Bryce Gheisar

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Bryce Gheisar
Born (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 19)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Bryce Gheisar (born December 22, 2004) is an American actor, best known for his leading roles as young Ethan in A Dog's Purpose [1] and Julian in Wonder. [2]

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Early life

Bryce Gheisar was born on December 22, 2004, in Plano, Texas, into a family of three, made up of his parents, Todd and Nicole Gheisar, and his older brother, Blake Gheisar. Bryce was a rising star in competitive gymnastics before he first discovered his love for acting. He currently resides in Plano, Texas, but has filmed all around North America. [3]

Career

Gheisar started his acting career aged eight. He landed his first role in 2015 as Elijah Gutnick in the short film The Bus Stop. After he was enrolled in Cathryn Sullivan's school for Acting, [3] he made his first theatrical appearance playing the leading role of young Ethan, in the acclaimed 2017 film, A Dog's Purpose. That same year, he gained more widespread recognition when portraying one of the lead roles, Julian, in the film Wonder, working alongside Jacob Tremblay, Millie Davis and Julia Roberts. From 2020 to 2021, Bryce portrayed Elliot Combes in the Nickelodeon TV series, The Astronauts. [4] Bryce made his directing debut in 2024 directing The Noise [5] written by Jillian Shea Spaeder.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 A Dog's Purpose Young Ethan Montgomery
Wonder Julian Albans [6]
Into the Who Knows!Thomas
2018 The 15:17 to Paris Young Alek Skarlatos
2024 White Bird Julian Albans
TBAJames the SecondJames BuckPost-production
2024The Noise (Short) [5] -Director

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016–2018 Walk the Prank Herman [7] 58 Episodes, Main role
2019 9-1-1 Stevie1 episode
2020–2021 The Astronauts Elliot CombesMain role
2021 Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows Luke McCoy [8] Main role

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