Cyrus Arnold (born January 2, 2003) is an American actor. He began his career as a

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, primarily guest-starring on various television programs, including playing BJ Malloy on the

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sitcom '' Sam & Cat'' (2013–2014), before being cast as Derek Zoolander Jr. in the comedy film ''

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'' (2016) and David "Truck" Johnson III in the second season of the

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series ''

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'' (2017). Arnold has also appeared in other films such as '' Hardcore Henry'' (2015), ''

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'' (2020), '' 8-Bit Christmas'', ''

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'' (both 2021), '' Mr. Harrigan's Phone'' (2022), and '' Family Switch'' (2023), as well as voicing Jawbreaker in the Nickelodeon animated series '' Transformers: EarthSpark'' (2022–present).

Early life

Arnold was born in

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, the son of Lea Anne Wolfe and Blake Arnold. He has a younger brother. Arnold was just 8 years old when he had his first taste of acting.

Career

Arnold made his television debut in 2013 at the age of 10, in an episode of the IFC television series ''

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''. Shortly after that, he had a recurring role in the

sitcom '' Sam & Cat'' where he played BJ Malloy, the childhood "friend" of Dice, played by Cameron Ocasio. He subsequently had guest roles in the television shows '' About a Boy'', '' Richie Rich'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Outmatched''. Arnold made his film debut as a young bully in '' Hardcore Henry''. The film premiered at the

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in September 2015, and was released theatrically on April 8, 2016. Also in 2016, he played Derek Zoolander Jr., the estranged son of Derek Zoolander (played by director

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) in the comedy ''

''. In August 2017, he was cast in a recurring role as David "Truck" Johnson III in the second season of the

series ''

''. Arnold had a starring role as Borgie in the indie film ''

'', opposite

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and Nicole Berger. The film premiered at the Mammoth Film Festival in February 2020, and was released on October 9, 2021. He also had a starring role in the indie film '' Run Hide Fight'', which premiered at the

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in September 2020, and was released by ''

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'' on their subscription platform on January 14, 2021. Also in 2021, he was cast in an episode of the

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series '' Just Beyond'', appeared in the

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film '' 8-Bit Christmas'' as Josh Jagorski, and voiced a character in the animated ''

'' film. In 2022, he portrayed Kenny Yankovich in the

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film '' Mr. Harrigan's Phone'', a film adaptation of the short story of the same name from the ''

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'' collection by

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. He also began voicing Jawbreaker in the

series '' Transformers: EarthSpark''. In 2023, he was cast in the comedy film '' Family Switch'', also for Netflix.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Cyrus Living people 2003 births Male actors from Burbank, California American male child actors American male television actors American male voice actors American male film actors 21st-century American male actors