Christian Convery (born November 10, 2009) is a Canadian and American child actor. He is best known for his leading role as Gus in the

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series '' Sweet Tooth'' (2021–2024) and his performance in the comedy horror films '' Cocaine Bear'' (2023) and '' The Monkey'' (2025).

Early life

Convery was born in

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, on November 10, 2009. His family subsequently moved to

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. Convery holds dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. His cousin is actor

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Career

Convery made his acting debut in 2016, at age six, portraying Conner in Marita Grabiak's romantic comedy ''Hearts of Spring''. That same year, he appeared in episodes of the television series ''Supernatural'' and ''

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'', followed by roles in ''

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'' in 2017. His first leading role came in the 2016 Hallmark Entertainment television film ''My Christmas Dream'', where he portrayed Cooper Stone alongside Danica McKellar and David Haydn-Jones. In 2018, he portrayed Jasper Sheff in the drama '' Beautiful Boy'', starring

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and

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. In 2019, Convery appeared in the television film ''

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'' and received a Young Artist Award in the Streaming Series or Film category . He also co-starred with

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, and

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in the feature film ''Playing with Fire'' portraying the character Will. From 2019 to 2020, Convery took on the leading role of Morgan in the

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series '' Pup Academy.'' His performance earned him the Best Lead Actor award in Television Series at the 2020 Young Artist Awards. In 2021, Convery was cast in his breakthrough role as Gus, a deer-human hybrid protagonist, in the Netflix post-apocalyptic fantasy series ''Sweet Tooth''. The series, based on

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's comic book series of the same name, showed Convery alongside Will Forte and

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, and ran for multiple seasons (2021–2024). He subsequently portrayed Rob Horton in '' The Tiger Rising'', a drama film adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's novel, working with

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and

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. In 2023, Convery appeared in the

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comedy horror film '' Cocaine Bear''. He also starred opposite

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's 2025

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adaption '' The Monkey'' directed by Oz Perkins.

Upcoming projects

Convery is cast alongside

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in the J.J. Abrams-directed

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feature film, '' Flowervale Street.'' Additionally, Convery will appear in

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's Netflix adaptation of ''

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'', joining a cast that includes Jacob Elordi and

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. In January 2025, it was announced that Convery will star in the comedy film ''Rolling Loud'', directed by Jeremy Garelick, alongside

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and Matt Riffe. He is also set to take over the voice role of Oliver Grayson in Season 3 of Prime Video's ''Invincible''. In April 2025, it was announced that Convery will star in coming-of-age dramedy film ''(Saint) Peter'' produced by

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along side Anna Sawai,

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, and

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Awards and Recognition

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(

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) – Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special. * Young Artist Award (2020) – Best Lead Actor in a Television Series for Pup Academy. * Young Artist Award (2022) – Best Performance in a Streaming Series: Leading Youth Actor. * Young Artist Award (2024) – Best Performance in a Streaming Series: Leading Youth Artist. *

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(2024) – Best Guest Performance in a Dramatic Series.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

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