work on the feature film, Brothers (2009), opposite Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal. She played the young "Betty Ann Waters" in Fox Searchlight's Conviction (2010), with Hilary Swank and Minnie Driver.
Most recently, Bailee had a starring role in producer Guillermo del Toro's thriller, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), with Katie Holmes and Guy Pearce, Bailee was recommended for the role by her Brothers (2009) co-star, Natalie Portman. She played a withdrawn child being haunted by insatiable demons; the film was released in August 2011. Bailee starred as the daughter of Marisa Tomei and the granddaughter of Bette Midler and Billy Crystal in the film Parental Guidance (2012), a co-production between 20th Century Fox and Walden Media.
In 2011, Variety named Bailee an honoree for her philanthropic efforts with "Alex's Lemonade Stand" at the "Variety Power Of Youth Awards", which pays homage to the industry's most talented young activists. A driven and talented young actress, Bailee is equally committed to using her public profile to raise awareness for those less fortunate. Between filming major motion pictures, Bailee has been devoting her time and energy to "Alex's Lemonade Stand", an organization that encourages children, nationwide, to raise money to find a cure for childhood cancer through running their own lemonade stands.
Her other feature films include Letters to God (2010) and Hallmark's A Taste of Romance (2011) with Teri Polo. For her role in Columbia Pictures' comedy, Just Go with It (2011), with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, Bailee earned rave reviews with "The Wall Street Journal".
Bailee captured audiences hearts with her role of "May Belle Aarons" in Disney's Bridge to Terabithia (2007), and has left lasting impressions with her performances in the independent film, Phoebe in Wonderland (2008) (starring Felicity Huffman and Elle Fanning), and on television in NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999). She appears as "Maxine Russo" in Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place (2007), for its fourth and final season. When Bailee isn't working or studying, she loves cooking with her family.
When Bailee's not traveling, she loves spending time at home with family and friends, barbecuing, swimming, and playing on her swing set. Of course her dog, Maddy, is always by her side.- Alexys Nycole Sanchez was born on 29 June 2003. She is an actress, known for Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and 2011 MTV Movie Awards (2011).
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Grayson Russell was born on 1 May 1998 in Clanton, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) and Greyhound (2020).- Nicholas Elia was born on 29 March 1997 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Speed Racer (2008), White Noise (2005) and Supernatural (2005).
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The "Supernatural" kid isn't so supernatural. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, he soon aspired to the career of acting at the age of 4, where he first got his modeling job in Atlanta, Georgia. He broke into feature films at the age of 5 where he played as Clinton Jr, in "Sweet Home Alabama". He made more films after that, acting in movies "When Harry met Lloyd:Dumb and Dumber, Moved, and The Work and The Glory. Soon after he did a photo shoot with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie portraying his son. In that same year he got a guest starring role in "Smallville". He made a couple more films before landing his first leading role in "Dog Days of Summer" as Jackson Patch. He took a year off of acting to get his studies done but soon after got back into his acting. He plays young Sam Winchester in "Supernatural" and is coming up with a Playhouse Disney show called, "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" playing Jake.- Actor
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Atticus Ronald Shaffer was born on June 19, 1998 to Ron and Debbie Shaffer, with whom he resides in Acton, California. Shaffer was discovered by his manager in 2006 and soon landed a guest starring role in the series The Class (2006). That role led him to the role of Brick in the original ABC pilot,The Middle (2007). Several episodes followed, such as My Name Is Earl (2005), Days of Our Lives (1965), Carpoolers (2007), and Out of Jimmy's Head (2007).
Shaffer is perhaps best-known for his bus-stop scene with Will Smith in Hancock (2008), but his other feature-film roles include The Unborn (2009), An American Carol (2008), Leaving Barstow (2008), and Opposite Day (2009).
Among Shaffer's many talents is his unique approach to comedy, displayed in numerous commercials, most notably with AIG. He has also provided many voice-overs in feature films, including Year One (2009), Subject: I Love You (2011), and Frankenweenie (2012).
He is home-schooled, enjoys Yu-Gi-Oh and Lego, and admits that he is a huge nerd. He loves to read Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) books, as well as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and history books about World War II. He enjoys viewing the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) TV show and also loves to watch History Channel's Pawn Stars (2009), American Pickers (2010), and Storage Wars (2010).
Shaffer has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, type IV, a genetic condition inherited from his mother, who has type I. He says that the disability is just a small part of who he is. He loves being a Boy Scout and especially enjoys going on camping trips and earning Merit badges. His character on The Middle (2009) is three years younger than he is.- Actress
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Iris Apatow was born on 12 October 2002 in Los Banos, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012) and Knocked Up (2007).- Actress
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Maude Apatow is an American actress. She is the eldest daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann, and is possibly best known for her very popular Twitter page. After minor roles in Knocked Up (2007) and Funny People (2009), as the daughter of Leslie Mann's characters, she had a slightly bigger role in the 2012 film, This Is 40 (2012), again as Leslie Mann's character's daughter.- Actress
Tatum McCann was born in March 1999 in Riverside, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Click (2006), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) and Smith (2006).- Actor
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Jonathan Morgan Heit was born on 16 July 2000 in California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Bedtime Stories (2008), Valentine's Day (2010) and Date Night (2010).- Carlos "lil los" McCullers II: Born in Harlem, bred in Los Angeles since the age of 5, this young man made his mark as the Oscar Mayer kid upon his induction to the city of the stars. Since moving to California in 2002, Carlos has been climbing his way up one show at a time, one commercial at a time. Carlos is known for great guest appearances as well as a variety of principle roles in commercials. He's invading your TV screens as the face of the Pizza Hut $10 commercial "Red Onions".
Starting with an appearance in ABC's cult show, "Invasion", Carlos then landed few key comedic lines with Kevin James in the "King of Queens". His face has popped up in a number of co-starring roles in shows like "Lie to Me" and "Southland". Carlos has also had the opportunity to work on a few film projects, including "Aussie and Ted" and "Around the World in 50 Years". In 2007 Carlos, landed the recurring role of 'Young Gus' on USA Networks top rated show "Psych" alongside co-star Dule Hill. His greatest accomplishment was his role opposite Eriq LaSalle and Cicely Tyson in the Hallmark TV Movie, "Relative Stranger". Though most of Carlos' exposure has been with quite serious or dramatic material, he has an enormous propensity for comedy. He recently shared his comedic chops as the lead character in the Cartoon Network pilot "Attention Students". No matter what the platform, Carlos always rises to the occasion. - Actor
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Aramis Knight born October 3, 1999 in Woodland Hills, California. At age 4, his mother, enrolled him in an acting workshop. In 2005, Aramis began acting in commercials and playing minor screen roles. Since then, he has guest starred and appeared as recurring characters on multiple television series, including Rizzoli & Isles, Royal Pains, Psych, NCIS, Lost, Dexter and Cold Case. One of Aramis' most notable roles is Bean in the film "Ender's Game". His previous film roles include The Dark Knight Rises, Crossing Over and Rendition. Aramis has also done voice acting for multiple projects, including Shrek Forever After and Happy Feet II. He made his MCU debut as Red Dagger in the Disney+ show "Ms. Marvel".