Devon Bostick (born November 13, 1991) is a Canadian actor. He played

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in the first three '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' films, starred in the

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-directed film ''

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'' (2008) and portrayed Jasper Jordan on the

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television series '' The 100'' from 2014 to 2017.

Life and career

Bostick was born in

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, Ontario. His mother, Stephanie Gorin, is a casting director in Toronto, who works on stage and screen and his father, Joe Bostick, is an actor as well as a film fight coordinator. He is of British and Norwegian descent. Devon began acting when in grade five. He is a graduate of the

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. He has had roles in the television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', '' Flashpoint'' and in the film '' Citizen Duane'', and appeared in the series premiere of '' Rookie Blue''. His film work has included roles in '' Godsend'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In ''Adoration'' (2008), he played Simon, a boy who being raised by his uncle (played by Scott Speedman) after his parents' death. He also appeared in an online spoof trailer for a hoax movie called "Ice Fortress." He had roles in '' The Poet'', a World War II drama starring

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and

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, '' Saw VI'' as Brent and '' Assassin's Creed: Lineage'' as Ezio Auditore. Bostick also played Erica's deceased brother Leo in

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's series '' Being Erica'', and

in the movies of '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. He played Alan in three episodes of '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

References

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