Winslow Fegley

Winslow Fegley
Fegley in 2023
Born	Winslow Burke Fegley (2009-01-29) January 29, 2009 (age 16) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Cheyenne Mountain High School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018–present
Notable work	Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made Come Play Nightbooks Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Relatives	Oakes Fegley (brother)

Winslow Burke Fegley (born January 29, 2009) ^[1] is an American child actor. He has starred in the films Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020), ^[2] Nightbooks , ^[3] 8-Bit Christmas (both 2021), and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022). ^{[4] [5]}

Early life

Fegley was born on January 29, 2009, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, ^[6] the son of actors Michael Fegley and Mercedes "Merce" (née Tonne) Fegley. ^{[7] [8]} He is the younger brother of Oakes Fegley who is also an actor. ^[9] He attended Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Career

In 2020, Fegley portrayed Byron in supernatural horror thriller film Come Play starring John Gallagher Jr., Rachel Wilson, and Gillian Jacobs. ^[10]

Fegley starred in the HBO movie 8-Bit Christmas , ^[11] playing the lead role of Young Jake while adult Jake was played by Neil Patrick Harris, and Disney's comedy film, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made , playing Timmy, the title character. ^{[12] [13]}

In 2021, Fegley portrayed the role of Alex Mosher in Netflix original fantasy film Nightbooks alongside Krysten Ritter. ^[14]

In 2022, he starred in the live action and animated film Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile . ^[15]

In 2023, Fegley starred in biographical drama film Spinning Gold portraying the young version Neil Bogart while the adult version being portrayed by Jeremy Jordan. ^{[16] [17]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made	Timmy Failure [18]
	Come Play	Byron [19]
2021	Nightbooks	Alex Mosher [20]
	8-Bit Christmas	Young Jake Doyle [21]
2022	Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile	Josh Primm [22]
2023	Spinning Gold	Young Neil Bogart [23]
2025	When the Moon Was Twice as Big	Elmer's Son	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Teachers	Daniel	Episode: "Gender Bender"
2019	Fast Layne	Mel [24] [25]	Main role
	The Good Doctor	Preteen Shaun [26]	Episode: "Friends and Family"
2023	The Naughty Nine	Andy Steele [27]	Disney Channel Original Movie

References

1. Fegley, Michael. "My new son Winslow Burke Fegley by Michael Fegley". Facebook. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
2. Roka, Les (30 January 2020). "Sundance 2020: The adventures of Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made are delightful; offer substantial meaning for family audiences". The Utah Review. Retrieved 2022-06-22. The young Fegley, who was selected from among thousands of auditions for the role of Timmy, says he does not see the character as a failure but as "someone who is confident in who they are."
3. Fowler, Matt (2021-09-15). "Nightbooks Review". IGN. Retrieved 2022-06-22. As Alex, a writer of spooky stories, Fegley is great as the kid who's metaphorically forced to smoke the entire carton of cigarettes.
4. Weintraub, Steve (2021-11-24). "Neil Patrick Harris and Winslow Fegley on '8-Bit Christmas,' the Nintendo NES, and What They Were Desperate to Own as Kids". Collider. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
5. "8-Bit Christmas Cast Guide: Where You Know The Actors From". ScreenRant. 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2022-06-22. The young Jake Doyle is played by Winslow Fegley, a young actor whose stock is fast on the rise.
6. Vitarelli, Alicia (2020-02-11). "Young Allentown actor plays starring role in new Disney+ family comedy". 6abc Philadelphia. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
7. Lauer-Williams, Kathy. "Like parents, like siblings: Michael Fegley, son Winslow honored in China for stage show | Lehigh Valley Press". www.lvpnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
8. "Allentown's Winslow Fegley to star in new Disney mini-series 'Fast Layne'". The Morning Call. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
9. "Lehigh Valley Movie Connection: Fegley brothers have family competition with 'dueling' feature films". www.mcall.com. November 2020.
10. ""Come Play" is an impressive story of terror in the dark". www.sliceofscifi.com. 2 November 2020.
11. Marsh, Calum (24 November 2021). "'8-Bit Christmas' Review: Now You're Playing With Power". www.nytimes.com.
12. "'Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made': Film Review". variety.com. 26 January 2020.
13. "Review: 'Timmy Failure' Is A Rousing Success For Disney+". www.forbes.com.
14. "NIGHTBOOKS Interviews with Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, and Krysten Ritter". dailydead.com. 17 September 2021.
15. Kroll, Justin (2021-07-29). "Winslow Fegley Joins Javier Bardem In Sony's 'Lyle, Lyle Crocodile'". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
16. "Spinning Gold - CJ @ the Movies". cjatthemovies.com. 30 March 2023.
17. "Music history comes to vibrant life in 'Spinning Gold'". www.bostonherald.com. 31 March 2023.
18. "WATCH — Timmy Failure actor on starring alongside giant polar bear". cbc.ca.
19. "Winslow Fegley in 'Play'". www.tnonline.com.
20. "YOU NEED TO WATCH THE MOST UNDERRATED GOTHIC THRILLER ON NETFLIX ASAP". inverse.com. 10 November 2022.
21. "Christmas Movie Streaming Guide: Where to Watch All Your Favorite Holiday Classics". denofgeek.com. 25 November 2022.
22. "Winslow Fegley Joins Javier Bardem In Sony's 'Lyle, Lyle Crocodile'". Deadline Hollywood . 29 July 2021.
23. "'Spinning Gold': Off-key biopic spotlights music exec behind Donna Summer, KISS". chicago.suntimes.com. 30 March 2023.
24. "Allentown's Winslow Fegley racing to stardom on Disney's 'Fast Layne'". mcall.com. 8 February 2019.
25. "The #FastLayne cast at Tuesday's press junket in Los Angeles. The first episode of Fast Layne will premiere after #KimPossible on Friday, February 15th at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT on #DisneyChannel & #DisneyNOW. @sophiepollono @brandon_rossel @winslowfegley Sofia Rosinsky". facebook.com.
26. "Friends and Family - The Good Doctor 3x10". www.tvmaze.com.
27. "Danny Glover To Play Santa Claus In 'The Naughty Nine' For Disney Channel & Disney+; Photo & Teaser Released". Deadline Hollywood . 28 September 2023.

External links

• Winslow Fegley at IMDb