Christian Convery
Christian Convery is an American-Canadian actor. He plays the role of Gus in the Netflix fantasy series Sweet Tooth.[1][2] He also plays the role of Henry in the Universal Pictures American comedy horror thriller movie Cocaine Bear. [3]
Life and career
Convery was born in Los Angeles. He made his film debut in the romantic comedy Hearts of Spring by Marita Grabiak as Conner, released in April 2016.[4][5], followed by roles that year in Supernatural and Van Helsing, and then Legion and Lucifer in 2017.[6] In November 2016 he was seen in the TV film My Christmas Dream by Hallmark Entertainment in his first leading role alongside Danica McKellar and David Haydn-Jones as the latter's son Cooper Stone.[7] He is the cousin of actor Christopher Convery.
In 2019, he was honored again with a Young Artist Award in the Streaming Series or Film category.[8] In the 2018 drama film, Beautiful Boy with Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell, he played the role of Jasper Sheff.[4] He had a leading role as Morgan in the Disney Channel series Pup Academy.[7][4] He was also seen in the 2019 television film Descendants 3.[9] Convery appeared as Will in Playing with Fire alongside John Cena, John Leguizamo, Judy Greer and Keegan-Michael Key. In 2020, he won the Best Lead Actor award in the Television Series for Pup Academy.
In the Netflix fantasy series Sweet Tooth with Will Forte and Nonso Anozie, he had a leading role as deer-man-boy Gus in 2021.[2][10][11][12] For the drama The Tiger Rising, based on the book by Kate DiCamillo he stood with Dennis Quaid and Queen Latifah as Rob Horton on camera.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hearts of Spring | Conner |
| Supernatural | Lucas Kellinger | |
| My Christmas Dream | Cooper | |
| Van Helsing | Vampire Child | |
| Christmas List | David Anthony Owens | |
| 2017 | Legion | Young David |
| Lucifer | Ethan | |
| Coming Home for Christmas | Paul | |
| Christmas at Holly Lodge | Kyle Talbert | |
| 2018 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Travelled | Danny |
| Aliens Ate My Homework | Eric | |
| The Package | Jake Floyd | |
| It's Christmas, Eve | Wyatt | |
| A Twist of Christmas | Elliot Hewitt | |
| Santa's Boots | Todd | |
| 2019 | A Snake Marked | Young Snake |
| William | Young William | |
| V.C. Andrews' Heaven | Keith | |
| Descendants 3 | Squeaky | |
| Playing with Fire | Will | |
| 2020 | Pup Academy | Morgan |
| 2021 | Sweet Tooth | Gus |
| The Tiger Rising | Rob Horton | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Fregley (voice)[14] | |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | Henry |
| PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | TBA (voice)[15] |
References
- ^ "No taste for a pandemic-set fantasy? Netflix's new show may change that". Los Angeles Times. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ a b Sepinwall, Alan (2021-06-02). "'Sweet Tooth': A Gentle Take on a Dystopian Tale". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Vancouver's Christian Convery chats new film 'Cocaine Bear'".
- ^ a b c Thompson, Avery (2021-06-03). "Christian Convery: 5 Things To Know About The 'Sweet Tooth' Breakout Star Who Is Just 11". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Sweet Tooth: Christian Convery on leading Netflix fantasy drama - Exclusive Interview". Courageous Nerd. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Christian Convery". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ a b "Deutsche Synchronkartei - Darsteller - Christian Convery". www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "2019 Winners". www.youngartistawards.org. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (2018-05-21). "'Descendants 3': Disney Channel Pic Adds Cheyenne Jackson As Hades From 'Hercules'". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Actor Christian Convery talks Netflix's 'Sweet Tooth'". PIX11. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ Diekhaus, Christopher. ""Sweet Tooth": Postapokalyptische Comicadaption mit hochaktuellen Bezügen – Review". fernsehserien.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ White, Peter (2021-07-29). "'Sweet Tooth' Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Clement, Nick (2020-09-10). "Queen Latifah Talks About Her Family-Friendly Drama 'The Tiger Rising'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Fregley". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (25 January 2023). "Kristen Bell, Mckenna Grace, Lil Rel Howery Board 'Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie' Sequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2023.