Isaac Kragten

Isaac Kragten
Born	(2002-05-16) May 16, 2002 (age 23) Caledonia, Ontario, Canada [1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present
Family	Hattie Kragten (sister)

Isaac Kragten is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Agent Otis in Odd Squad for which he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program at the 44th Daytime Emmy Awards. ^[2] He also portrayed Josh in Breakthrough .

Early life

Isaac Kragten was born in Caledonia, Ontario. He has an older brother and a younger sister, ^[3] Hattie Kragten, an actress who has appeared in Snoopy in Space and Abby Hatcher among other roles. ^{[4] [5]}

Career

Kragten was found through dance competitions when a judge of the competition offered to give Kragten an agent. ^[6] He began his acting career in 2015 when he appeared in an episode of Rookie Blue . ^[7] Kragten later appeared as Agent Otis in the PBS Kids/TVOKids educational, comedy series Odd Squad . He reprised his role as Agent Otis in Odd Squad: The Movie , marking his first theatrical appearance.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Odd Squad: The Movie	Agent Otis	Television film with limited theatrical release [8]
	Total Frat Movie	Young Billy
2017	Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew	Moody Spurgeon	Television film
2018	Odd Squad: World Turned Odd	Agent Otis	Television film
2019	Breakthrough	Josh
2020	The War with Grandpa	Steve
	The Kid Detective	Billy
2022	Luckiest Girl Alive	Liam Ross

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Rookie Blue	Hip Hop Kid #2	Episode: "Letting Go"
2016–2019	Odd Squad	Agent Otis	35 episodes
2016–2017	OddTube	Agent Otis	5 episodes
2018	Taken	Young Bryan Mills	Episode: "Quarry"
2024	Mistletoe Murders	Pete	2 episodes
2025	Shoresy	Jack	5 episodes
	Bet	Ricky	Episode: "House Wars"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2017	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program	Odd Squad	Won	[2]
2019	Youth Media Alliance	Outstanding Youth Performer		Nominated	[9]
	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series			[10]

References

1. "ODD SQUAD Season 2 Character & Cast Bios". PBS Pressroom. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
2. TVO News (May 1, 2017). "TVOKids' Odd Squad honoured with five Daytime Emmys®". TVO. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
3. Isaac Kragten [@theisaackragten] (December 25, 2018). "Merry Christmas! From the siblings and I". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
4. Sundriyal, Diksha (March 31, 2020). "What Does The Future Hold For 'Snoopy in Space'?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
5. "Hattie Kragten". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
6. Miller, Bruce (May 7, 2017). "It adds up: 'Odd Squad' stars say personality pays off". Sioux City Journal. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
7. Caledonia Studio of Dance (June 11, 2015). "One of CSOD's dancers, Isaac Kragten will be on tonight's episode of ROOKIE BLUE! Global at 9pm! We are so proud of him!". FaceBook. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
8. Pinto, Jordan (June 15, 2016). "Odd Squad heads to the big screen". Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
9. "Awards of Excellence Nominees Announced" (PDF). Youth Media Alliance. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
10. "Isaac Kragten". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. February 7, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

External links

• Isaac Kragten at IMDb