Calum Worthy (born January 28, 1991) is a Canadian actor, writer, and producer, known for his roles as Dez on the

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series ''

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'', Alex Trimboli in the

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series '' American Vandal'', Nicholas Godejohn in the

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series '' The Act'', and himself in ''

The Coppertop Flop Show ''The Coppertop Flop Show'', also known as ''Coppertop Flop'', is a series of television shorts which first aired on the Disney Channel on August 1, 2013. The series was created by Derek Baynham, Kelly May and Calum Worthy. Individual episodes a ...

''. He has won two

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s in the Leading Young Actor category for his performances in the comedy film '' National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion'' (2003) and the

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television series ''

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'' (2009). He also won the Leading Actor award at the 2010

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for his performance in ''Stormworld''. Worthy has guest-starred in numerous television series, including

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's ''

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'',

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'' and ''

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'',

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's '' Flashpoint'',

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's '' R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series'', Disney Channel's ''

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'',

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's '' Zeke and Luther'', and ''

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''.

Life and career

Worthy was born January 28, 1991, to Sandra Webster Worthy and David Worthy, in

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. He made his screen debut at the age of 9, guest-starring in Fox's '' Night Visions'' (directed by Bill Pullman). At the age of 10, he starred in the three-episode British miniseries '' I Was a Rat''. He has since completed more than 50 film and TV projects, and has worked in five countries—Canada, United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. He won two

s for Leading Young Actor in 2004 and 2010, while receiving a nomination for Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actor for ''When Jesse Was Born'' in 2006. He also won a

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for Best Performance in a Youth or Children's Program or Series in 2010. Worthy resided in

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, while a series regular on the

series ''

'' in which he has written one episode. In 2013, he created, wrote, and executive produced—along with Derek Baynham and Kelly May—the

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series ''

'', which was picked up by Disney Channel to air in late 2013. Worthy stated that when he had free time from filming ''Austin & Ally'', he attended university. He also stated that when he has free time, he enjoys making sketches with friends. In July 2017 Worthy was cast as Robbie Baldwin / Speedball in Freeform's upcoming ''

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'' television series. The series was ultimately not picked up. In 2018, Calum played Alex Trimboli in the first season of Netflix's '' American Vandal''. In 2019, he played Nicholas Godejohn in the first season of '' The Act''. In February 2021, it was announced that Worthy had been cast as Jasper in the upcoming Netflix thriller series ''

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Worthy, Calum 1991 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Victoria, British Columbia