Benjamin Stockham

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Benjamin Stockham
Born (2000-07-08) July 8, 2000 (age 25)
OccupationActor
Years active2008present

Benjamin James Stockham (born July 8, 2000) is an American actor. He is known for his role of Robby Gunderson in the 2010 Fox sitcom Sons of Tucson , and previously starred as Xander Gilchrist in the NBC sitcom 1600 Penn . [1] He played Marcus Bowa in the NBC comedy About a Boy . [2]

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Life and career

Born in La Mesa, California, and raised in nearby Santee, currently resides in Los Angeles. In addition to acting, Stockham enjoys drawing, and he has been asked to illustrate a children's book. [3]

Stockham first appearance was in the film Quarantine. He also appeared in a long running Fidelity commercial as well as several other national spots. He has appeared in multiple TV shows. His big breakthrough came in the FOX sitcom Sons of Tucson as Robby Gunderson. [3]

He has also appeared in TV movies and films including Decoding Annie Parker , Saving Santa and Simon Says and TV shows such as Rizzoli & Isles , CSI: NY , NCIS and Criminal Minds . [1]

Benjamin Stockham starred in 2013 as Xander Gilchrist, the youngest family member living in the White House, in the NBC family comedy 1600 Penn . [4]

He also played Marcus in the NBC comedy About a Boy . [2]

In 2014, Stockham appeared in a public service announcement for the My Life My Power speaking out against bullying. [5]

Filmography

TV and Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Quarantine Infected ChildMinor role
2009 Criminal Minds Young CallEpisode: "Haunted"
2010 Sons of Tucson Robby GundersonMain role
2011: Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor for Sons of Tucson
2010 CSI: NY Young Tom ReynoldsEpisode: "Hide Sight"
2011 Simon Says AlbertMovie
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Aidan DunbarEpisode: "My Own Worst Enemy"
2013 Second Chances LukeTV movie, previously titled Two In
2013 Once Upon a Time Young Owen FlynnEpisode: "Welcome to Storybrooke"
2013 1600 Penn Xander GilchristMain role
2013 Decoding Annie Parker Young WilliamMovie
2013 A Country Christmas Zach LoganMovie
2014 Mockingbird Jacob's Friend #2
2014–2015 About a Boy Marcus BowaTV series
2016 NCIS HenryEpisode: "Homefront"
2016 Lost & Found Mark WaltonMovie
2017 Gotham Alex WinthropEpisode: "A Dark Knight: The Demon's Head"
2019 Young Sheldon PrestonEpisode: "An Entrepreneurialist and a Swat on the Bottom" [6] [ better source needed ]
TBA B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations HenryVoice [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Nededog, Jethro (March 29, 2012). "'Sons of Tucson's' Benjamin Stockham Cast on NBC's '1600 Penn' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Goldberg, Lesley (March 4, 2013). "NBC's 'About a Boy' Finds Its Young Lead in '1600 Penn' Co-Star (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Benjamin Stockham - About - About a Boy". NBC. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. "NBC '1600 Penn'". NBC. nbc.com.
  5. ""About a Boy" Actor Benjamin Stockham Speaks on Anti-Bullying for My Life My Power Program". My Life My Power Program. YouTube. February 24, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  6. ""Young Sheldon" An Entrepreneurialist and a Swat on the Bottom (TV Episode 2019) - Cast". IMDb .
  7. Ford, Rebecca; Ng, Philiana (November 7, 2013). "'1600 Penn' Actor Benjamin Stockham Joins 'B.O.O.' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 6, 2017.