Devon Gearhart (born May 5, 1995) is an American
actor.
Early life
Gearhart was born and raised in
Atlanta,
Georgia, and began acting at the age of seven, landing national commercials with
Burger King
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,
PBS,
Pizza Hut and the
Cartoon Network
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. Gearhart's movie debut came in 2004 when he landed the role of Young Bobby in ''
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius''. He currently lives in
Los Angeles,
California.
Career
Gearhart appeared in the television movies ''
The Brooke Ellison Story
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History
On September 4, 1990, at the age of 11, Brooke was hit by a car while walking ...
'' directed by
Christopher Reeve and ''
Warm Springs'', playing the son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Gearhart landed lead roles in two independent films, with the stories of each film being told through the eyes of his characters. The first of the films was ''
Canvas
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'', in which he starred opposite
Marcia Gay Harden and
Joe Pantoliano. The second film was ''
Dog Days of Summer'' in which he starred opposite
Will Patton and
Colin Ford. Earlier in 2005, Gearhart had starred as Jake in the
Life Is My Movie production ''Little Men''.
Gearhart portrayed
Naomi Watts' and
Tim Roth's son in
Michael Haneke's
''Funny Games'',
which premiered at the 2008
Sundance Film Festival
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. Gearhart also appeared in
Clint Eastwood
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's ''
Changeling'' in 2008.
In 2009, he appeared in the
Robert Rodriguez film, ''
Shorts''. In addition to films, Gearhart has appeared in television shows including ''
Lost'' and ''
Law & Order: SVU''.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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1995 births
American male film actors
American male child actors
Living people
Male actors from Atlanta