Dakota Avery Goyo (born August 22, 1999) is a Canadian former actor. He is best known for playing Max Kenton in the film ''

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'' (2011) and Jesse Barrett in the film ''

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'' (2013). He also voices Jamie Bennett in the

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film ''

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'' (2012).

Personal life

Goyo was born to Debra, a former model and singer who manages his career, and David Goyo. He has two older brothers, Devon and Dallas.

Career

Goyo appeared in his first commercial as an infant, after which he landed various roles in television and animation series. His featured television work includes Disney's ''

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'' in 2005, ''

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'' in 2006, ''

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'' in 2008, ''

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'' in 2008, '' The Listener'' in 2009, ''My Neighbor's Secret'' in 2009, '' Happy Town'' in 2010 and a recurring role as Timmy Tibble on the children's television series ''

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'' in 2010. Goyo completed a series lead role in the ABC pilot ''Solving Charlie'' in 2009, playing Charlie, an orphaned child who has an IQ of 190 and helps his long-lost brother, an aspiring detective, to solve crimes. Goyo played Teddy, the son of Josh Hartnett's character, in the 2007 film ''

Resurrecting the Champ ''Resurrecting the Champ'' is a 2007 American sports drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on a ''Los Angeles Times Magazine'' article entitled "Resurrecting the Champ" by J. R. Moehringer. Th ...

'' and played Timmy, grandson of

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's character, in the 2007 film ''

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''. In 2011, Goyo starred in ''

'' as Max Kenton, the estranged son of Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman), and also played young

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in the superhero film ''

''. In 2012, Goyo voiced Jamie in the

feature ''

'', and in 2013, he starred in the science fiction thriller film ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goyo, Dakota 1999 births Male actors from Toronto Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male voice actors Living people 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian male television actors