Courtland Robert Mead (born April 19, 1987) is an American actor, noted for his performances on-screen during the 1990s.

Early life

Mead was born in Mission Viejo, California, the son of Denise and Robert Mead. He has two sisters, Lauren and Candice Mead.

Career

Mead began acting at the age of 2, playing minor characters. His first noted achievement was when he played the part of young Johnny McGowan in the 1994 film '' Dragonworld''. Later that same year, he appeared as Uh-huh in the 1994 feature-film adaptation of ''

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''. In 1997, Mead portrayed psychic child Danny Torrance in Stephen King's television adaptation of '' The Shining''. In 1997, he appeared on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and appeared in a commercial for

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. The following year he co-starred with

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''. He also played Howard in '' Corrina, Corrina'' with

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, Jack Merchant in '' Hellraiser IV'', and

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's youngest brother in the short-lived WB sitcom ''

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''. Mead had spoken parts in '' The Haunting'', based on the

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novel ''

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'', and 1995's ''

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''. Mead also provided the voices of Gus Griswold in the Disney animated series '' Recess'' and Ned Needlemeyer in ''

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'' as Nina's son, starting as Young Phillip and

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. In 2010, he appeared as Tommy Farrell in ''Mean Parents Suck''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* 1987 births Living people People from Mission Viejo, California American male child actors American male soap opera actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1980s-stub