Tanner Maguire

Tanner Maguire
Born	Tanner James Maguire (1998-07-15) July 15, 1998 (age 26) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation	Child actor
Years active	2005–2012

Tanner James Maguire (born July 15, 1998) is an American former child actor, whose last film work was released when he was 14 years old. He appears in the film Janie . He is most famous for his roles in Letters to God ^[1] and, earlier, in Saving Sarah Cain , in which he plays Josiah Cottrell. His sister, Payton Maguire, also acts.

Career

Born in Scottsdale, Arizona, Tanner's interest in acting began at the age of three after a visit to the local community theater to see Peter Pan . ^[2] By the time he was six, he had gone on to perform in nine different productions on stage. Tanner began to express interest in not only being in front of an audience but also being in front of a camera. His family relocated to Los Angeles and immediately Tanner began to work in television appearing on numerous popular shows, proving the move successful. Maguire has appeared in several national commercials.

Tanner donated an autographed bandanna from the movie Letters to God to Brendan Hogan, a young boy with brain cancer. ^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Medium	Jamie	Episode: "Sweet Dreams"
	My Name Is Earl	Young Ralph Mariano	Episode: "Teacher Earl"
	Midnight Clear	Little Boy	Short film
2005–2006	Janie	Ben	Short film
	Desperate Housewives [4]	Young Zach Young	4 episodes
2007	Hannah Montana	Jeffrey	Episode: "Achey Jakey Heart: Part 1"
	Saving Sarah Cain	Josiah Cottrell	TV movie
	Days of Our Lives	Young Shawn Brady	11 episodes
2007–2009	How I Met Your Mother	Young Barney Stinson	3 episodes
2008	Ghost Whisperer	Owen "Kenny" Grace	Episode: "Imaginary Friends and Enemies"
2009	Without a Trace	Young John Burroughs	Episode: "Chameleon"
	Eleventh Hour	Darren	Episode: "Subway"
	Lost	Young Tom Brennan	Episode: "The Incident"
	House [5]	Jack Randall	Episode: "Instant Karma"
2010	Letters to God	Tyler Doherty
	Brothers & Sisters	Henry	Episode: "The Science Fair"
	Breathe	Teus' alter ego	Short film
	CSI: NY	Boy	Episode "Unfriendly Chat"
2011	The Hangover Part II	Young Phil Wenneck
2012	The Drew Peterson Story	Zach

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Role
MovieGuide Awards	2011	Most Inspirational Television Acting	Nominated	Tyler Doherty in Letters to God

References

1. "Google Image Result". ultimatedisney.com.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "The Cast - Letters to God, a Possibility Pictures Production". Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
3. "Membership". carepages.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
4. "Desparate Housewives". Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
5. TV.com. "House: Instant Karma". TV.com . Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-10-03.

External links

• Tanner Maguire at IMDb