Pierce Gagnon

Pierce Gagnon
Born	(2005-07-25) July 25, 2005 (age 20) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Pierce Gagnon (born July 25, 2005) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the film Looper and in the CBS series Extant , as well as voicing Tim Templeton in the Netflix series The Boss Baby: Back in Business .

Personal life

Gagnon was born on July 25, 2005, in Atlanta, Georgia. ^{[1] [2]} He has three younger siblings, including his brother Steele. He resides in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Gagnon played Logan Evans, the son of Clay Evans (Robert Buckley), in season 9 of the CW drama series One Tree Hill .

In 2011, he was cast in the action thriller film Looper as Cid Harrington, a child with unusual telekinetic abilities, who becomes a warlord called the "Rainmaker". Rian Johnson said, "Looking back I'm kind of terrified that I hinged the success of the backend of the movie on finding someone like Pierce. It's really rare to find a kid who can do what he does. He would do three-page dialogue scenes with Emily [Blunt] and Joe [Gordon-Levitt] and hold his own against them all the way through." ^[3]

After voicing Tiago in Rio 2 , the sequel to the 2011 film Rio , ^[4] Gagnon played Tucker Bloom in the comedy-drama film Wish I Was Here . ^[5] He played Ethan Woods, the android son of Molly Woods (Halle Berry), in the CBS science fiction drama series Extant . ^[6] Gagnon was named one of the best actors under twenty years of age. ^[7]

In 2017, he played Sonny Jim Jones, the son of Dougie and Jane Jones (Naomi Watts), in the Showtime series Twin Peaks . ^[8] From 2018 to 2020, he has voiced the character of Tim Templeton on the Netflix animated series The Boss Baby: Back in Business .

In 2020, Gagnon voiced the role of Young Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo film Scoob! . He was set to reprise the role in the film Scoob! Holiday Haunt , which was set for release in 2022 on HBO Max, ^[9] but it was canceled in August 2022.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Crazies	Distraught Son
2010	The Way Home	Little Joe
2012	Looper	Cid Harrington
2014	Wish I Was Here	Tucker Bloom
2014	Rio 2	Tiago	Voice role
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas	Douglas Mitchler
2015	Tomorrowland	Nate Newton
2020	Scoob!	Young Fred Jones	Voice role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	One Tree Hill	Logan Evans	Recurring role
2014–15	Extant	Ethan Woods	Main cast
2017	Twin Peaks: The Return	Sonny Jim Jones	Recurring role
2018–20	The Boss Baby: Back in Business	Timothy Leslie "Tim" Templeton (voice)	Main cast
2020	The Loud House	Ryan Miller (voice)	Episode: "Family Bonding"

References

1. "Pierce Gagnon profile". Filmweb . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. "Pierce Gagnon". CBS Press Express. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. Abrahams, Stephanie (28 September 2012). "Director Rian Johnson on Looper's True Meaning". Time.com . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
4. "Full Voice Cast Announced for Rio 2". ComingSoon.net . February 22, 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
5. Yamato, Jen (July 9, 2013). "'Looper's Pierce Gagnon Joins 'Wish I Was Here,' 'Solace' Adds Janine Turner". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
6. Weisman, Jon (October 22, 2013). "'Looper' Lad Lands in Halle Berry's 'Extant' for CBS". Variety.com . Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
7. The Playlist Staff (4 September 2014). "On The Rise: 20 Actors To Watch That Are Under 20". Indiewire . Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
8. Hayner, Chris E. (September 4, 2017). "'Twin Peaks' Finale: How 'The Return' Ended For Every Main Character". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 11, 2020.
9. Burlingame, Russ (December 22, 2021). "Scoob!: Holiday Haunt First Look Revealed in HBO Max Teaser". comicbook.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

External links

• Pierce Gagnon at IMDb
• Pierce Gagnon at Rotten Tomatoes