Dante Pereira-Olson

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Dante Pereira-Olson
Born (2008-08-13) August 13, 2008 (age 16)
Los Angeles, California; United States
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Notable work

Dante Pereira-Olson (born August 13, 2008) is an American actor best known for his work on You Were Never Really Here and Joker , both starring Joaquin Phoenix.

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Career

After appearing in several television shows, including Last Week Tonight with John Oliver , The Slap , Jessica Jones , Happy! , and the critically acclaimed Mozart in the Jungle , Dante Pereira-Olson landed his first film role in the 2017 film You Were Never Really Here as young Joe. [1] In 2018, he voiced Johnny Moses in the Wolverine podcast. [2] He later gained fame when he was cast as Bruce Wayne in the 2019 film Joker . [3] [4] In 2020, he voiced Shanerreyus in the animated streaming series The Midnight Gospel . [5] In 2021, he portrayed Rolf in the drama film Adopting Audrey. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes/Ref(s)
2014Bruno'sKid JeffShort film
2017 You Were Never Really Here Young Joe [1]
2019 Joker Bruce Wayne [7] [8] [9]
2021Adopting AudreyRolf [6]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes/Ref(s)
2015 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Jeff Campaign SupporterEpisode: "Tobacco"
The Slap Hero KidEpisode: "Aisha"
Jessica Jones BoyEpisode: "AKA Crush Syndrome" [10]
Mozart in the Jungle 5-year-old BradfordEpisode: "Amusia" [10]
2017–18 Happy! Gerry ScaramucciEpisodes: "Saint Nick", "Year of the Horse", "The Scrapyard of Childish Things", "Destroyer of Worlds"
2020 The Midnight Gospel Shanerreyus (voice)Episode: "Vulture with Honor" [5]

Podcast

YearTitleRoleNotes/Ref(s)
2018 Wolverine Johnny MosesEpisode: "Chapter 6: Archaeology of the Night" [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Couch, Aaron (October 23, 2018). "'Joker' finds its young Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth". The Hollywood Reporter . Valence Media . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Friar, Nick (October 12, 2018). "Wolverine: The Long Night Chapter 6 Review" . Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. Davis, Brandon (October 23, 2018). "'Joker': Dante Pereira-Olson cast as young Bruce Wayne". ComicBook.com . Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  4. E. Hayner, Chris (September 20, 2018). "The Joker movie casts a new Thomas Wayne after Alec Baldwin quit". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Wainio, Wade (September 3, 2020). "'The Midnight Gospel' Season 1, Episode 6 recap: 'Vulture With Honor'". Show Snob. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Peterson, Troy (February 7, 2023). "Every Actor to Play Young Bruce Wayne - And What They Did After". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  7. Sneider, Jeff (October 23, 2018). "'Joker' movie casts its Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth". Collider . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  8. Gonzalez, Umberto (October 23, 2018). "'Joker' movie casts Alfred Pennyworth and young Bruce Wayne". TheWrap . The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  9. White, James (October 23, 2018). "'Joker' casts Dante Pereira-Olso and Douglas Hodge as Bruce Wayne and Alfred". Empire . Bauer Media Group . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Daly, Rhian (April 5, 2019). "Bruce Wayne makes a secret cameo in the 'Joker' trailer". NME . Band Lab Technologies. Retrieved October 12, 2019.