Pierce Gagnon (born July 25, 2005) is an American teen actor. He is known for his roles in the film '' Looper'' and in the

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'', as well as voicing Tim Templeton in the

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series '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business''.

Personal life

Gagnon was born on July 25, 2005, in

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. He has three younger siblings, including his brother Steele. He resides in

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Career

Gagnon played Logan Evans, the son of Clay Evans (

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), in season 9 of the CW drama series '' One Tree Hill''. In 2011, he was cast in the action thriller film '' Looper'' as Cid Harrington, a child with unusual telekinetic abilities, who becomes a warlord called the "Rainmaker".

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said, "Looking back I'm kind of terrified that I hinged the success of the backend of the movie on finding someone like Pierce. It's really rare to find a kid who can do what he does. He would do three-page dialogue scenes with Emily luntand Joe ordon-Levittand hold his own against them all the way through." After voicing Tiago in ''

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'', the sequel to the 2011 film '' Rio'', Gagnon played Tucker Bloom in the comedy-drama film ''

Wish I Was Here ''Wish I Was Here'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Zach Braff and co-written with his brother Adam Braff. The film stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Josh Gad, Pierce Gagnon, Ashley Greene, Kate Hudson, Joey King, Jim Parson ...

''. He played Ethan Woods, the android son of Molly Woods (

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), in the

science fiction drama series ''

''. Gagnon was named one of the best actors under twenty years of age. In 2017, he played Sonny Jim Jones, the son of Dougie and Jane Jones ( Naomi Watts), in the Showtime series ''

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''. From 2018 to 2020, he has voiced the character of Tim Templeton on the

animated series '' The Boss Baby: Back in Business''. In 2020, Gagnon voiced the role of Young Fred Jones in the ''

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'' film '' Scoob!''. He was set to reprise the role in the film '' Scoob! Holiday Haunt'', which was set for release in 2022 on

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, but it was canceled in August 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagnon, Pierce 2005 births 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Atlanta