Gabriel Bateman (born September 10, 2004)
is an American actor. He is best known for starring in numerous horror films, including as Robert in ''
Annabelle'' (2014), Martin Wells in ''
Lights Out'' (2016),
Andy Barclay in ''
Child's Play'' (2019), and Kyle Flynn in
''Unhinged'' (2020).
Bateman also had roles in family films, such as Carter Hughes in ''
Benji'' (2018) and Oliver Reed in ''
Think Like a Dog'' (2020). On television, he starred as Ethan Taylor in the
CBS crime drama series ''
Stalker'' (2014–2015) and Jack Hawthorne in the CBS mystery drama series ''
American Gothic'' (2016).
Early life, family and education
Bateman was raised in
Turlock, California, but his family moved to
southern California
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when he started his career in acting. His sisters are actress
Talitha Bateman and Leah Bateman who is a singer and songwriter.
Career
Bateman made his acting debut in 2012, appearing in the film ''George Biddle, CPA''. In 2014, he had a supporting role as Robert in the supernatural horror film ''
Annabelle'', a spin-off of the acclaimed horror film ''
The Conjuring''. From 2014 to 2015, he starred as Ethan Taylor in the
CBS drama thriller series ''
Stalker''.
In November 2014, he was cast in
Robert Kirkman
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's
Cinemax
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horror drama series ''
Outcast''. He appears in the series as Joshua Austin from 2016 to 2017.
In 2015, he had guest roles in various television series, including ''
Your Family or Mine'', ''
Wicked City'', and ''
Code Black''.
In 2016, Bateman played a leading role, alongside
Teresa Palmer, in the supernatural horror film ''
Lights Out'', which was produced by
James Wan
James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is an Australian filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror fiction, horror genre as the co-creator of the ''Saw (franchise), Saw'' and Insidious (film series), ''Insidious'' franchises and the creator of ...
. Also that year, he starred as Jack Hawthorne in the CBS mystery drama series ''
American Gothic'', which ran for one season. Alongside these roles, he also appeared in
Jon Lajoie's music video for his one man band,
Wolfie's Just Fine, Jon's first attempt at sincere music.
In 2018, he starred as Carter Hughes in the
Netflix
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family comedy film ''
Benji''. He also starred as Wyatt McKenna in the
Amazon Prime Video
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comedy drama series ''
The Dangerous Book for Boys''.
Bateman has been in commercials for
Staples,
Frigidaire
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History ...
,
Energizer EcoAdvanced Recycled Batteries,
Iams, and the
Cadillac CTS Sedan. He also appeared in two music videos ("It's a Job" and "A New Beginning") for the album ''I Remembered But Then I Forgot'' by Wolfie's Just Fine, a folk music side project of
Jon Lajoie.
In 2019, Bateman received further recognition for starring as
Andy Barclay in the horror film ''
Child's Play'', alongside
Aubrey Plaza
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. The film was a critical and commercial success.
Also that year, he starred as Charlie Brenner in the musical adventure film ''
Playmobil: The Movie'' and as Scott in the historical war film ''
Robert the Bruce
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''.
In 2020, he starred as Oliver Reed in the family film ''
Think Like a Dog'' and as Kyle Hunter in the thriller film ''
Unhinged'', alongside
Russell Crowe
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.
Unhinged
(2020). RottenTomatoes. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
References
External links
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American male film actors
American male television actors
American male child actors
Living people
2004 births
21st-century American male actors