Calum Worthy

Calum Worthy
Worthy in 2017
Born	(1991-01-28) January 28, 1991 (age 34) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations	Actor writer producer
Years active	2001–present

Calum Worthy (born January 28, 1991) is a Canadian actor, writer, and producer, known for his roles as Dez Wade on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally , Alex Trimboli in the Netflix series American Vandal , Nicholas Godejohn in the Hulu series The Act , and himself in The Coppertop Flop Show . He has won two Young Artist Awards in the Leading Young Actor category for his performances in the comedy film National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003) and the science fiction television series Stormworld (2009). He also won the Leading Actor award at the 2010 Leo Awards for his performance in Stormworld.

Worthy has guest-starred in numerous television series, including ABC Family's Kyle XY , The CW's Supernatural and Smallville , CTV's Flashpoint , The Hub's R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series , Disney Channel's Good Luck Charlie , Disney XD's Zeke and Luther , and Two and a Half Men .

Life and career

Worthy was born January 28, 1991, to Sandra Webster Worthy and David Worthy, in Victoria, British Columbia. ^{[1] [2]} He made his screen debut at the age of 9, guest-starring in Fox's Night Visions (directed by Bill Pullman). At the age of 10, he starred in the three-episode British miniseries I Was a Rat . ^[3] He has since completed more than 50 film and TV projects, and has worked in five countries—Canada, United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. He won two Young Artist Awards for Leading Young Actor in 2004 and 2010, ^{[4] [5]} while receiving a nomination for Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor for When Jesse Was Born in 2006. ^[6] He also won a Leo Award for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series in 2010. ^[7]

Worthy resided in Los Angeles, California, ^[2] while a series regular on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally , of which he wrote one episode. In 2013, he created, wrote, and executive produced—along with Derek Baynham and Kelly May—the sketch comedy series The Coppertop Flop Show , which was picked up by Disney Channel to air in late 2013.

Worthy stated that when he had free time from filming Austin & Ally, he attended university. ^[8] He also stated that when he has free time, he enjoys making sketches with friends. ^[8]

In July 2017, Worthy was cast as Robbie Baldwin / Speedball in Freeform's New Warriors television series. ^[9] The series was ultimately not picked up. ^[10]

In 2018, Worthy played Alex Trimboli in the first season of Netflix's American Vandal . ^[11] In 2019, he played Nicholas Godejohn in the first season of The Act . ^[12]

In February 2021, it was announced that Worthy had been cast as Jasper in the Netflix thriller series Pieces of Her , which is adapted from the Karin Slaughter novel of the same name. ^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed	Kid on bike
2006	Dr. Dolittle 3	Tyler
2007	The Last Mimzy	Teenage cyborg
2008	Mulligans	Felix
2009	What Goes Up	Blastoff! chorus
2010	Daydream Nation	Craig
2011	The Odds	Berry Lipke
	The Big Year	Colin Debs
2013	Rapture-Palooza	Clark Lewis
2014	Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?	Colin Doyle
2015	All She Wishes	Drake
	Blackburn	Ryan
2016	The Thinning	Kellan Woods
2017	Bodied	Adam Merkin
2018	The Thinning: New World Order	Kellan Woods
2019	Corporate Animals	Aidan
	Assimilate	Randy Foster	Originally titled Replicate
2024	Sew Torn	Joshua Armitage

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Mysterious Ways	Alien / Kid clown	Episode: "Do You See What I See?"
	Night Visions	Prairie boy	Episode: "A View Through the Window"
	I Was a Rat	Roger/Ratty	3 episodes
2002	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Randy	Episode: "The Mandarin's Bowl"
2003	Out of Order	Young Mark	Miniseries
	Bunshiro and Fuku	Young Yonosuke	Television miniseries; voice role (English version)
	National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion	Danny Snider	Television film
2004	The Days	Keenan	2 episodes
	Stargate Atlantis	Hunter kid	Episode: "Childhood's End"
2005	Reunion	Henry	Episode: "1989"
2006	Kyle XY	Toby Neuworth	Episode: "This Is Not a Test"
	Psych	Malone Breyfogle	Episode: "Shawn vs. the Red Phantom"
2007	Psych	Shockley	Episode: "If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead?"
	Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness	Kip	Television film
	Second Sight	Young Victor Kaufman	Television film
2008	Supernatural	Denny	Episode: "Wishful Thinking"
2009	Smallville	Garth Ranzz / Lightning Lad	Episode: "Legion"
	Stormworld	Lee	Main role
	Flashpoint	Billy Dresden	Episode: "Perfect Storm"
	Living Out Loud	Henry	Television film
2010	Tower Prep	Don Fincher	2 episodes
	Caprica	Cass	Episode: "Blowback"
	Bond of Silence	Shane Batesman	Television film; uncredited[ citation needed ]
2011	R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series	Kelly	Episode: "Game Over"
	Good Luck Charlie	Lewis	Episode: "A L.A.R.P. in the Park"
	Zeke and Luther	Teddy	Episode: "Zeke and Lu's New Crew"
	Best Player	Zastrow	Television film
2011–2016	Austin & Ally	Dez Wade	Main role; writer: "Eggs & Extraterrestrials"
2012	Longmire	Zac Nunn	Episode: "8 Seconds"
	Jessie	Dez Wade	Episode: "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year"
2013–2014	The Coppertop Flop Show	Himself	Lead role; also writer and executive producer
2014	Some Assembly Required	Caden Clark	Episode: "Pop Superstar"
2015	Backstrom	Joshua Larimer	Episode: "Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It"
	I Didn't Do It	Dez	Episode: "Bite Club"
	Wander Over Yonder	Teen leader	Voice role; episode: "The Black Cube"
2016	Motive	Derek Holstadt	Episode: "Foreign Relations"
	Aquarius	Steven Parent	2 episodes
2016–2017	Bizaardvark	Victor	2 episodes
2017	American Vandal	Alex Trimboli	Recurring role (season 1)
	Wisdom of the Crowd	Jake	Episode: "Trade Secrets"
2018	New Warriors	Robbie Baldwin / Speedball	Unsold TV pilot
2019	The Act	Nick Godejohn	Main role
2020	Utopia	Ethan	Recurring role
2021	Pacific Rim: The Black	Taylor Travis	Main voice role
2022	Pieces of Her	Jasper	Recurring role
	Reboot	Zack Jackson	Main role [14]
2023	Party Down	Stuart Gluberd	Episode: "First Annual PI2A Symposium"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2004	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – Leading Young Actor	National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion	Won
2006	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor	When Jesse Was Born	Nominated
2008	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor	Psych	Nominated
2010	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor	Stormworld	Won
	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 14 and Over	Flashpoint	Nominated
	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Young Ensemble Performers in a TV Series	Stormworld	Nominated
	Leo Award	Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series	Stormworld	Won

References

1. "Big Picture: Victoria actor Calum Worthy talks the talk as rapper". Times Colonist.
2. "Calum Worthy "Dez"". Disney Channel Medianet. Disney–ABC Television Group. 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
3. "10 Roles You Didn't Know Calum Worthy Had Before Austin and Ally". J-14.
4. "25th Annual Young Artist Awards - Winners and Nominations" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
5. "31st Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
6. "27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards" . Retrieved December 16, 2016.
7. "Leo Awards, 2010 Winners". Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
8. AustinAndAllyWiki (February 26, 2013). "Disney Channel Fan Questions - Ross Lynch and Calum Worthy". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2016– via YouTube.
9. Goldberg, Lesley (July 10, 2017). "Marvel's New Warriors Sets Its Cast — Including Squirrel Girl (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
10. Polito, Thomas (September 15, 2019). "Exclusive: Marvel's New Warriors is Dead; Superhero Show Fails to Find a New Home". The GWW. Archived from the original on September 16, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
11. Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 3, 2017). "Netflix Announces True Crime Satire American Vandal With Absurdly Straight-Laced Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
12. Pedersen, Erik (October 2, 2018). "The Act: Calum Worthy To Star In Hulu's True-Crime Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
13. Petski, Denise (February 5, 2021). "Pieces Of Her: Gil Birmingham, Terry O'Quinn & Calum Worthy Join Netflix Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
14. "Calum Worthy on his Reboot castmates: Like 'joining the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s'". Seattle Times.

External links

• Quotations related to Calum Worthy at Wikiquote
• Calum Worthy at IMDb