Albert Henry Hugh "Hal" Scardino (born December 25, 1984) is an American-British producer and former child actor best known for appearing in ''

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 ...

''. 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, Joa ...

'', '' 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 (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

, Scardino grew up in the London district of

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

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

Albert Scardino Albert Scardino (born ) 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 ...

, a

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

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

Winchester College Winchester College is an English Public school (United Kingdom), public school (a long-established fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) with some provision for day school, day attendees, in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It wa ...

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

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

, where he competed on the Columbia Lions fencing team.

Filmography

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'' (

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

) as

Morgan Pehme Morgan Pehme (born May 5, 1978 in New York City) is an American filmmaker and journalist. Background Pehme's father was journalist Kalev Pehme. On his paternal side, his grandfather, Karl Pehme, was a sculptor from Estonia. His grandmother, G ...

*''

'' (

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

) 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 television actors American male film actors Columbia Lions fencers {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub