Colin Ford

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Colin Ford
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Ford in 2014
Born
Colin Lee Ford

(1996-09-12) September 12, 1996 (age 28)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Notable work

Colin Lee Ford [1] (born September 12, 1996) [2] is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Wheeler in Daybreak , Joe McAlister in Under the Dome , [3] the voice of Jake on Jake and the Never Land Pirates , Mikey on Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? , which earned him a Young Artist Award, young Sam Winchester in Supernatural, and Dylan Mee in the family film We Bought a Zoo . [4]

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Early life and education

Ford was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Campbell Hall School. [5] He later attended Oaks Christian School, a college preparatory school in Westlake Village, California.

Career

Ford enjoyed being in front of the camera, which led to his start in the entertainment business. At age four, he modeled for print ads for regional and national retailers. [6] [7] At age five, he made his film debut as Clinton Jr. in the feature film Sweet Home Alabama . [8] He obtained more roles in independent films such as Moved, The Book of Jaene and Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd . [6]

In 2004, Ford portrayed Matthew Steed in the film The Work and the Glory . In 2005, he had a guest role in Smallville . Following Smallville, he reprised his role as Matthew Steed in The Work and the Glory: American Zion , then played a lead role as Jackson Patch in Dog Days of Summer. Ford played Zeph in the epic adventure In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale , which was released in April 2007. Ford voiced the role of Dart, the reindeer, in the feature film Christmas Is Here Again , also in 2007.[ citation needed ]

Ford starred in the film We Bought a Zoo , which was released in December 2011, as Dylan. [9] After filming We Bought a Zoo, Ford was cast in the TV series Under the Dome as Joe McAlister. [10]

In 2018, it was announced that Ford had been cast in the main role of Josh Wheeler in the Netflix comedy drama series Daybreak . [11] The series premiered on October 24, 2019, and was canceled after one season. [12] [13]

In 2020, Ford took on a supporting role in the family comedy film The War with Grandpa directed by Tim Hill, where he played the role of Russell. [14] From 2022 to 2023, he appeared on the third season of the CW's action crime drama series Walker , portraying Corporal Cordell Walker. [15]

In 2023, Ford starred in the romantic drama miniseries A Thousand Tomorrows , in which he played the lead role of Cody Gunnar. [16] On the same year, he co-starred in the biographical sports drama film The Hill , which was released on August 25, 2023, by Briarcliff Entertainment. [17]

In 2024, Ford appeared in the romantic comedy film Wallbanger, directed by Tosca Musk. [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Sweet Home Alabama Clinton Jr.Uncredited [8]
2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Young Lloyd ChristmasUncredited [6]
2004 The Work and the Glory Matthew Steed
2005 The Work and the Glory: American Zion Matthew Steed
2006 The Ant Bully Red teammate #4 (voice) [19]
2007 Christmas Is Here Again Dart (voice)Direct-to-video [19]
2007 In the Name of the King Zeph
2007American FamilyCaleb Bogner
2008 Dog Days of Summer Jackson Patch
2008 Lake City Clayton
2009 Push Young Nick Gant
2009 Bride Wars Additional voices
2009 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack
2011Ticket OutDJ
2011All Kids CountJim
2011In My PocketYoung Stephen
2011 We Bought a Zoo Dylan Mee
2012 Disconnect Jason Dixon
2012 Eye of the Hurricane Mike Ballard
2018 Every Day Xavier Adams [20]
2018 Family Blood Kyle [21]
2019Extracurricular ActivitiesReagan Collins
2019 Captain Marvel Steve Danvers [22]
2020 The War with Grandpa Russell
2022 Murmur Maze
2023 The Hill Rickey Hill [23]
2024WallbangerRyan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Smallville Young Evan GallagherEpisode: "Ageless"
2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Dick Cheney action figureEpisode: "14.47"
2006 The Chelsea Handler Show Blind DateEpisode: "1.3"
2006 Close To Home Hal BrooksEpisode: "Legacy"
2007 Side Order of Life Baby Puree (voice)Episode: "Whose Sperm Is It Anyway?"
2007 Journeyman Young Aeden BennettEpisode: "Blowback"
2007; 2009–2011; 2016 Supernatural Young Sam Winchester Recurring role
2008–2009 Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? Mikey (voice)Main role
2009 Special Agent Oso Joe, David (voice)2 episodes
2010 Private Practice SethEpisode: "Love Bites"
2010–2013; 2017 Family Guy Various voices11 episodes
2010 CSI: Miami Cody WilliamsEpisode: "Mommie Deadest"
2010 Hawaii Five-0 Evan LowryEpisode: "Ohana"
2011–2013 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Jake (voice)Main role (season 1 to mid–season 2) [19]
2012 Revolution MichaelEpisode: "The Children's Crusade"
2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Sam Cooper2 episodes
2013–2014 Sofia the First Prince Hugo, Axel (voice)2 episodes
2013–2015 Under the Dome Joe McAlisterMain role
2017 American Dad! Derek, Student (voice)2 episodes
2019 Daybreak Josh WheelerMain role [24]
2019 All Rise Billy WebbEpisode: "Fool For Liv"
2022 Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story ChazzEpisode: "Doin' a Dahmer"
2022 The Rookie Austin GeoffreyEpisode: "Coding"
2022–2023 Walker Young Cordell WalkerRecurring role
2023 A Thousand Tomorrows Cody GunnarMain role
2024 911 Caleb Sandstrom / Flash RobEpisode: “Hotshots”

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2008 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor Journeyman Nominated
2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Lake City Nominated
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor Christmas Is Here Again Nominated
2010 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 13 and Under [25] Supernatural Won
2011 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Actor [26] Jack and the Beanstalk Won
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 [26] CSI: Miami Nominated
2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor [27] We Bought a Zoo Nominated
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor [28] Jake and the Never Land Pirates Won
2014 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series [29] Under the Dome Nominated

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