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

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

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 Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and 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 and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thou ...

in the major film from the

LDS Motion Picture Studios LDS Motion Picture Studios (MPS) is a film studio based in Provo, Utah, and is a directly-managed division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The MPS is part of the LDS Church's media production division, which inclu ...

, '' Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration'', which is currently playing at the

Joseph Smith Memorial Building The Joseph Smith Memorial Building (JSMB), 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, founder of the Latter Day Saint moveme ...

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 Disney Channel is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company ...

movies ''

High School Musical ''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American Musical film, musical television film produced by and aired on Disney Channel as part of the network's List of Disney Channel original films, slate of original television films. The first installmen ...

'' and ''

Read It and Weep ''Read It and Weep'' is a 2006 American comedy-drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel ''How My Private, Personal Journal Became A Bestseller'' by Julia DeVillers. Sisters ...

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

Hatching Pete ''Hatching Pete'' is a 2009 American comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It 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 ...

''. 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