Gabriel Bateman

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Gabriel Bateman
Born (2004-09-10) September 10, 2004 (age 19)
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Relatives Talitha Bateman (sister)

Gabriel Michael Bateman (born September 10, 2004) [1] [2] is an American actor. He is best known for starring in numerous horror films, including as Robert in Annabelle (2014), Martin Wells in Lights Out (2016), Andy Barclay in Child's Play (2019), and Kyle Flynn in Unhinged (2020).

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Bateman also had roles in family films, such as Carter Hughes in Benji (2018) and Oliver Reed in Think Like a Dog (2020). On television, he starred as Ethan Taylor in the CBS crime drama series Stalker (2014–2015) and Jack Hawthorne in the CBS mystery drama series American Gothic (2016).

Early life, family and education

Bateman was raised in Turlock, California, but his family moved to southern California when he started his career in acting. His sister is actress Talitha Bateman. [3]

Career

Bateman made his acting debut in 2012, appearing in the film George Biddle, CPA. In 2014, he had a supporting role as Robert in the supernatural horror film Annabelle , a spin-off of the acclaimed horror film The Conjuring . From 2014 to 2015, he starred as Ethan Taylor in the CBS drama thriller series Stalker .

In November 2014, he was cast in Robert Kirkman's Cinemax horror drama series Outcast . He appears in the series as Joshua Austin from 2016 to 2017. [4]

In 2015, he had guest roles in various television series, including Your Family or Mine , Wicked City , and Code Black .

In 2016, Bateman played a leading role, alongside Teresa Palmer, in the supernatural horror film Lights Out , which was produced by James Wan. [5] Also that year, he starred as Jack Hawthorne in the CBS mystery drama series American Gothic , which ran for one season. Alongside these roles, he also appeared in Jon Lajoie's music video for his one man band, Wolfie's Just Fine, Jon's first attempt at sincere music.

In 2018, he starred as Carter Hughes in the Netflix family comedy film Benji . [6] He also starred as Wyatt McKenna in the Amazon Prime Video comedy drama series The Dangerous Book for Boys . [7]

Bateman has been in commercials for Staples, Frigidaire, Energizer EcoAdvanced Recycled Batteries, Iams, and the Cadillac CTS Sedan. He also appeared in two music videos ("It's a Job" and "A New Beginning") for the album I Remembered But Then I Forgot by Wolfie's Just Fine, a folk music side project of Jon Lajoie. [8] [9]

In 2019, Bateman received further recognition for starring as Andy Barclay in the horror film Child's Play , alongside Aubrey Plaza. The film was a critical and commercial success. [10] [11] Also that year, he starred as Charlie Brenner in the musical adventure film Playmobil: The Movie and as Scott in the historical war film Robert the Bruce . [12] [13]

In 2020, he starred as Oliver Reed in the family film Think Like a Dog and as Kyle Hunter in the thriller film Unhinged , alongside Russell Crowe. [14] [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012George Biddle, CPAKid of Many
2013The Park BenchBoyShort film
2014 Annabelle Robert
2015 Band of Robbers Young Huck Finn
CheckmateChristopher
2016 Lights Out Martin Wells
2018 Benji Carter Hughes
Saint Judy Alex Wood
2019 Child's Play Andy Barclay
Playmobil: The Movie Charlie Brenner
Robert the Bruce Scott
2020 Think Like a Dog Oliver Reed
Unhinged Kyle Flynn
2022 The Fabelmans Roger
TBAMan of the HarvestOwenShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Maker Shack AgencyLittlest Goth KidEpisode: "Pilot"
Grey's Anatomy Jared ColeEpisode: "Throwing It All Away"
Petals on the Wind MichaelTelevision film
2014–15 Stalker Ethan Taylor8 episodes
2015 Your Family or Mine Jason Weston Jr.3 episodes
Wicked City Cooper Flynn2 episodes
Code Black Jason RinerEpisode: "Black Tag"
2016 American Gothic Jack Hawthorne13 episodes
Mamma DallasTucker CoxTelevision film
2016–2017 Outcast Joshua Austin4 episodes
2018 The Dangerous Book for Boys Wyatt McKenna6 episodes
2021–23 The Mosquito Coast Charlie FoxSeries regular
2021 Just Beyond Jack1 episode
2022Reindeer in HereTheo (voice)Television special [16]
TBACipherAsaTelevision film

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoleNotes
2016"A New Beginning" Wolfie's Just Fine The Boy
"It's a Job"

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