Skylar Gaertner

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Skylar Gaertner
Born (2004-05-13) May 13, 2004 (age 20)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor

Skylar Gaertner (born May 13, 2004) is an American actor, best known for playing Jonah Byrde in the Netflix TV series Ozark from 2017 to 2022, [1] [2] and Matt Murdock in the 2015 TV series Daredevil. [3] In 2011, aged seven, Gaertner was handpicked by Steven Spielberg to play Bode Locke in the TV pilot horror-thriller Locke & Key . [4]

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Work

Gaertner started acting in TV commercials aged three. He landed the role of Jonah Byrde in Ozark aged 12. [5]

TV

YearTitleRole
2008-2009 Lipstick Jungle Sam
2009-2015 Nurse Jackie Jake
2011 Locke & Key (TV Pilot) Bode Locke [6] [7]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Emmett Drake
2012 Person of Interest
2013-2018 The Americans Doug Tanner
2015 Daredevil Matt Murdock [8] [9]
2017-2022 Ozark Jonah Byrde [10] [11]
2023 Accused Wyatt

Film

YearTitleRole
2014 Alex of Venice Dakota [12]
They Came Together Tucker
Every Secret Thing Jimmy (uncredited)
2015 Sleeping with Other People Oliver
I Smile Back Eli [13] [14]
2016 The Ticket Jonah [15] [16]

Nominations

For his role in Ozark, Gaertner was part of the ensemble nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2019, [17] 2021, [18] and 2023. [19]

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