August Maturo (born August 28, 2007) is an American actor. He is best-known for his performance as Auggie Matthews on the

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sitcom ''

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'' and his recurring role as the voice of Puck McSnorter in ''

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''. His notable film credits include the horror-thriller films '' The Nun'' (2018) and '' Slapface'' (2021).

Early life

Maturo was born and raised in

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, where he began acting professionally at the age of 4. He began attending college in 2022 at age 14. He is of

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and Jordanian descent.

Career

From 2012 to 2014, August Maturo played little roles on TV shows like on season 8 of ''

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'', then on season 8 of "Weeds", also on "Raising Hope" season 4, and finally on "Dads" season 1. From 2014 to 2017, Maturo starred in the

sitcom ''

'' as Auggie Matthews, the younger brother of the titular character. In 2018, Maturo portrayed Daniel, in '' The Nun'', a spin-off/prequel of 2016's The Conjuring 2. In 2019, Maturo traveled to Budapest to film ''Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog''. In the film, Maturo is separated from his family during World War II and reunited with his German Shepherd who has been adopted by a Nazi SS officer at a war camp where Joshua has been taken. The movie is based on the bestselling Israeli novel "The Jewish Dog" by Asher Kravitz and has had a limited festival release starting in 2021. In 2020, Maturo completed feature film '' Slapface'' and Short Film ''Boys''. In ''Slapface'', the feature-length adaptation of Jeremiah Kipp's 2017 short film of the same name, Maturo portrays Lucas, the lead in the horror-thriller and won Best Actor at Grimmfest 2021 for his role in the film. The short film ''Boys'' starring Maturo premiered at LA Shorts and has screened at many other festivals in 2021. Directed by Luke Benward, ''Boys'' has qualified to be considered for a 2022

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in the live action short category. In 2022, Maturo executive produces a VR docu-drama feature ''Just Like You – Food Allergies''.

Personal life

Maturo is an advocate for

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awareness, after experiencing potentially-fatal

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while on the set of ''Girl Meets World'' when he was six years old.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

Awards and nominations

References

External links

August's Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maturo, August 2007 births 21st-century American male actors Actors from California American male film actors American male child actors American male television actors Living people People from Ventura, California American people of Jordanian descent