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Colin Ford
Born (1996-09-12) September 12, 1996 (age 28)
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Notable workUnder The Dome
Daybreak

Colin Ford (born September 12, 1996)[1] is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Josh Wheeler in Daybreak, Joe McAlister in Under the Dome, the voice of Jake on Jake and the Never Land Pirates, which earned him a Young Artist Award, young Sam Winchester in Supernatural and Dylan Mee in the family movie We Bought a Zoo.

Life and career

Ford was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He enjoyed being in front of the camera which led to his start in the entertainment business. At age 4, he modeled for print ads for regional and national retailers. At age 5, he made his film debut as Clinton Jr. in the feature film Sweet Home Alabama. He obtained more roles in independent films such as Moved, The Book of Jaene and Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.[citation needed]

In 2004, Ford portrayed Matthew Steed in the movie The Work and the Glory. 2005 began with a high profile photo shoot with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for W magazine. This was immediately followed by a trip to Vancouver with Tom Welling and the cast of Smallville. Following Smallville, he reprised his role as Matthew Steed in The Work and the Glory: American Zion, then played a lead role, as Jackson Patch in Dog Days of Summer, along with veteran actor Will Patton. Capping off a busy year, Ford was back in Vancouver, playing Zeph, the son of Jason Statham's and Claire Forlani's characters in the epic adventure, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which was released in April 2007. Ford voiced the role of Dart, the reindeer, performing with Kathy Bates, Andy Griffith, Jay Leno, Ed Asner, Shirley Jones, and many others in the feature film, Christmas Is Here Again.[citation needed]

He starred in the film We Bought a Zoo, which was released in December 2011. He played the young son Dylan of a three-part family, with Matt Damon as the father, Benjamin, along with a little sister Rosie Maggie Elizabeth Jones.[2]

He attended Campbell Hall School, the same school as his We Bought a Zoo costar, Elle Fanning.[3] He later attended Oaks Christian Online High School, a college preparatory school. After filming We Bought a Zoo, Colin was cast on the TV series Under The Dome, playing Joe McAlister.[4]

In 2018, it was announced that Ford had been cast in the main role of Josh Wheeler in the Netflix comedy-drama series Daybreak.[5] The series premiered on October 24, 2019.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Sweet Home Alabama Clinton Jr. Uncredited
2003 Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd Young Lloyd Christmas Uncredited
2004 The Work and the Glory Matthew Steed
2005 The Work and the Glory: American Zion Matthew Steed
2006 The Ant Bully Red Teammate #4 (voice)
2007 Christmas Is Here Again Dart (voice) Video
2007 In the Name of the King Zeph
2007 American Family Caleb Bogner
2008 Dog Days of Summer Jackson Patch
2008 Lake City Clayton
2009 Push Young Nick Gant
2009 Bride Wars Additional voices
2009 Jack and the Beanstalk Jack
2011 Ticket Out DJ
2011 All Kids Count Jim
2011 In My Pocket Young Stephen
2011 We Bought a Zoo Dylan Mee
2012 Disconnect Jason Dixon
2012 Eye of the Hurricane Mike Ballard
2018 Every Day Xavier Adams
2018 Family Blood Kyle
2019 Extracurricular Activities Reagan Collins
2019 Captain Marvel[7] Steve Danvers
2020 The War with Grandpa Russell Completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Smallville Younger Evan Gallagher Episode: "Ageless"
2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Dick Chaney Action Figure Episode: "14.47"
2006 The Chelsea Handler Show Blind Date Episode: "1.3"
2006 Close To Home Hal Brooks Episode: "Legacy"
2007 Side Order of Life Baby Puree (voice) Episode: "Whose Sperm Is It Anyway?"
2007 Journeyman Young Aeden Bennett Episode: "Blowback"
2007; 2009–2011; 2016 Supernatural Young Sam Winchester 6 episodes
2008 Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? Mikey (voice) 10 episodes
2009 Special Agent Oso Joe/David (voice) Episodes: "A View to a Book", "Diamonds Are for Kites"
2010 Private Practice Seth Episode: "Love Bites"
2010–2013; 2017 Family Guy Various voices 11 episodes
2010 CSI: Miami Cody Williams Episode: "Mommie Deadest"
2010 Hawaii Five-0 Evan Lowry Episode: "Ohana"
2011–2013 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Jake (voice) Main role (seasons 1–2)
2012 Revolution Michael Episode: "The Children's Crusade"
2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Sam Cooper 2 episodes
2013–2014 Sofia the First Prince Hugo, Axel (voice) 2 episodes
2013–2015 Under the Dome Joe McAlister Main role
2017 American Dad! Derek, student (voices) 2 episodes
2019 Daybreak Josh Wheeler Main role
2019 All Rise Billy Webb Episode: "Fool For Liv"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2008 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor Journeyman Nominated
2009 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Lake City Nominated
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor Christmas Is Here Again Nominated
2010 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 13 and Under[8] Supernatural Won
2011 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Actor[9] Jack and the Beanstalk Won
Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13[9] CSI: Miami Nominated
2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor[10] We Bought a Zoo Nominated
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor[11] Jake and the Never Land Pirates Won
2014 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series[12] Under the Dome Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Colin Ford on Twitter".
  2. ^ Rawden, Mack. "Colin Ford Cast As Matt Damon's Son In We Bought A Zoo". Cinema Blend. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "Elle Fanning Colin Ford We Bought a Zoo Interview (Video)".
  4. ^ West, Kelly. "Under The Dome Casts Supernatural's Colin Ford To Play Joe". Cinema Blend. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (October 25, 2018). "'Daybreak': Colin Ford, Sophie Simnett, Jeante Godlock, Cody Kearsley, Among Eight Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Swift, Andy (September 16, 2019). "Daybreak Trailer: Netflix Teen Comedy Is a Post-Apocalyptic Ferris Bueller (Complete With Matthew Broderick)". TVLine. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Captain Marvel Footage Teases Rooftop Train Battle
  8. ^ "Child/Teen Star Winners Announced at 31st Annual Young Artist Awards" (PDF). The Young Artist Foundation. April 11, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  10. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". The Young Artist Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "A day of winners at the Young Artist Awards" (PDF). The Young Artist Foundation. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  12. ^ ""Gravity, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Lead Saturn Awards Noms"". Variety. February 26, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.