Josh Wiggins (born November 2, 1998) is an American actor, best known for his role of Jacob Wilson in the drama '' Hellion'' (2014), Justin Wincott in the adventure drama ''

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'' (2015) and Franky Winter in ''

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'' (2018).

Early life

Wiggins was born on November 2, 1998, in Houston, Texas, to Jennifer and Steve Wiggins. Wiggins has two older brothers, Jacob and Luke.

Career

In 2014, Wiggins made his feature film debut as the lead role of Jacob Wilson in the drama '' Hellion'' with

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and

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, and directed by

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. The film premiered at

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on January 17, 2014, and released domestically on June 13, 2014. His performance in the film was praised by several critics. In 2015, Wiggins starred as Justin Wincott in the adventure drama ''

'' with Dejon LaQuake,

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, and

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, about Max, a dog starring in the titular role. The film was directed by

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and released domestically on June 26, 2015, by

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. Also in 2015, Wiggins co-starred as Louis in the action-thriller film ''

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'' with

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. In 2017, he starred in the survival drama ''

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'' and the drama movie ''

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''. Wiggins next played the lead role of Franky Winter in

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’s coming of age story ''

Giant Little Ones ''Giant Little Ones'' is a 2018 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Keith Behrman.

''. The film's critically acclaimed screenplay explored present-day complexities of sexual identity and was released in 2018 and 2019 (Canada and the United States respectively).

Filmography

Film

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiggins, Josh 1998 births 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors Living people Male actors from Houston