Nick Whitaker (born October 1, 1988) is an American

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

who is known for playing the lead role in '' Benji: Off the Leash!''.

Career

Whitaker's first role was a Chase Patterson in ''Message in a Cell Phone''. He is an active member of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ...

and has appeared in many church related movies which include starring as

Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, h ...

in the major film from the LDS Motion Picture Studios, '' Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration'', which is currently playing at the

Joseph Smith Memorial Building The Joseph Smith Memorial Building, originally called the Hotel Utah, is a social center located on the corner of Main Street and South Temple in Salt Lake City. It is named in honor of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. I ...

and various visitor centres across the world. He has also appeared in ''Brigham City'', ''Money or The Mission'', and the children's film ''Bug Off''. Whitaker has also appeared in the Disney Channel movies ''

High School Musical ''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, ...

'' and ''

Read It and Weep ''Read It and Weep'' is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel ''How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller'' by Julia DeVillers. Sisters Kay and Danielle Panabaker star as Jamie B ...

'', and he had a minor role as one of the basketball players in ''

Hatching Pete ''Hatching Pete'' is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie which first aired on April 24, 2009 on Disney Channel UK and later Disney Channel and Family. It was released on DVD in America on May 12, 2009 together with '' Dadnapped''. Plot Brewst ...

''. In ''

'' he plays Lenny Bartlett, the older brother of Jamie Bartlett, who is the main character. In the movie he sings the song " I Will Be Around".

Filmography

References

External links

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Official web Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitaker, Nick Living people 1988 births American male child actors American Latter Day Saints American male film actors American male television actors 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers