Hal Scardino (born Albert Henry Hugh Scardino; December 25, 1984) is an American-British former child actor and producer best known for having played the leading role in the movie ''

The Indian in the Cupboard ''The Indian in the Cupboard'' is a low fantasy children's novel by the British writer Lynne Reid Banks. It was published in 1980 with illustrations by Robin Jacques (UK) and Brock Cole (US). It was later adapted as a 1995 children's film o ...

''. He also starred in ''

Searching for Bobby Fischer ''Searching for Bobby Fischer'', released in the United Kingdom as ''Innocent Moves'', is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Steven Zaillian in his directorial debut. Starring Max Pomeranc in his film debut, Joe Mantegna, J ...

'', '' Marvin's Room'', and ''The Show'' (2015). Scardino appeared in the play ''Saltonstall's Trial'' by Michael Cormier in October 2019 in Beverly, MA.

Biography

Born in the United States of America in

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later t ...

, Scardino grew up in the London neighborhood of

Knightsbridge Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End. Toponymy Knightsbridge is an ancient ...

. He is the youngest of three children born to Marjorie Morris Scardino, chief executive officer of media group Pearson, and

Albert Scardino Albert Scardino is an American journalist and former publisher of '' The Georgia Gazette'' who is known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1984. Early life and education Scardino was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew u ...

, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His current living relatives include Juliet Eliana Scardino and Brian Paul Scardino He was educated at

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...

, an independent school for boys in England. He graduated in 2008 from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ...

, where he competed on the Columbia Lions fencing team.

Filmography

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'' (

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) as Morgan *''

'' (

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) as Omri *'' Marvin's Room'' (

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

) as Charlie *''The Show'' (2015) as Ethan (also producer)

References

External links

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Hal Scardino TVGuide listing
Living people 1984 births American male child actors American male film actors Columbia Lions fencers {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub