Atticus Dean Mitchell (born 1993[1]) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Benny Weir in the television film My Babysitter's a Vampire and series of the same name, and Gabe LaViolet in the film Radio Rebel.

Atticus Mitchell
Mitchell in 2017
Born
Atticus Dean Mitchell

1993 (age 30–31)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

Early life

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Mitchell was born in Toronto, Ontario.[2][1][3] Mitchell played rep hockey at the Ted Reeve Community Arena and attended St. John Elementary School. There, he became interested in theatre.[3] Mitchell originally had plans to pursue a career in music, or journalism before he was sought out by professional agent, Nancy Brown, who signed him up for acting.[4] He graduated from Malvern Collegiate Institute in Toronto.[3]

Career

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Acting

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Mitchell began his acting career in 2009 with a recurring role in the YTV series How to be Indie in which he played the role of Carlos Martinelli in eight episodes during the first season and two more during the second season.[5] It was the first show he auditioned for.[4] He played the starring role of Benny Weir in television film and series My Babysitter's a Vampire[6] and was nominated for a 2011 Gemini award for his performance in the film.[7] In 2012, he starred as Gabe LaViolet in the Disney Channel television film Radio Rebel.[3] In 2013 he guest starred in two episodes of Hard Rock Medical, portrayed Graydon in a post-apocalyptic film, The Colony,[8] and also co-starred as Wookiee in a Disney XD Canada/Family Channel original movie, Bunks.[9]

In 2014, Mitchell earned one of the lead roles in the 2015 sitcom, Young Drunk Punk, playing the character, Andrew Shinky.[10] He starred in the 2017 TV series, Killjoys as Pippin Foster.[11] In 2020, he played the role of JB Cox, on The Hardy Boys.[12]

Music

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Mitchell was a drummer in a band called The Fishwives that played local shows in Toronto.[3][13] Since 2017 he has self-released albums and singles on Spotify.[14]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Colony Graydon
2014 What We Have Lyes
2015 Stonewall Matt
2018 Darker Than Night Bill also known as Blindsided
2019 Riot Girls Cracker
2021 Lune Rob
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 How to Be Indie Carlos Martinelli 3 episodes
2010 Living in Your Car Teenage Boy Episode: "Chapter Six"
2010 My Babysitter's a Vampire Benny Television film
2011–2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire Benny Weir Main role
2012 Radio Rebel Gabe LaViolet Television film
2013 Hard Rock Medical Caleb Episodes: "Love, Labour, Loss" & "Down Under"
2013 Bunks Wookiee Television film
2014 Fargo Mickey Hess 3 episodes
2015 Young Drunk Punk Andrew Shinky Main role
2016 Second Jen Garth 4 episodes
2017–2019 Killjoys Pippin Foster Recurring role, 11 episodes
2018 The Expanse Ensign Sinopoli Episodes: "Reload", "Triple Point"
2020 New Eden Travis Voice role, 2 episodes
2020–2023 The Hardy Boys JB Cox Main role
2022 Transplant Jake Cooper 5 episodes
2024 Law & Order Criminal Intent: Toronto Paolo Marcotti 1 episode

Discography

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Albums

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List of albums with selected details
Title Album details
Sonder
  • Released: May 6, 2017[15]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
The Pantomime
  • Released: June 26, 2021[16]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Plot Armor
  • Released: November 11, 2022[17]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL

Extended plays

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List of extended plays with selected details
Title Album details
Red Giant
  • Released: May 12, 2018[18]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Black Light
  • Released: November 2, 2019[19]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL

Singles

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List of singles
Title Year Album
"Zurich"[20] 2018 Non-album single
"We Will Endure the Long Nights"[21] 2022 Plot Armor

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2011 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series My Babysitter's a Vampire Nominated [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Szklarski, Cassandra (January 5, 2012). "Vampires make tweens titter, think". The Chronicle Herald. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. 18-year-old Mitchell, from Toronto
  2. ^ Refresh, Brendan (May 16, 2013). "Happy Birthday Atticus Dean Mitchell!". Fresh TV. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Atticus Dean Mitchell - Gabe". Disney Channel Medianet. 2012. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Jon Muldoon (October 20, 2015). "From the Beach to Fargo to Calgary". Beach Metro. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Atticus Mitchell resume Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine at Gary Goddard Agency
  6. ^ Harris, Bill (January 2, 2012). "'My Babysitter's a Vampire' on a roll". The London Free Press. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Canada's Awards Database - Atticus Mitchell". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
  8. ^ PJ Wilson (April 26, 2013). "The Colony cast back for opening". North Bay Nugget. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Young stars talk about zombie flick Bunks". Global News. October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Julianna Cummins (September 26, 2014). "Tim Carlson, Atticus Mitchell topline Young Drunk Punk". Playback. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  11. ^ Greg David (August 1, 2018). "Killjoys:Atticus Mitchell Talks Pippin's Heroic". TV-Eh. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  12. ^ Kelly Townsend (June 18, 2021). "The Hardy Boys get the greenlight for season two". Playback. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  13. ^ Ginzburg, Dina (September 10, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE Interview with Atticus Mitchell". The Magazine.ca. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  14. ^ "Atticus Dean". Spotify. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "Sonder – Album by Atticus Mitchell". Spotify. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Pantomime – Album by Atticus Mitchell". Spotify. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  17. ^ "Plot Armor – Album by Atticus Mitchell". Spotify. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "Red Giant – EP by Atticus Mitchell". Spotify. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  19. ^ "Black Light – EP by Atticus Mitchell". Spotify. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "Zurich - Single by Atticus Dean". Spotify. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "We Will Endure the Long Nights - Single by Atticus Dean". Spotify. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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