Aaron Michael Metchik

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Aaron Michael Metchik
Born (1980-04-22) April 22, 1980 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director
Years active1991 – 1999
2009 – 2012

Aaron Michael Metchik (born April 22, 1980), also credited as Aaron Metchik, is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his role as Steven Floyd Torkelson on The Torkelsons [1] [2] [3] and as Jeremy in Trading Mom .

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Biography

Metchik's acting debut was as Steven Floyd Torkelson from 1991 to 1992 on the Oklahoma-set series The Torkelsons. When the show was spun off into Almost Home the next year, two of the five children were inexplicably written off the show, including Metchik's character. Since then, Metchik has had several guest-starring roles on television, as well as various film roles, his largest role being that of Alan Gray in the 1995 film The Baby-Sitters Club, the adaptation of the popular novel series. He has also had various voice roles, including a recurring role of Jack Pumpkinhead Jr. in several straight-to-video The Oz Kids films, and that of Ithicles in the 1997 Disney film Hercules . In 1999, Metchik made his directorial debut with the short film Jenny, which won the 2000 Reel Frontier Award for Best Long Short Take. He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in Ten Years Later, a film which released in 2010.

After his last film, More Than Stars, released in 2012, Metchick became a full time acting coach, running his acting program Actor's Edge out of Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. [4]

Metchick attended Shell Beach Elementary School and Judkins Middle School in Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande High School in Arroyo Grande, California. His brother is actor Asher Metchik. His mother, Robyn Metchik, connected Zac Efron with a talent agent, effectively launching Efron's career.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Big DealsBrianTV movie
1991–1992 The Torkelsons Steven Floyd TorkelsonMain role
1992The Magic PaintbrushNibVoice
1993 Wild Palms PeterMiniseries
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John HearnSkyTV movie
1994 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman NickEpisode: "Orphan Train"
Duckman Voice, episode: "Ride the High School"
Trading Mom Jeremy Martin
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Kid #3Voice, episode: "The Switching Hour"
1995 VR.5 Stuart FischerEpisode: "Dr. Strangechild"
The Baby-Sitters Club Alan Gray
Life with Louie The Lanza TripletsVoice, episode: "Lake Winnibigoshish"
1996 ABC Afterschool Specials ToddEpisode: "Me and My Hormones"
Boy Meets World JakeEpisode: "Life Lessons"
Party of Five OthelloEpisode: "Spring Breaks: Part 2"
Feeling Minnesota Young Sam Clayton
The Oz Kids Christmas in OzJack Pumpkinhead Jr.Voice, direct to video
The Oz Kids Return of Mombi
The Oz Kids The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt
The Oz Kids Toto Lost in New York
The Oz Kids Virtual Oz
The Oz Kids Underground Adventure
1997The Oz Kids Journey Beneath the Sea
Hercules IthiclesVoice
You Wish MitchEpisode: "Genie Without a Cause"
1999Pumpkin HillAlex
The Practice Brent JonesEpisode: "Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches"
2009 Dorm Life TerryEpisode: "Marshall's New Plan"
201010 Years LaterAdam Huffman
2012More Than StarsQuinn

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