August Maturo

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August Maturo
Born (2007-08-28) August 28, 2007 (age 17)
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Relatives Blackbear (brother-in-law) [1]
Awards See below

August Maturo (born August 28, 2007) [2] is an American actor. He is best-known for his performance as Auggie Matthews on the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World and his recurring role as the voice of Puck McSnorter in Mickey and the Roadster Racers . His notable film credits include the horror-thriller films The Nun (2018) and Slapface (2021).

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Early life

Maturo was born and raised in Ventura, California, where he began acting professionally at the age of 4. He began attending college in 2022 at age 14. He is of Italian and Jordanian descent. [3]

Career

From 2012 to 2014, August Maturo played little roles on TV shows like “How I met your Mother” season 8, then on “Weeds” season 8, also on “Raising Hope” season 4, and finally on “Dads” season 1.

From 2014 to 2017, Maturo starred in the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World as Auggie Matthews, the younger brother of the titular character. [4] [5]

In 2018, Maturo portrayed Daniel, in The Nun , a spin-off/prequel of 2016's The Conjuring 2. [6]

In 2019, Maturo traveled to Budapest to film Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog. [7] In the film, Maturo is separated from his family during World War II and reunited with his German Shepherd who has been adopted by a Nazi SS officer at a war camp where Joshua has been taken. The movie is based on the bestselling Israeli novel "The Jewish Dog" by Asher Kravitz and has had a limited festival release starting in 2021.

In 2020, Maturo completed feature film Slapface and Short Film Boys. In Slapface, the feature-length adaptation of Jeremiah Kipp's 2017 short film of the same name, Maturo portrays Lucas, the lead in the horror-thriller [8] and won Best Actor at Grimmfest 2021 for his role in the film. The short film Boys starring Maturo premiered at LA Shorts and has screened at many other festivals in 2021. Directed by Luke Benward, Boys has qualified to be considered for a 2022 Academy Award in the live action short category. [9]

In 2022, Maturo executive produces a VR docu-drama feature Just Like You – Food Allergies. [10]

Personal life

Maturo is an advocate for food allergy awareness, after experiencing potentially-fatal anaphylaxis while on the set of Girl Meets World when he was six years old. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2012ApplebaumIsaacTelevision film
2018 The Nun DanielFeature film acting debut
2019Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish DogJoshua
2021 Slapface Lucas [8]
TBABoysChrisShort film; post production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2012 Weeds KyleEpisode: "Allosaurus Crush Castle"
How I Met Your Mother 6 Year Old MarvinEpisode: "Who Wants to Be a Godparent"
2013 Dads AldenEpisode: "Pilot"
Raising Hope Nerdy KidEpisode: "Extreme Howdy's Makeover"
2014–2017 Girl Meets World Auggie Matthews Main character [4] [5]
2014 See Dad Run AdamEpisode: "See Dad Roast the Toast"
Suburgatory Older KidEpisode: "Blame It on the Rainstick"
Bones ScottyEpisode: "The Money Maker on the Merry-Go-Round"
2016 The Odd Couple SimonEpisode: "I Kid, You Not"
Teachers KyleEpisode: "Thirty-One and Done"
2017-2021 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Puck McSnorterVoice role; recurring character
2021 The Conners Mark's classmateEpisode: "Jeopardé, Sobrieté and Infidelité"
2023 9-1-1 Bowen LarkEpisode: "Performance Anxiety"

Music video

YearTitleArtistNotes
2016"Idaho"Bryan LanningCredited as Lead Boy [12]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef(s)
2015 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Girl Meets World Nominated [13]
2021The Reaper AwardsBest Actor in Feature Film Slapface Won [14]

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