Jean-Luc Bilodeau

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Jean-Luc Bilodeau
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Bilodeau at 16 Wishes event at Borders in 2010
Born (1990-11-04) November 4, 1990 (age 33)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Jean-Luc Bilodeau (born November 4, 1990) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Wheeler in the ABC Family channel program Baby Daddy . Bilodeau has also appeared in films and television series such as Ill Fated, Trick 'r Treat , 16 Wishes , Kyle XY , No Ordinary Family and Best Player . He was also in Emmalyn Estrada's music video "Don't Make Me Let You Go", and plays Jeremy in the film LOL .

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Early life

Bilodeau is the son of Raymond and Barbara Bilodeau, [1] and has a sister, Danielle Bilodeau, who is a talent agent in Vancouver, British Columbia. Before becoming an actor, he was a dancer for almost a decade but dropped dancing because of his busy film schedule. [2] He is of French Canadian descent.

Career

Bilodeau began his acting career in his early teen years, when he has appeared in the television series Supernatural , The Troop , No Ordinary Family , R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce . Bilodeau made his film debut in the dramedy film Ill Fated, playing the younger version of costar John Callander's character Bobby. He made his television debut in the sci-fi teen drama series Kyle XY as Josh Trager for all three seasons on ABC Family. [3]

Bilodeau appeared as the protagonist's best friend Jay in the Disney Channel Original movie 16 Wishes , starring Debby Ryan, [4] and as Ash alongside Jennette McCurdy and Jerry Trainor in the Nickelodeon Original movie Best Player . [5] He also played a small supporting role in the coming-of-age film LOL which starred Miley Cyrus. [6] He appeared in the 3D horror comedy film Piranha 3DD , where he played the role of Josh.

Bilodeau played the lead role of Ben on the successful ABC Family series Baby Daddy co-starring Tahj Mowry, [7] which aired its series finale in May 2017, he won the Choice TV Actor: Comedy at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards. [8] He appeared in the voice role of Barry in the drama film Axis starring Irish actor Emmett Hughes, which premiered at the 19th annual Sarasota Film Festival on April 7, 2017 and was released via video-on-demand on April 10, 2018. From 2019 to 2020, Bilodeau starred on the short lived 2019 CBS sitcom Carol's Second Act . [9]

In 2023, Bilodeau was cast as Ronnie in the romantic comedy series The Holiday Shift , which was broadcast on The Roku Channel. [10]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Ill FatedYoung Bobby
2007 Trick 'r Treat Schrader [11]
2009 Spectacular! Star Spangled BoyTelevision film
2010 16 Wishes Jay KeplerTelevision film [4]
Strange BrewMichaelTelevision film
Debby Ryan: A Wish Comes True Everyday!Short film
2011 Best Player AshTelevision film [5]
2012 LOL Jeremy [6]
Piranha 3DD Josh [12]
2013Love MeHarry Townsend [13]
2014 Expecting Amish SamuelTelevision film [14]
2015 All in Time Clark [15]
2016Casa VitaEarly LindstromTelevision film [16]
2017 Axis BarryVoice role [17] [18]
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2009 Kyle XY Josh TragerMain role [19]
2008 Supernatural JustinEpisode: "It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester" [20]
2009 The Troop Lance DonovanEpisode: "Tentacle Face" [21]
2010 No Ordinary Family Bret MartinEpisodes: "No Ordinary Mobster" and "No Ordinary Accident" [3]
2011 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour EricEpisode: "Scary Mary"
2012–2017 Baby Daddy Ben WheelerLead role [22]
2015 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce AdamEpisode: "Rule No. 8: Timing Is Everything" [23]
2019–2020 Carol's Second Act Dr. Daniel KutcherMain role [9]
2023 The Holiday Shift RonnieMain role [24]

Awards

In 2017, Jean-Luc Bilodeau won the Teen Choice Awards in the category Choice TV Actor Comedy for his role in Baby Daddy. [25]

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