Sean Michael (American actor)
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| Sean Michael Afable | |
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| Born | Sean Ruegsegger November 20, 1988 Southern California, U.S. |
| Other names | Sean Michael |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
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| http://www.seanmichaelafable.com | |
Sean Michael Afable (also known as Sean Ruegsegger and his early stage name Sean Michael; born November 20, 1988) is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Dylan Chiu in Akeelah and the Bee.
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[edit] Biography
Sean Michael Afable was born in Southern California on November 20, 1988, raised in a Filipino and European family. He grew up with 1 brother, his 18 first cousins, and his cat Winston. Sean graduated Parkridge Private High School in 2005.
At age 6, Sean's parents, Robert and Gigi, started him in acting classes. Sean's first professional acting experience was doing Burger King and Chuck E Cheese commercials. He has since appeared in several Disney and Nickelodeon television shows, and some feature films. Sean has studied under many of Hollywood's top acting coaches and has more recently been studying with Steven G. Lowe at The Actors Room for the past several years. He also works in voice-overs, theater, singing, and dance.
Sean is an alumnus of the All-American Boys Chorus.
[edit] Akeelah and the Bee
Sean's first starring role was in the movie Akeelah and the Bee as Dylan Chiu, a foil of Keke Palmer's role. In Akeelah and the Bee, Sean plays an over-achieving student who is Akeelah Anderson's rival in the National Spelling Bee.
[edit] Guest star roles
He has guest starred on several television series, including the Disney Channel series That's So Raven and Phil of the Future. He also guest starred on the television show Zoey 101. He also guest starred on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as one of the Killer Bees in the episode "Guide to Sick Days and Spelling Bees." Recently, he has been featured in YouTube's "Blackbox TV" as the main character in episode 8.
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Television
- One Warm Night[1][2] - (In Production)(August 2011)
- BlackBoxTV[3] ... Lucas Chen (2010)
- Phil of the Future … Lyle Snogger (2005)
- That's So Raven … Anthony (2004–2005)
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide … Stinger (2 episodes, 2004–2005)
- Cold Case … Boy #1 (2004)
[edit] Film
- Jungle Prince (In Development) ... Elias
- Caleb Movie[4][5] (In Production)(January 2012) ... Joey
- To Save a Life (2010) … Jonny Garcia
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006) … Dylan
- Chocolate Girls (2004) … Tyler
- The Scorpion King (2002) … Boy at Well
- Little Shepherd (2002) (V) … Joel
- Delivering Milo (2001) … Little Boy
[edit] Upcoming projects
- One Warm Night[6][7] ...(In Production)
- Jungle Prince[8] … Elias (In Development)
- Nationwide 3-Day Acting Intensives w/ The Actors Room (www.TheActorsRoom.com)[9]
[edit] Awards
- CAMIE Awards - Character And Morality In Entertainment
- For outstanding character, morality, and integrity in entertainment:
- Akeelah and the Bee 2007
- CAMIE Award: Sean Michael Afable Winner
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Warm-Night/113574358724961?
- ^ http://www.OneWarmNight.com/
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX2tPugpcM0&feature=channel_video_title
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/CalebMovie
- ^ http://www.calebmovie.com/
- ^ http://www.LCPFilm.com/
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Warm-Night/113574358724961?
- ^ http://www.LCPFilm.com/
- ^ http://www.TheActorsRoom.com/
