Sean Michael Kyer

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Sean Michael Kyer
Sean Michael Kyer in July 12, 2011.jpg
Sean Kyer in July 12, 2011
Born (2001-07-31) July 31, 2001 (age 22)
NationalityCanadian
Other namesSean Kyer
OccupationActor
Years active2010-present
Known for Odd Squad
Website seankyer.com

Sean Michael Kyer (born July 31, 2001) is a Canadian actor (formerly) and programmer (currently) [1] who played the role of Oscar in 51 episodes of the children's live action educational television series Odd Squad from 2014 until 2017. [2] [3] Kyer has also appeared in the series Continuum as Sam Cameron and When Calls the Heart as Albert Bickley.

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Career

Sean Michael Kyer was born on July 31, 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, [4] where he began a minor acting career as an infant. [5] [6] His first television role was at the age of 9, when he played "Brian" in an season 1 episode of the sci-fi television series V in 2010. Kyer obtained more slight roles in television namely discrete roles in episodes of Fringe , Alcatraz , Falling Skies , Cedar Cove and Supernatural . His first film role was in the film Girl in Progress . He also had a voice role in the TV movie A Fairly Odd Christmas . He appeared on two episodes of R.L. Stine's: The Haunting Hour as two different characters. Afterwards, Kyer had a main character part on 10 episodes of Continuum and as Oscar in Odd Squad from 2014 to 2017. [7] [8] [9] In addition to those roles Kyer had a recurring role in 7 episodes of When Calls The Heart between 2014 and 2015.

In 2016, Kyer won a Leo award for his role as Oscar in Odd Squad . [10]

YouTube Channel

Kyer, with his friend Brandon (who is also an Odd Squad actor) were previously running a YouTube channel called "TheGamingBros" which started as a gaming channel (when Kyer and Brandon were acting for Odd Squad), but then the channel became more for vlogging and cringy comedy. Last time the YouTube channel uploaded a video was Summer 2019, just before COVID-19. The state of the channel is still unknown.

Programming & University Studies

Kyer writes programs (usually in C-based languages) for his university studies. He has most notably created a multi-kernel operating system called "CUrchinsOS". The OS is private.

Filmography

Film and Television
Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2010 V BrianActing debut
2011 Fringe Jonathan Dazig
2012 Alcatraz Liam Callahan
2012 Continuum Sam Cameron10 episodes
2012 Girl in Progress Hartford's sonFilm
2012 Emily Owens M.D Sam
2012 A Fairly Odd Christmas Pissy Elf TV movie
2013 Rapture-Palooza Grandchild #2Film; credited as Sean Kyer
2013 Cedar Cove Eddie Weston
2013 Spooksville Marvin the Maginficent
2013 Supernatural Timmy
2013-2014 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Miller/Sam Berkley2 episodes
2014-2015 When Calls the Heart Albert Bickley7 episodes
2014-2016 Odd Squad Agent Oscar51 episodes including Odd Squad: The Movie
2016 Annedroids Classmate
2016 Timeless John Smith
2016 Odd Squad: The Movie Agent OscarTelevision film

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