Nathan Gamble

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Nathan Gamble
Nathan Gamble at the set of 25 Hill in Cleveland, July 2010.jpg
Gamble on the set of 25 Hill at Baruth Raceway in Cleveland, July 2010
Born
Nathan Lee Gamble [1]

(1998-01-12) January 12, 1998 (age 27)
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Nathan Lee Gamble (born January 12, 1998) is an American actor who made his feature film debut in Babel (2006), for which he was nominated for a 2007 Young Artist Award. He is best known for his role as Sawyer Nelson in Dolphin Tale and the sequel Dolphin Tale 2 .

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Life and career

Gamble was born in Tacoma, Washington, the son of theater directors who run a drama camp for children. [2] His additional screen credits include Dry Rain (2007), Saving Sam (2007), Diggers (2007), The Mist (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), Marley & Me (2008), The Hole (2009), Dolphin Tale (2011) and Dolphin Tale 2 (2014).

On television, Gamble appeared in Runaway in 2006; crossover episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Without a Trace in 2007; and House M.D. and Ghost Whisperer in 2008. In 2009, he played the role of Henry Pryor, son of the titular character in Hank . In 2010, he played the role of Daniel in a short film called Displaced; the film was commissioned by the city of Seattle as part of the Water Calling series and aired at Seattle Channel. [3]

Gamble has completed filming the role of Poe Malloy in Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas for Warner Bros. Television. He portrayed Lucas Thompson in the film The Hole, which was released in 2009.

His first lead role was in the 2011 film Dolphin Tale , where he plays Sawyer Nelson, a young boy who discovers a dolphin caught in a crab trap in Florida (based on the real-life story of Winter the dolphin). He reprised his role as Sawyer Nelson in the 2014 sequel, Dolphin Tale 2 . [4]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Babel Mike Jones
2007Deeply Irresponsible
DiggersBoyShort
The Mist Billy Drayton
2008Dry RainJoeyShort
The Dark Knight James Gordon Jr.
Marley & Me Patrick Grogan (Age 10)
2009Captain Cook's Extraordinary AtlasPoe MalloyTV movie
The Hole Lucas Thompson
2010DisplacedDanielShort
2011FetchLinneyShort
25 Hill Trey Caldwell
Dolphin Tale Sawyer Nelson
2012The FrontierSamuel HaleTV movie
All My PresidentsFranklin - Age 13Short
Dear DraculaSam (voice)Video
2013Beyond the HeavensOliver Henry
2014 Dolphin Tale 2 Sawyer Nelson
2018 Swiped Daniel
2019The ChoiceSonShort
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kobe FarentinoEpisode: "Who and What"
Without a Trace Kobe FarentinoEpisode: "Where and Why"
2006–2008 Runaway Tommy / Tommy Rader / Holland9 episodes
2008 Ghost Whisperer Elliot HaleyEpisode: "Deadbeat Dads"
House M.D. EvanEpisode: "Emancipation"
2009 Hank Henry Pryor9 episodes
2010 Private Practice CodyEpisode: "Another Second Chance"
Good Luck Charlie AustinEpisode: "Teddy Rebounds"
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Shawn Cameron CalderEpisode: "Cyber Threat"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mason BrewerEpisode: "The Book of Shadows"
2015-2016 The Goldbergs Garry Ball6 episodes
2016 Mary + Jane MasonEpisode: "YouCube"
Maron BenEpisode: "Amends"
2017 Bones Gene FrongEpisode: "The Flaw in The Saw"

Awards and nominations

YearNominated WorkAwardResults
2007 Babel Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Ten or YoungerNominated
The Mist Fright Meter Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated
2008 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or YoungerNominated
2009 Marley & Me Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young ActorNominated
House Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young ActorNominated
2012 25 Hill MovieGuide Awards for Most Inspiring Performance in MoviesNominated
Dolphin Tale Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Nominated
2015 Dolphin Tale 2 Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature FilmNominated

References

  1. "Nathan Lee Gamble Official Facebook Page". facebook.com.
  2. TheFutonCritic.com
  3. "Displaced (2010)".
  4. "'Dolphin Tale 2' filmmakers to take two-week holiday break". Clearwater Gazette. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2013.