Dawson Dunbar is a Canadian actor.
Dawson Dunbar | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004-present |
Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film at the 32nd Young Artist Awards for Little Big Kid.[1] He was also nominated at the 31st Young Artist Awards in the same category for his performance in Trolls.[2] In 2012, Dawson won Best Performance in a Short Film for Bred in Captivity at the 33rd Young Artist Awards[3]
He has an older brother called Talon Dunbar, who is also an actor.[4]
Dawson is best known for his performance in the movie Furious 7 where he played a younger version of Paul Walker.[5][circular reference] He has previously mentioned that the filming process had him miss weeks of high school.
He has frequently collaborated with virtual YouTuber Gawr Gura.
Filmography
editYear | Title | Role | Notes Notes |
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2004 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Young Jason | |
Dogboy | Orphan | Short Film | |
Aliens in America | Little Justin | Season 1, Episode 4 | |
2008 | The Escape of Conrad Lard-Bottom | Youngest Lard-Bottom | |
Supernatural | Simon | Season 3, Episode 14 | |
Men in Trees | Young Boy | Season 2, Episode 18 | |
2009 | Trolls | Billy | Nominated for Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards |
2010 | Gaia | Kitcha | Short Film |
Little Big Kid | Johnny | Won Best Performance in Short Film at Young Artist Awards | |
Haunt | Young Will | Short Film | |
Timothy and the World of Tomorrow | Timothy | Short Film | |
2011 | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Soccer Kid | |
Lullaby for a Lunatic | Young Liam | ||
The Eidolon House | Benjamin | Short Film | |
Translucent Nature | Young Robert Hill | Short Film | |
Bred in Captivity | Joey | Short Film | |
Sunday's Child | Kid #1 | Short Film | |
Dead Friends | Dead Boy | Short Film | |
Out of Order | Jake | Short Film | |
Truth | Adam | ||
Joanna Makes a Friend | Everett | Short Film | |
Psych | Boy with Nintendo | Season 6, Episode 9 | |
The Long Road | Will | Short Film | |
A Strange Day in July | Ryan | Short Film | |
Shooting Flies | Jackit | Short Film | |
2015 | Furious 7 | Young Paul Walker | People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie |
Awards
editYear | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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2010 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor[2] | Trolls | Nominated |
2011 | Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under[1] | Little Big Kid | Won | |
2012 | Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor Ten and Under[3] | Bred in Captivity | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "31st Annual Young Artist Awards". Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ^ "Teen Star Fan Club". Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ "Furious 7 Awards". Retrieved April 1, 2021.