Tanner Maguire

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Tanner Maguire
BornTanner James Maguire
(1998-07-15) July 15, 1998 (age 26)
Occupation Child actor
Years active2005–2012

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.

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Medium JamieEpisode: "Sweet Dreams"
My Name Is Earl Young Ralph Mariano Episode: "Teacher Earl"
Midnight ClearLittle Boy Short film
2005–2006 Janie BenShort film
Desperate Housewives [4] Young Zach Young 4 episodes
2007 Hannah Montana JeffreyEpisode: "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" GraceEpisode: "Imaginary Friends and Enemies"
2009 Without a Trace Young John BurroughsEpisode: "Chameleon"
Eleventh Hour DarrenEpisode: "Subway"
Lost Young Tom BrennanEpisode: "The Incident"
House [5] Jack RandallEpisode: "Instant Karma"
2010 Letters to God Tyler Doherty
Brothers & Sisters HenryEpisode: "The Science Fair"
BreatheTeus' alter egoShort film
CSI: NY BoyEpisode "Unfriendly Chat"
2011 The Hangover Part II Young Phil Wenneck
2012The Drew Peterson StoryZach

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryResultRole
MovieGuide Awards2011Most Inspirational Television ActingNominatedTyler 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.