Jae Head

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Jae Head
Born (1996-12-27) December 27, 1996 (age 25) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Jae Head (born December 27, 1996) [1] is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Sean Junior (S.J.) Tuohy, son of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy (played by Tim McGraw and Sandra Bullock), in the 2009 film The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock.

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Early life

Head was born in Hamlin, Texas, in 1996. [3] When he was born, he had no aorta, and blood vessels had to be adapted to temporarily replace the aorta. He had open-heart surgery at two months and again at 14 months. Over a three-year period, his pulmonary vein was converted into an aorta. [4] [5]

Career

Head first gained popularity by playing Bo Miller, a young boy befriended by Tim Riggins on the television series Friday Night Lights . Subsequently, show creator Peter Berg cast Head in his film Hancock alongside Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman. Head has also appeared in episodes of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother , [6] MADtv , and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Hancock Aaron Embrey
2009 The Blind Side Sean "S.J." Tuohy, Jr.
2013 Robosapien: Rebooted Cody/RobosapienVoice role
2015 Bravetown Tony
2017 The Bachelors Gober Ponder
2018Homeless Henry: Through the TearsHenryShort film
DepravedScott
2019Hell GirlScott

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 How I Met Your Mother LeroyEpisode "Purple Giraffe"
2006 Mad TV JimmyEpisode 18 (season 11)
The Angriest Man in SuburbiaLittle Chuck Television film
2007 Friday Night Lights Bo Miller5 episodes (season 1)
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Christopher RyanEpisode: "Trials"
2019 Yellowstone Luke HayesEpisode: "Only Devils Left"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
200910th Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Performance by a Youth - Male
The Blind Side
Won
2010 15th Critics' Choice Awards Best Young Actor/Actress Nominated
31st Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActorNominated

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