Gabriel Michael Bateman (born September 10, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for starring in numerous horror films, including as Robert in '' Annabelle'' (2014), Martin Wells in '' Lights Out'' (2016), Andy Barclay in '' Child's Play'' (2019), and Kyle Hunter in ''Unhinged'' (2020). Bateman also had roles in family films, such as Carter Hughes in ''

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'' (2018) and Oliver Reed in ''

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'' (2020). On television, he starred as Ethan Taylor in the CBS crime drama series ''

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'' (2014–2015) and Jack Hawthorne in the CBS mystery drama series ''

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'' (2016).

Early life, family and education

Bateman was raised in

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, but his family moved to

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when he started his career in acting. His sister is actress Talitha Bateman.

Career

Bateman made his acting debut in 2012, appearing in the film ''George Biddle, CPA''. In 2014, he had a supporting role as Robert in the supernatural horror film '' Annabelle'', a spin-off of the acclaimed horror film '' The Conjuring''. From 2014 to 2015, he starred as Ethan Taylor in the CBS drama thriller series ''

''. In November 2014, he was cast in

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horror drama series '' Outcast''. He appears in the series as Joshua Austin from 2016 to 2017. In 2015, he had guest roles in various television series, including ''

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'', '' Wicked City'', and '' Code Black''. In 2016, Bateman played a leading role, alongside

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, in the supernatural horror film '' Lights Out'', which was produced by

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. Also that year, he starred as Jack Hawthorne in the CBS mystery drama series ''

'', which ran for one season. In 2018, he starred as Carter Hughes in the

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family comedy film ''

''. He also starred as Wyatt McKenna in the

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comedy drama series '' The Dangerous Book for Boys''. Bateman has been in commercials for Staples,

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, Energizer EcoAdvanced Recycled Batteries, Iams, and the Cadillac CTS Sedan. He also appeared in two music videos ("It's a Job" and "A New Beginning") for the album ''I Remembered But Then I Forgot'' by Wolfie's Just Fine, a folk music side project of Jon Lajoie. In 2019, Bateman received further recognition for starring as Andy Barclay in the horror film '' Child's Play'', alongside

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. The film was a critical and commercial success. Also that year, he starred as Charlie Brenner in the musical adventure film '' Playmobil: The Movie'' and as Scott in the historical war film ''

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''. In 2020, he starred as Oliver Reed in the family film ''

'' and as Kyle Hunter in the thriller film '' Unhinged'', alongside

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.Unhinged
(2020).

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. Retrieved February 27, 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bateman, Gabriel American male film actors American male television actors American male child actors Living people 2004 births 21st-century American male actors