Colin Ford

Last updated

Colin Ford
Colin Ford SDCC 2014 (cropped).jpg
Ford in 2014
Born (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996 (age 27)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Notable work

Colin Ford (born September 12, 1996) [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]

Contents

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, in which he played Dylan. [9] After filming We Bought a Zoo, Ford was cast in the TV series Under The Dome , playing 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]

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)
2007 Christmas Is Here Again Dart (voice)Direct-to-video
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
2012Eye of the HurricaneMike Ballard
2018 Every Day Xavier Adams
2018 Family Blood Kyle
2019Extracurricular ActivitiesReagan Collins
2019 Captain Marvel [14] Steve Danvers
2020 The War with Grandpa Russell
2023 The Hill Rickey Hill [15]

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 (voices)Episodes: "A View to a Book" and "Diamonds Are for Kites"
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: "Little Red Riding Hook")
2012 Revolution MichaelEpisode: "The Children's Crusade"
2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Sam Cooper2 episodes
2013–2014 Sofia the First Prince Hugo / Axel (voices)2 episodes
2013–2015 Under the Dome Joe McAlisterMain role
2017 American Dad! Derek/student (voices)2 episodes
2019 Daybreak Josh WheelerMain role
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 Cordell WalkerRecurring role
2023 A Thousand Tomorrows Cody GunnarMain role

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 [16] Supernatural Won
2011 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Actor [17] Jack and the Beanstalk Won
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 [17] CSI: Miami Nominated
2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor [18] We Bought a Zoo Nominated
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor [19] Jake and the Never Land Pirates Won
2014 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series [20] Under the Dome Nominated

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Hartley</span> American actor (born 1977)

Justin Scott Hartley is an American actor. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on the WB/CW television series Smallville (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2014–2016) which earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination. He also had recurring roles in the third season of the television drama series Revenge (2013–2014) and in the final three seasons of the drama series Mistresses (2014–2016).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Britt Robertson</span> American actress (born 1990)

Brittany Leanna Robertson is an American actress. She is known for her lead role in The First Time (2012), and has appeared in the films Tomorrowland (2015), The Space Between Us (2017), A Dog's Purpose (2017), and I Still Believe (2020).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calum Worthy</span> Canadian actor (born 1991)

Calum Worthy is a Canadian actor, writer, and producer, known for his roles as Dez 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miles Heizer</span> American actor (born 1994)

Miles Heizer is an American actor. On television, he is known for portraying Alex Standall in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why and Drew Holt in the NBC drama series Parenthood. He has also appeared in the films Rails & Ties (2007), The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), Nerve (2016), and Love, Simon (2018).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Soo Hoo</span> American actor (born 1995)

Brandon Soo Hoo is an American actor and martial artist known for playing Tran in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder and for his series regular role on the Cartoon Network sketch comedy series Incredible Crew. Soo Hoo played Scott Fuller on the El Rey Network horror-drama series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, based on the film of the same name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dylan Minnette</span> American actor and musician (born 1996)

Dylan Christopher Minnette is an American actor and musician. He is known for his role as Clay Jensen in the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why. He has made guest appearances in several television series, such as Lost, Awake, Scandal,Grey's Anatomy, Supernatural, Prison Break, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. He is also the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the American alternative rock band Wallows.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joey King</span> American actress (born 1999)

Joey Lynn King is an American actress. She first gained recognition for portraying Ramona Quimby in the comedy film Ramona and Beezus (2010) and has since gained wider recognition for her lead role in The Kissing Booth (2018) and its two sequels. King received critical acclaim for her role as Gypsy-Rose Blanchard in the crime drama series The Act (2019), for which she was nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kiernan Shipka</span> American actress (b. 1999)

Kiernan Brennan Shipka is an American actress, best-known for her roles as Sally Draper in the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–2015), Sabrina Spellman in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2020) and the sixth season of The CW series Riverdale (2021–2022), B. D. Hyman in the FX series Feud: Bette and Joan (2017), and Jinora in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Krysta Rodriguez</span> American actress and singer

Krysta Anne Rodriguez is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Ana Vargas in the NBC series Smash, Summer Henderson in the NBC series Trial & Error, Maxine Griffin in the ABC series Quantico and Ms. Crumble in the Netflix comedy series Daybreak.

<i>We Bought a Zoo</i> 2011 film by Cameron Crowe

We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American biographical family comedy-drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. It was co-written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchases a dilapidated zoo with his family and takes on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public. The film also stars Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, and John Michael Higgins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coy Stewart</span> American actor, rapper, and singer (born 1998)

Tyson Coy Stewart is an American actor, rapper, and singer. He had a role in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet?, as Flint in the ABC superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marcus in the PBS Kids Go series The Electric Company, Troy in the Nickelodeon sitcom Bella and the Bulldogs and Lorenzo in Netflix sitcom Mr. Iglesias. He voiced Benson in the Netflix animated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tucker Albrizzi</span> American actor

Tucker Albrizzi is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tyler Duncan on Big Time Rush, Jake on Good Luck Charlie, Randall Snyder on American Vandal and Colin McConnell on A.P. Bio. He has appeared in the movies I Am Number Four, Bridesmaids, Sicko, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and ParaNorman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaitlyn Dever</span> American actress (born 1996)

Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever is an American actress. She became known for her roles in series such as Justified (2011–2015), Last Man Standing (2011–2021), Unbelievable (2019), and Dopesick (2021). She earned Golden Globe Award nominations for Unbelievable and Dopesick, in addition to a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Dopesick.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alyvia Alyn Lind</span> American actress (born 2007)

Alyvia Alyn Lind is an American actress. She played the roles of Faith Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2011 to 2021, 9-year-old Dolly Parton in the made-for-television movies Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors and Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love, Angelica Green in the 2019 Netflix series Daybreak, and Lexy Cross in the 2021 SyFy/USA Network horror television series Chucky.

<i>Zoo</i> (American TV series) American drama television series

Zoo is an American drama television series based on the 2012 novel of the same name by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, the former also serving as an executive producer for the series, which stars James Wolk, Kristen Connolly, Nonso Anozie, Nora Arnezeder and Billy Burke as a group of varied professionals who investigate a mysterious outbreak of violent animal attacks upon humans all over the world. Zoo premiered on June 30, 2015, on CBS. CBS renewed the series for a third season in August 2016, which aired between June 29 and September 21, 2017. On October 23, 2017, CBS announced the series had been cancelled after three seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Griffin Gluck</span> American actor (born 2000)

Griffin Alexander Gluck is an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, Gluck began his career as a child actor in comedy films such as Just Go with It (2011) and Why Him? (2016). He had his first leading role as a comatosed teenager in the drama series Red Band Society (2014–2015) and gained acclaim for playing a young film prodigy in the Netflix mockumentary series American Vandal (2017–2018) and the main antagonist Gabe / Dodge in the Netflix horror series Locke & Key (2020–2022). He also had further leading roles in comedy films Big Time Adolescence (2019), Tall Girl (2019) and its 2022 sequel, and North Hollywood (2021), and appeared in the second and final season of the Amazon Prime Video thriller anthology Cruel Summer (2023).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noah Jupe</span> British actor

Noah Jupe is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Night Manager (2016); the dark comedy film Suburbicon (2017); the drama film Wonder (2017); the horror film A Quiet Place (2018) and its sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2021); the sports drama film Ford v Ferrari (2019); the drama film Honey Boy (2019), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male; and the miniseries The Undoing (2020).

Sophie Simnett is an English actress, known for her roles as Skye Hart on the Disney Channel musical series The Lodge and Samaira Dean on the Netflix drama series Daybreak.

<i>Daybreak</i> (2019 TV series) American post-apocalyptic comedy drama adventure television series

Daybreak is an American post-apocalyptic comedy-drama television series created by Brad Peyton and Aron Eli Coleite, based on the comic series by Brian Ralph. It premiered on October 24, 2019, on Netflix and stars Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Cody Kearsley, Jeanté Godlock, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Matthew Broderick.

Cody Kearsley is a Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Moose Mason in the CW series Riverdale and Turbo Pokaski in the Netflix series Daybreak.

References

  1. "Colin Ford on Twitter".
  2. "Colin Ford on Twitter".
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (January 15, 2013). "Colin Ford Cast In CBS Series 'Under The Dome' Based On Stephen King's Novel". Deadline. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. Mack Rawden (October 20, 2010). "Colin Ford Cast As Matt Damon's Son In We Bought A Zoo". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. "Elle Fanning Colin Ford We Bought a Zoo Interview (Video)".
  6. 1 2 3 "Colin Ford". TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  7. "interview | colin ford". Schön! Magazine. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Colin Ford – sbjct" . Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  9. Rawden, Mack. "Colin Ford Cast As Matt Damon's Son In We Bought A Zoo". Cinema Blend. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  10. West, Kelly. "Under The Dome Casts Supernatural's Colin Ford To Play Joe". Cinema Blend. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  11. Petski, Denise (October 25, 2018). "'Daybreak': Colin Ford, Sophie Simnett, Jeante Godlock, Cody Kearsley, Among Eight Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  12. Swift, Andy (September 16, 2019). "Daybreak Trailer: Netflix Teen Comedy Is a Post-Apocalyptic Ferris Bueller (Complete With Matthew Broderick)". TVLine . Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  13. Nyren, Erin (December 16, 2019). "Daybreak Canceled After One Season at Netflix". Variety . Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  14. Captain Marvel Footage Teases Rooftop Train Battle
  15. Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 5, 2023). "Briarcliff Entertainment Acquires Dennis Quaid-Led Sports Drama The Hill; Sets Wide Domestic Theatrical Release August 18". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  16. "Child/Teen Star Winners Announced at 31st Annual Young Artist Awards" (PDF). The Young Artist Foundation. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  17. 1 2 "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  18. "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  19. "A day of winners at the Young Artist Awards" (PDF). The Young Artist Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  20. ""Gravity, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Lead Saturn Awards Noms"". Variety. February 26, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.