Alexander Gould

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Alexander Gould
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Gould in 2019
Born
Alexander Jerome Gould

(1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 30)
Alma mater Brandeis University
Occupation(s)Actor, acting agent
Years active1996–2016 (actor)
2018–present (acting agent)
Known forVoice of Nemo in Finding Nemo
TelevisionShane Botwin in Weeds
Spouse
Lieba Hall
(m. 2018)
Relatives Kelly Gould (sister)

Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994 [1] ) is an American acting agent and retired actor. He is best known for voicing the title character of the Pixar animated film Finding Nemo and for his portrayal of Shane Botwin on the Showtime drama series Weeds , the latter of which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

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Personal life

Gould was born in Los Angeles, California. His younger sisters Emma and Kelly were actresses. Gould’s family is Jewish, and was active in the Conservative Jewish youth group United Synagogue Youth. [2] [3] [4]

Following filming of the final season of Weeds in Spring 2012, Gould participated in Nativ, a gap year program, and lived in Israel for almost a year, then went to college at Clark University in 2013. [5] Gould later transferred to Brandeis University, and graduated from in 2017 with a dual major in philosophy and politics. [5] [6]

Gould married Lieba Hall in June 2018. [7] [8] They live in Los Angeles. [9]

Career

His acting career began when he was two years old. He had small roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s on many television shows that were popular at the time. At age nine, he won the eponymous role in Finding Nemo. [5] He then played David Collins in the remake of the soap opera Dark Shadows , but the pilot episode was rejected by The WB.

From ages ten to eighteen, Gould was part of the cast of Weeds on Showtime. He starred in all eight seasons as Shane Botwin. [5] For his role, he was nominated twice for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the SAG Awards. During his tenure, he also had guest roles in other shows, was part of the ensemble cast of the 2006 film How to Eat Fried Worms , and voiced Bambi in Bambi II .

In 2012, Gould stepped away from his acting career to attend college, among other pursuits. [5] He had two small voice acting roles during this period, Jimmy Olsen in the 2013 animated film Superman: Unbound and a cameo in 2016's Finding Dory . In 2018, he joined the Abrams Acting Agency. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 City of Angels Little BoyUncredited
2000 Mexico City Peter Cobb
2002 They Young Billy
2003 Finding Nemo Nemo (voice)
Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau Short
2006 Curious George Kid (voice)
How to Eat Fried Worms Twitch
Bambi II Bambi (voice)Direct-to-video
2013 Superman: Unbound Jimmy Olsen (voice)
2016 Finding Dory Passenger Carl
(voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. Young Bailey KipperEpisode: "Teacher, Teacher"
2000 Freaks and Geeks RonnieEpisode: "Chokin' and Tokin"
Malcolm in the Middle EggEpisode: "Funeral"
The Geena Davis Show SamEpisode: "Cooties"
2001 Ally McBeal Ben2 episodes
7th Heaven Pee Wee #1Episode: "Apologize"
The Day the World Ended Young Ben Television film
Family Law Josh DeverellEpisode: "Angel's Flight"
2002 Even Stevens GraysonEpisode: "Little Mr. Sacktown"
Boomtown Tom at 8Episode: "Reelin' in the Years"
2004 Dark Shadows David CollinsUnaired television pilot
Oliver Beene Young TedEpisode: "Soup to Nuts"
2005–12 Weeds Shane Botwin102 episodes
2005 Duck Dodgers Boy / Young Son (voices)2 episodes
2007 Criminal Minds Jeremy JacobsEpisode: "Seven Seconds"
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jack TrembleyEpisode: "Unorthodox"
Pushing Daisies Elliott McQuoddyEpisode: "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy"
2009 Supernatural Cole GriffithsEpisode: "Death Takes a Holiday"
2010 The Life & Times of Tim Boy Scout (voice)Episode: "The Girl Scout Incident/Rodney Has a Wife?"

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResult
2004Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Voice-Over PerformanceFinding NemoWon
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Voice Over Role – Young ActorWon
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWeedsNominated
Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young ActorWon
Best Young Ensemble in a Feature FilmHow to Eat Fried WormsWon
2008Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young ActorWeedsNominated
2009Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNominated

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