Liam James | |
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | August 7, 1996
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Liam James (born August 7, 1996) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Noah Curtis in the 2009 film 2012 , young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network television series Psych , and the lead character, Duncan, in 2013's The Way, Way Back . [1] [2] [3] He also starred as Jack Linden in AMC's The Killing and Adam Warren in ABC's The Family , playing the son of main characters.
James is from Vancouver, British Columbia. He has heterochromia iridum with one green and one blue eye. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Good Luck Chuck | Boy in Penguin Habitat | |
2007 | Things We Lost in the Fire | Cousin Dave | |
2007 | Fred Claus | Fred Claus (age 12) | |
2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Sam Benson | |
2009 | Horsemen | Sean Breslin | |
2009 | 2012 | Noah Curtis | |
2011 | Christmas Comes Home to Canaan | Bobber Burtion | |
2013 | The Way, Way Back | Duncan | |
2017 | Speech & Debate | Solomon |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006–2010 | Psych | Young Shawn Spencer | Recurring role, 60 episodes |
2008 | Fear Itself | Young Harry | Episode: "Spooked" |
2010 | Fringe | Teddy Falls | Episode: "Johari Window" |
2011–2014 | The Killing | Jack Linden | Recurring role (season 1) Main role (Season 2, 4) Guest (season 3) 22 episodes |
2011–2013 | The Haunting Hour: The Series | Scott and Jared | Episodes: "Pumpkinhead", and "Uncle Howee" |
2016 | The Family | Adam Warren / Ben Murphy | Main role, 12 episodes |
2018–2019 | Deadly Class [4] | Billy | Main Role |
2023 | White House Plumbers | John Hunt | HBO limited series [5] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | The Way, Way Back | Nominated | [6] |
2013 | Young Hollywood Award | Breakthrough Performance - Male | Won | [7] | |
2014 | Critics' Choice Movie Award | Best Young Actor/Actress | Nominated | [8] | |
2014 | MTV Movie Award | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | [9] | |
2014 | Young Artist Award | Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Nominated | [10] |
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