Charlie Shotwell (born July 17, 2007) is an American actor. He started acting professionally at the age of six. His first notable role was the young Nai Cash in the 2016 comedy-drama film '' Captain Fantastic'' for which he received nominations for

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. He was lead of the Netflix horror film ''

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'' and the coming-of-age psychological thriller '' John and the Hole'', and appeared in the comedy film ''

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''.

Life and career

Shotwell was born in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2015, Shotwell made his acting debut with the war-drama '' Man Down'', playing the son of

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directed the film. He then starred as the youngest member of a survivalist left-wing philosophers' family in the Matt Ross directed comedy-drama '' Captain Fantastic''. In 2017, Shotwell played the young Brian Walls in the

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''. Later, he appeared in the

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romance-drama '' My Days of Mercy''. Soon after, Shotwell guest-starred in the episode "Lily's Law" of the tv-series ''

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''. Shotwell soon gained further recognition as a young

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in the 2017 Ridley Scott thriller ''

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''. Then in 2018, he performed as an English convict in the drama-thriller '' The Nightingale''. In 2019, Shotwell starred in the title role of the Netflix horror film ''

'', directed by

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. Also that year, he played Joseph in the

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comedy film ''

'', about 1970s girl scouts. In 2020 appears in family-thriller '' The Nest'', playing Benjamin O'Hara, directed by

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. Also in 2020, Shotwell appears on the horror podcast '' Borrasca'' by QCODE, and in the pilot episode ''Staged Dad'' on ''

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''. In 2021 he played John, in the coming-of-age psychological thriller '' John and the Hole'', directed by Pascual Sisto and written by

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. Commenting on Charlie Shotwell's performance in ''

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'', Peter Debruge said that "child actor (...) goes deep in creepy family portrait remarkable new talent Pascual Sisto's feature debut offers an unsettling look at a kid with something missing where his conscience should be." Also in 2021, he plays Hurley, in the horror film ''The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre'', by

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. In February 2022, a short film "Whiskey Pete" was released on ''YouTube'', directed by Stefan Colson, in which Shotwell plays the kid. Also in 2022, Shotwell played the young Michael Morbius in the superhero film ''

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'', and Jules Brennen in ''Chorus'', short by Daniel J. Egbert.

Personal life

Charlie Shotwell has three siblings, who are also actors: Jimmy and Henry Shotwell, and a step sister, Shree Crooks, who is Greg Crooks' daughter. They worked acting together in the pilot episode of '' Staged Dad'' and the short film ''Whiskey Pete''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shotwell, Charlie 2007 births Living people American male child actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Madison, Wisconsin