Robert Banfield Capron Jr. (born July 9, 1998) is an American actor. After making his film debut with a minor role in '' Bride Wars'' (2009), he received mainstream recognition for his starring role as Rowley Jefferson in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series (2010–2012). Following ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'', Capron had a starring voice role in the animated film ''

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'' (2013), and supporting roles in the films ''

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'' (2010), '' Frankenweenie'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), and '' The Polka King'' (2017). He also portrayed a young

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in the comedy film ''

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'' (2012), and had a recurring role as Mason on the

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television series ''

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'' (2014–2018).

Career

Capron started off with a role in '' Bride Wars'', and later had small parts in '' Hachiko: A Dog's Story'' and the Disney film, ''

''. His mother, Kaye Capron, played his character's mother in ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. Capron is from

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, and has also been billed as Robert B. Capron. Sometime after, he began teaching film and acting classes at Actors for Autism.

Personal life and education

He graduated from

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in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in an unknown degree. During spring 2019, he attended

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's London Dramatic Academy Program.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1998 births Living people 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Providence, Rhode Island American male child actors American male comedians American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American stand-up comedians Comedians from Rhode Island {{US-film-actor-1990s-stub Brown University alumni