Nicholas John Robinson (born March 22, 1995) is an American actor. As a child, he appeared in a 2008 stage production of ''

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'' and ''

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'', after which he had a main role in the television sitcom '' Melissa & Joey'' (2010–2015). Robinson went on to play a supporting role in the adventure film '' Jurassic World'' (2015) and took on lead roles in several teen dramas, including '' The Kings of Summer'' (2013), '' The 5th Wave'' (2016), '' Everything, Everything'' (2017), and ''

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'' (2018). He has since starred in the drama miniseries '' A Teacher'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2021).

Early life

Robinson was born on March 22, 1995, in

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, Washington. He has four younger siblings. Robinson initially attended Seattle Preparatory School, but left in the middle of his freshman year and moved to

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after booking a regular role on '' Melissa & Joey''. He graduated from Campbell Hall School in 2013. He was accepted to

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’s College of Arts and Sciences and attended in the summer to work on another season of '' Melissa & Joey''.

Career

Robinson made his professional acting debut at the age of eleven with a role in a stage adaptation of

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' novel ''

''. Talent scout Matt Casella recommended him to a few agencies, and Robinson was eventually signed with the Los Angeles-based Savage Agency. Because of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Robinson's family moved back to Washington where he continued to perform on stage in and around

. In 2010, Robinson was cast in the role of Ryder Scanlon, the nephew of Melissa Joan Hart's character, on the

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sitcom '' Melissa & Joey,'' playing the character until its cancellation in 2015. In 2011, while on hiatus from ''Melissa & Joey'', Robinson began filming of the

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original movie '' Frenemies''; Robinson played the role of Jake Logan. '' Frenemies'' premiered in January 2012, on the Disney Channel. In 2012, Robinson was cast in the lead role of Joe Toy in director Jordan Vogt-Roberts' '' The Kings of Summer''. He also guest-starred in the episode "Blue Bell Boy," during the third season of HBO's '' Boardwalk Empire''. He also began appearing in a series of television commercials for Cox Communications entitled "Buffer Time is Bonding Time." In 2015, Robinson portrayed Zach Mitchell in '' Jurassic World'', in which he was widely seen. He played Ben Parish in the film adaptation of the novel '' The 5th Wave'', which was released in January 2016. These roles made him unavailable for multiple episodes of the final season of ''Melissa & Joey'', but he returned for the final three episodes. He played the titular lead in the independent film '' Being Charlie'', a semi-autobiographical feature about director

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's relationship with his son, which premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival; the film was released theatrically in 2016. In 2017, he starred in William H. Macy's comedy-drama film '' Krystal'', and as Olly in '' Everything, Everything'', a film adaptation of the novel of the same name. In 2018, Robinson starred as the titular Simon Spier in the gay

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teen drama film ''

''. The film was considered ground-breaking because it was the first major studio film to focus on a gay, teenage romance. Robinson's performance as Simon garnered critical acclaim. After reading the script, Robinson revealed that he broke his own rule to no longer play high schoolers because he saw the cultural importance of the film. That year, Robinson was named in ''

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'' "30 Under 30" list in the Hollywood & Entertainment category. In 2019, he co-starred in the third film version of Richard Wright's '' Native Son''. In 2020, Robinson co-starred in the FX miniseries '' A Teacher'', and he narrated his DM responses to the protagonist of '' Love, Victor'', a ''

'' spinoff TV series on ''Hulu'', and appeared in two episodes of the show. In 2021, he starred in the

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miniseries ''

'', opposite Margaret Qualley and Andie MacDowell.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Nick 1995 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from Seattle New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study alumni Campbell Hall School alumni