Nathan Lee Gamble (born January 12, 1998) is an American actor who made his feature film debut in ''

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'' (2006), for which he was nominated for a 2007

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. He is best known for his role as Sawyer Nelson in ''

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'' and the sequel ''

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''.

Life and career

Gamble was born in

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, the son of theater directors who run a drama camp for children. His additional screen credits include ''Dry Rain'' (2007), ''Saving Sam'' (2007), ''Diggers'' (2007), ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2008), '' Marley & Me'' (2008), '' The Hole'' (2009), ''

'' (2011) and ''

'' (2014). On television, Gamble appeared in '' Runaway'' in 2006; crossover episodes of '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and ''

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'' in 2007; and '' House M.D.'' and ''

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'' in 2008. In 2009, he played the role of Henry Pryor, son of the titular character in '' Hank''. In 2010, he played the role of Daniel in a short film called ''Displaced;'' the film was commissioned by the city of

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as part of the Water Calling series and aired at Seattle Channel. Gamble has completed filming the role of Poe Malloy in ''Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas'' for

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. He portrayed Lucas Thompson in the film ''The Hole'', which was released in 2009. His first lead role was in the 2011 film ''

'', where he plays Sawyer Nelson, a young boy who discovers a dolphin caught in a crab trap in Florida (based on the real-life story of Winter the dolphin). He reprised his role as Sawyer Nelson in the 2014 sequel, ''

''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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